Besides planets, moons and stars, the universe is also home to flying rocks. The latter can be commonly seen on summer nights as they leave trails in the sky; on these occasions, it is customary that the individual lucky enough to witness a shooting star makes a wish. It is believed that a shooting star […]

One of our previous posts explored the topic of maledictions in Konavle. These short form works of oral literature belong to the field of pragma-semantics, i.e., the emphasis is placed on the semantic content of such utterances, while another notable feature is the speaker’s specific wish for the fulfillment of the curse in question. When […]

Coming back from England, I felt the urge to return to Dalmatia, as if a voice from within was telling me that it was there, and only there that true happiness was waiting for me. – I had worked hard, dedicated everything to my art, all the inextinguishable fervour and vigour of my youth. Now […]

In antiquity, when Romans settled the Konavle region, most trades took place by naval routes. Maritime trade routes covered the whole Mediterranean and especially, the Adriatic Sea. The east coast of the Adriatic was more commercially developed than the west, as it abounds in islands and safe harbors for ships to take refuge. Merchant ships […]

The fragments of ceramic objects and vessels found at the archaeological sites, considering their quantity, generally far surpass the glass, stone, and metal finds. Apart from the straightforward aesthetic value of the original object, which is evident at first glance, they also keep and project a variety of hidden messages. This provides us with an […]