In this thesis, the author writes about the Roman era finds from the Slovenian and some foreign high alpine (above the upper treeline) regions. Concepts of mining and pastoralism, often tightly knit with high alpine archaeological sites, are explained in the first part, along with the geographical and historical overview of the region. The author also delves into the research history of high alpine sites in Slovenia, the ways of discovering human traces in such landscapes and how to interpret them. The chapter about often anthropogenic environmental changes in the past is followed by a list of so far discovered high alpine archaeological sites in the Slovenian Alps, cathegorized by its main mountain ranges. A chapter at the end about votive findings is also included. The thesis also deals with a substantial archaeological lacuna in roman era sites in some european alpine regions, and gives a probable explanation on why this state of affairs is completely the opposite in the Slovenian Alps.
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