Hram boga »poduzetničkog profita«

Ako se radovi u kamenolomu nastave na neodgovarajući način, ostat ćemo bez pretpovijesne kultne građevine koja je mjerila vrijeme, smatra Korado Korlević

Jelena Mandić Mušćet

English

[Izvor:  © Vjesnik On-Line, Petak, 17. lipnja 2005 - https://www.bum.vjesnik.hr/Html/2005/06/17/Clanak.asp?r=kul&c=1.]

Jedinstven »astronomski« spomenik na tlu Hrvatske, tholos Maklavun u blizini Rovinja, oštetili su bageri iz obližnjega privatnog kamenoloma, utvrdio je voditelj glasovite višnjanske zvjezdarnice Korado Korlević. Poznati astronom uočio je oštećenje ilirske zvjezdarnice stare više od tri i pol tisuće godina prilikom izleta na koji je poveo skupinu učenika, želeći im pokazati jedinstven prethistorijski objekt koji bi se mogao usporediti s puno razvikanijim Stonehengeom.

Došavši u Maklavun, malo mjesto u unutrašnjosti Istre, Korado Korlević je uočio da su bageri iz obližnjeg kamenoloma prešli preko vanjskog zida nekadašnjega hrama i groblja te da su miniranja oštetila unutrašnji zid. Ako se na neadekvatan način nastave radovi u kamenolomu, ostat ćemo bez pretpovijesne zvjezdarnice, kultne građevine koja je, između ostaloga, imala funkciju da odredi kad se počinje dužiti dan odnosno kad prestaje zima.

Građevine toga tipa u svijetu su rijetke, a njihov je pronalazak posebno važan, naglašava Korlević, jer svjedoče o pokušaju mjerenja vremena u brončanom dobu, prije najmanje tri i pol tisuće godina. »Neki od tih spomenika su jako poznati, poput primjeraka u Irskoj i Grčkoj. Svi su jednako napravljeni. Sastoje se od velike hrpe kamenja i zemlje te jednog ulaza kroz koji svjetlo, za solsticija, pada unutra i obznanjuje da se dan počeo produljivati«, objašnjava naš sugovornik.

Umjesto da u istarskom mjestu Maklavunu imamo prvorazrednu kulturnu i turističku atrakciju, danas se tamo »melje kamenje«, ogorčeno pripovijeda Korlević. Hram u Maklavunu, poznatiji kao ilirsko groblje, zaštićeni je spomenik kulture. »Pretpostavljam da se takvo nešto ne bi moglo dogoditi u civiliziranoj zemlji, a da prekršitelj ne izgubi licenciju ili da se ne zatvori kamenolom, ističe Korlević.

Umjesto druidskih svečanosti, koje su se nekad u vrijeme solsticija zbivale diljem Europe, danas se ova okrugla građevina, vjerojatno podignuta u čast boga Sunca, na žalost iskorištava kao hram boga »poduzetničkoga profita«, kaže Korado Korlević.

Suprotno Korlevićevim tvrdnjama, stručnjaci Konzervatorskog odjela iz Pule Ministarstva kulture obišli su teren i zaključili da arheološki lokalitet nije oštećen. To nam je u četvrtak potvrdila glasnogovornica Ministarstva kulture Sunčane Glavak. No, konzervatori također smatraju da blizina kamenoloma ugrožava kulturni spomenik, pa će još jednom izaći na teren.


Hrvatski

The unique "astronomical" monument on the soil of Croatia, tholos Maklavun near Rovinj, was damaged by excavators from a nearby private quarry, confirmed the head of the famous Višnjan observatory, Korado Korlević. A well-known astronomer noticed the damage to the Illyrian observatory, which is more than three and a half thousand years old, during a trip on which he took a group of students, wanting to show them a unique prehistoric object that could be compared to the much more popular Stonehenge.

Arriving in Maklavun, a small town in the interior of Istria, Korado Korlević noticed that the excavators from the nearby quarry had gone over the outer wall of the former temple and cemetery and that the blasting had damaged the inner wall. If the work in the quarry continues in an inadequate manner, we will be left without the prehistoric observatory, a cult building which, among other things, had the function of determining when the day begins to lengthen or when winter ends.

Buildings of this type are rare in the world, and their discovery is particularly important, Korlević emphasizes, because they bear witness to an attempt to measure time in the Bronze Age, at least three and a half thousand years ago. »Some of these monuments are very famous, such as examples in Ireland and Greece. All are created equal. They consist of a large pile of stones and earth and one entrance through which, for the solstice, light falls inside and announces that the day has begun to lengthen," explains our interlocutor.

Instead of having a first-class cultural and tourist attraction in the Istrian town of Maklavun, today "stones are being ground" there, says Korlević bitterly. The temple in Maklavun, better known as the Illyrian cemetery, is a protected cultural monument. "I assume that such a thing could not happen in a civilized country, without the violator losing his license or the quarry being closed," Korlević points out.

Instead of druid ceremonies, which used to take place all over Europe at the time of the solstice, today this round building, probably built in honor of the Sun god, is unfortunately used as a temple for the god of "entrepreneurial profit", says Korado Korlević.

Contrary to Korlević's claims, experts from the Pula Conservation Department of the Ministry of Culture visited the site and concluded that the archaeological site was not damaged. This was confirmed by the spokeswoman of the Ministry of Culture, Sunčane Glavak, on Thursday. However, conservators also believe that the proximity of the quarry threatens the cultural monument, so they will once again go out into the field.


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