Enhancing Oral Tradition in Fiji for the Study of Archaeological Remains. The Case of the Hillforts in the Nadroga-Navosa Province
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https://doi.org/10.3986/SMS20252801Ključne besede:
ustna zgodovina, ustno izročilo, Fidžijski otoki, arheologija, pacifiški otoki, utrjena hribovska naseljaPovzetek
Fidžijski otoki so posebej zanimiv primer za medkulturne raziskave, ki združujejo arheologijo in ustno izročilo. Fidžijska družba še vedno ohranja ustno prenašanje znanja, s čimer ohranja raznolike zgodbe s kulturnim pomenom. Številne zgodbe in verovanja so povezane s preteklimi naselbinami, ki so zaradi svojega simbolnega pomena pogosto obravnavane kot svete. Junija 2022 so v okviru projekta Okoljske spremembe in dediščina na Fidžijskih otokih na območju Nadroga-Navosa (Viti Levu) potekale terenske raziskave, ki so s pomočjo arheoloških pregledov preučevale utrjena hribovska naselja in ustno izročilo. Ugotovitve s krajev, kot sta Tabuqutu in Stari Tau, kažejo, da so krajine in arheološki ostanki globoko vtkani v lokalni spomin. Zgodbe o izvoru, krajevna imena in verovanja o utrdbah kot predniških domovih poudarjajo trajno vlogo ustnega izročila pri oblikovanju zgodovinskega vedenja. Prispevek predstavlja te ugotovitve in izpostavlja pomen ustne tradicije pri interpretaciji arheoloških podatkov v fidžijski družbi.
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