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Antonija Vilcāne
Antonija Vilcāne (born 1956) is a medieval archaeologist from Latvia, who specialises in the study of Latgalian culture. First excavated in 1939 by Francis Balodis ( lv) and Elvīra Šņore ( lv), Vilcāne succeeded Evalds Mugurēvičs ( lv) as the archaeologist leading excavation at Jersika hillfort ( lv). She has also led excavations at Anspoku and Drusku ( lv) hillforts, at Turaida Museum Reserve, in the cemetery near the Preiļi manor chapel, amongst others. She is an expert on the archaeology of whips and their handles, which are a particular feature of medieval Latvian material culture. Born in Preiļi, she led an exhibition to archaeologist Francis Zagorskis ( lv), who worked there. Finds from the burial site of Bučki, which she also excavated, are displayed at Preiļi Museum of History and Applied Arts. She studied at the University of Latvia University of Latvia (, shortened ''LU'') is a public research university located in Riga, Latvia. The universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latgalians
Latgalians (, , modern ; variant translations also include Latgallians, Lettigalls or Lettigallians) were an ancient Baltic tribe. They likely spoke a variant of Latvian language, which probably became the ''lingua franca'' in present-day Latvia during the Northern Crusades due to their alliance with the crusaders. Latgalians later integrated with the neighbouring tribes, forming the core of modern Latvians. History The Latgalians were an Eastern Baltic tribe whose origin is little known. In the 5th and 6th centuries, they lived in the eastern part of present-day Vidzeme (west of the Aiviekste River), and later on in nearly all the territory of that region. In written sources, they are mentioned from the 11th century onward. In the first two decades of the 13th century, the (Western) Latgalians allied with German (mainly Saxon) crusaders. Their lands (the Eldership of Tālava, the Principality of Jersika and the Principality of Koknese) were incorporated into Livonia as va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
