Not far from the new mosque in Goduša and the contemporary Muslim cemetery, two medieval tombstones in the shape of chests are located in the garden of a house next to the local road. One is oriented in an east–west direction, while the other is oriented north–south. Interestingly, a self-sown fig tree is growing out of one of them. We were unable to find any record of this necropolis in the works of the Regional Museum in Visoko or in the Archaeological Lexicon of BiH, which is surprising given its location immediately adjacent to the local road.
Heading towards Čifluk and Ćatići, we also visited the transitional headstones (nišani) located above the contemporary Muslim cemetery in Ginje/Dvor, at the Smrekatnica site. Four headstones are situated there—two as a pair and two separate ones. The headstone pair is positioned in a NW–SE direction. The head-end marker is decorated with “apples” (spherical ornaments), allowing us to date the marker to the 15th century, representing the transition from the medieval tombstone (stećak) to the Muslim headstone (nišan). The toponyms are particularly interesting, as locals call the hill above “Sudikovina,” and nearby is the “Višegrad” hill; this suggests a developed urban infrastructure during the Middle Ages in Kalupi, as a location on an important trade route toward Sarajevo.
We thank our friend Mahir, who was the host and guide for this tour.
