{"id":11873,"date":"2026-05-23T21:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/?p=11873"},"modified":"2026-05-23T21:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:05:23","slug":"medieval-tombstone-found-among-construction-waste-in-the-village-of-sljivno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/blog\/medieval-tombstone-found-among-construction-waste-in-the-village-of-sljivno\/","title":{"rendered":"Medieval Tombstone Found Among Construction Waste in the Village of \u0160ljivno"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A few days ago, Enver \u0160ljivnjak from the village of \u0160ljivno contacted us after discovering an unusually carved stone among construction waste, asking what it actually was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We immediately recognized a beautifully carved medieval tombstone (a chest with a pedestal) and inquired how it ended up in a waste pile by the side of the road. We were informed that six or seven years ago, a barn within his household property was demolished, and excavators hauled the stone to that location at the time. However, Enver only recently noticed that it was actually a medieval tombstone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We subsequently learned that his family built the barn in the 1960s, and the medieval tombstone was built into its foundations at that time. Unfortunately, a lack of education and awareness led to the desecration and displacement of the monument from its original location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We cannot turn back time, but we requested that the medieval tombstone be returned at least approximately to its original site, serving both as a memorial and a warning that medieval tombstones must never be disturbed or destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our thanks go to Enver \u0160ljivnjak for providing the information and photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n

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