A striking component of this area is the presence of artifacts found in the bNakovana/b Cave on Croatia's Adriatic Coast. Discovered in 1999 by a ROM-sponsored team of archaeologists, bNakovana/b Cave possesses a powerful ritual aura. ... In the Middle Ages, wine production continued on noble bestates/b and monasteries, and assumed a role in Judeo-Christian rituals and traditions. The image of Dionysos receded in this period, but re-emerged in the Renaissance revival of classical ...
