Petroglifi iz Jame v bližini Trnovskega studenca nad Ilirsko Bistrico na Snežniški planoti<br>Petroglyphs from the Cave in the Vicinity of Trnovno Spring above Ilirska Bistrica on the Snežnik Plateau</br>

Abstract

The article is an attempt of interpretation of the petroglyphs in Cave in the vicinity of Trnovo spring or Iapods’ cave. The anthropomorphic figure (archer/horseman) and the circles with the crossed lines inside are compared to other cases of rock art. A step forward of the analysis is the comparative study of ritual caves with phallic stalactites in the surroundings and the analysis of its mythical landscape.

Keywords

• petroglyphs
• phallic stalactite
• ritual caves
• mythical landscape