The book Ancient windows from Stupava.
The oldest evidence of an earthquake in Slovakia
deals with finds uncovered during archaeological
excavations of a building complex from the Roman
Period in Stupava. Attention was drawn especially
to the masonry, which did not crumble away grad-
ually as in medieval castles, but fell to the ground.
Similar finds are known from the nearby ancient
Carnuntum, where they were interpreted as the
consequences of an earthquake from the middle
of the 4th century AD. The earth tremors also de-
stroyed the estate in Stupava, less than 20 km away.
The book brings information about the historical
background of the construction of this estate, the
relationships of the Romans with the Germans
living in the vicinity, and archaeological finds tes-
tifying to its demise after the mentioned natural
disaster. The reader will also learn about the rescue
and restoration of one of the walls, which included
two windows – the oldest known windows from the
Slovak territory – as well as about other exceptional
archaeological finds from Stupava, which bring the
building complex into a broader context.
