The decade of research concentrating on the area of Eastern Slavonia revealed an abundance of large and complex Middle and Late Neolithic sites. It changed profoundly how we perceive Middle and Late ...Neolithic settlements, including space, size and organization. The vast majority of these sites were detected through aerial reconnaissance and satellite image analysis. The observation of the sites was followed by intensive field surveys, which confirmed their attribution to the Middle and Late Neolithic period by surface finds. On those confirmed sites in the vicinity of Đakovo, Croatia, a magnetic survey was conducted on five sites, and the results confirmed the presence of large-scale Middle and Late Neolithic settlements with complex spatial organization and enclosure(s). The most complex remains so far are the sites Gorjani, Kremenjača and Topole, which we present in this paper, where one or two settlements remain covering an area of 70 hectares which is currently in the process of formal protection as a cultural landscape by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia. The special focus of this paper is the application of remote sensing in the detection, archaeological confirmation and protection of the site of Gorjani Topole.
Archeological excavations and field survey of Neolithic sites during the last 100 years have formed a certain framework within which we developed an interpretation of Neolithic life in this area. ...Even though researchers have stressed the importance of sites, region, or period in their publications, most of the results revealed very modest remains of Neolithic settlements, too small or too scarce to provide insight in settlement size, organization, and other aspects of life. A combination of non-destructive methods of research is proving to be a more effective means of Neolithic site detection and interpretation. Here, we present the sites Gorjani-Kremenjača, Koritna-Pašnik, Gat-Svetošnice, Ivanovac-Korođvar, Klisa-Groblje, and Brdo, whose size and shape were defined through a combination of the analysis of aerial and satellite imagery and geomagnetic survey. Experience in combined research strategies will help us in our efforts to define parameters in recognizing regularities in the remains of settlement organization visible only from the air. Our results showed a complex network of densely populated settlements with elaborate internal organization and infrastructure varying in size from 10 to 50 ha. All settlements were surrounded by at least one set of ditches. Their internal organization was complex and suggests dense habitation. Many sites have several ditched spaces organized in complex systems. Obtained data and results provide a comprehensive review in a wider European context.
By combining several methods that include the use of predictive modeling in GIS, remote interpretation and field survey, several settlement structures from the late Neolithic of circular and oval ...layout and one rectangular layout belonging to the late Middle Ages were discovered south of Bračevci at the Bašćina site. This is one of the first known and successful uses of modeling in Croatia in the discovery of Late Neolithic circular fortified settlements. The newly discovered settlements were observed in the context of the hitherto known network of late Neolithic settlements in eastern Croatia. Remote observations were followed by an intensive field survey. Numerous fragments of ceramic vessels, fragments of ceramic vertebrae and weights, as well as complete pieces and fragments of split and polished lithium were found during the inspection. The position and concentration of the findings were recorded, and diagnostic fragments were collected, part of which is presented in the paper. Fragments of pottery belong to the late Neolithic period. Among the non-diagnostic fragments, fragments of coarse and fine ceramics were found. Among the finds of fine ceramics, black polished surface treatment of high gloss dominates. Two fragments of Neolithic pottery with traces of painting have also been recorded.
Roman building materials, especially brick and tiles (tegulae and imbex) marked a new era in the architecture of Roman Dalmatia. While imported materials seem to still form the bulk of the evidence, ...recently identified and definitely located local productions provide the possibility to place these products within a technological and economical framework. The in-depth analysis of the array of ceramic building materials (CBM) of the workshop of Sextus Me(u)tillius Maximus in Crikvenica (north-eastern Adriatic) evidences their forming methods and production technology, while some distribution aspects and their role within the rural economy indicate their relevance within the regional CBM market. This paper will highlight such aspects and place them within a wider debate on the onset of production, the organisation of rural property, and the transmission of technology and knowledge through the adoption of “Roman style” architectural solutions.
Rimska građevinska keramika, posebno ona za krovne pokrove (tegulae i imbex), ali i druge konstrukcije (opeke), obilježila je novu eru u arhitekturi rimske Dalmacije. Iako je i dalje u znatnoj količini prisutan uvozni materijal, nedavno locirane i utvrđene lokalne radionice omogućavaju smještanje njihovih proizvoda u tehnološke i gospodarske okvire. Detaljnom analizom asortimana građevinske keramike (nadalje GK) radionice Sexta Me(u)tillia Maxima utvrđene u Crikvenici (sjeveroistočni Jadran), moguće je razlučiti metode oblikovanja i proizvodnu tehnologiju, dok njihova distribucija i uloga unutar ruralnoga gospodarstva govore o važnosti ovih proizvoda za regionalno tržište GK. U ovome ćemo se radu posebno osvrnuti na potonje aspekte smještajući ih unutar šire rasprave o pokretanju proizvodnje, organizaciji ruralnih posjeda i prijenosu znanja i tehnologija kroz prihvaćanje „rimskih” arhitektonskih rješenja.
Rimska ruralna naselja u okolici Donjeg Miholjca Roguljić, Ivana Ožanić; Šiljeg, Bartul; Kalafatić, Hrvoje
Godišnjak Instituta za arheologiju,
01/2021, Letnik:
17, Številka:
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Journal Article
Donji Miholjac is often mentioned in the context of the site of mansio Maurianis, in accordance with Itinerarium Burdigalense. Several sites from the Roman period were ascertained on the territory of ...Donji Miholjac Municipality. This paper presents sites from the Roman period known from the literature, as well as two new sites as a result of a field survey in Rakitovica area, south of Donji Miholjac. Two sites from the Roman period which are dated by the finds to the second half of the second century and the third century were discovered at elevated positions of the meandering river of Karašica.
Institut za arheologiju iz Zagreba nastavio je 2015. godine projekt sistematskog terenskog pregleda općine Donji Miholjac i susjednih općina. Projekt je započet s ciljem da se dobije bolji uvid u ...obrasce naseljavanja ovog područja kroz sva arheološka razdoblja kako bi se na kraju dobila mikrotopografija ovog dijela Podravine. U ovogodišnjoj sezoni naglasak je stavljen na srednji i donji tok rijeke Karašice. Ključne riječi
Istraživanje je provedeno u razdoblju od lipnja do studenoga 2015. godine, a cilj je bio utvrditi načine i vremenske odrednice po kojima se arheološki lokaliteti prepoznaju na zračnim snimkama iz ...različitih izvora: satelitske snimke, vertikalne snimke Državne geodetske uprave, kose snimke snimljene iz zrakoplova te snimke dobivene snimanjem dronom. Prepoznati lokaliteti su većinom provjereni terenskim pregledom.
U radu se prikazuju rezultati dobiveni rekognosciranjima i analizom objavljenih podataka o prisutnosti rimskih ruralnih naselja u okolici Murse. Prilikom obrade novih podataka u obzir je uzet radijus ...od cca 14 km od središta Murse, a unutar agera. Odabrana zona istraživanja pokušava utvrditi u kojoj mjeri se u suburbiju kolonije Elije Murse može utvrditi ideal antičkoga čovjeka koji je pretežno živio na selu da može u jednome danu doći u grad i vratiti se kući pješke ili prijevoznim sredstvom.
In 2016 the Institute of Archaeology from Zagreb resumed a project of systematic archaeological field survey of Donji Miholjac and surrounding municipalities. The project's objective is to give ...better insight into the settlement pattern of that area through archaeological periods, in order to create a micro-topography of this part of River Drava Basin.
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