Finds of Hispanian coins on the eastern Adriatic coast and its hinterland

Rad tematizira nalaze hispanskoga novca iz predcarskog razdoblja s područja istočne jadranske obale i njezina dubljeg zaleđa. Ta numizmatička građa otkrivena je pojedinačno i u sklopu ostava tzv. mazinskoga tipa. Poznato je 28 komada, od kojih većina do sada nije bila publicirana. Najviše ih je kovano u Kastuloni. S tri primjerka zastupljen je novac Obulkone. Slijede još pojedinačni nalazi iz tri hispanska grada. To su: Emporiae, Kelse i Sekobirikes. Ta regionalna numizmatička građa podrijetlom iz zapadnoga Sredozemlja otkrivena je kao izolirana pojava na 15 lokaliteta, i to uglavnom u Japodiji i Liburniji. Iz srednje Dalmacije potječe samo jedan primjerak. Nađen je u arheološkim istraživanjima na području Resnika nedaleko od Splita.This paper deals with the finds of Hispanian coins of the pre-imperial period from the territory of the eastern Adriatic coast and its deeper hinterland. These numismatic materials were discovered individually and as parts of so-called Mazin-type hoards. A total of 28 specimens are known, of which most have thus far not been published. Most were minted in Castulo. Three are Obulco coins. They are followed by finds from three Hispanian cities. These are: Emporiae, Kelse and Sekobirikes. These regional numismatic materials originally from the western Mediterranean were found at 15 different sites as an isolated phenomenon, generally in Iapodia and Liburnia. Only a single example came from central Dalmatia. It was found during archaeological excavations in the territory of Resnik, near Split

A contribution to understanding metallurgic activities of the Liburnians

Nasuprot bogatstvu autohtonih metalnih oblika, jako malo znamo o procesu proizvodnje metalnih predmeta kod Liburna. Metalurška središta, radionice i pribor uglavnom su nepoznati. Kao indicije proizvodnje postoje tek malobrojni primjerci kalupa, čije postojanje ipak otvara raspravu o tehnologiji izrade, umijeću i dosezima liburnskih izrađivača.Despite abundance of autochthonous metal forms we know very little about the process of production of metal objects in the Liburnians. Metallurgic centres, workshops and tools are unknown for the most part. Only scarce examples of moulds stand as indicators of production. Their existence opens up discussion about the technology of production, skills and achievements of the Liburnian producers

Nadin – Gradina: the Evolution of the City

Tijekom 2015. godine, u suradnji Sveučilišta u Zadru i Sveučilišta u Maineu (SAD), započela su sustavna istraživanja Gradine u Nadinu. Pet probnih sondi istraženo je na različitim položajima unutar areala naselja definiranog tzv. megalitskim bedemom da bi se omogućilo razumijevanje dubine depozita, kronološka sekvencija i integritet arheološkog zapisa. Preliminarni rezultati pokazuju složenu kulturnu stratigrafiju koja u pojedinim sondama prelazi 2 m dubine i potvrđuju intenzivan razvoj zajednice koja je obitavala na Gradini u Nadinu tijekom željeznog i rimskog doba. Naselje starijeg željeznog doba još uvijek nije potvrđeno, iako je ono, sudeći po istraženom dijelu pripadajuće nekropole na ravnom, moralo egzistirati. U mlađem željeznom dobu iskorišten je širi prostor koji, čini se, uglavnom odgovara antičkim gabaritima naselja. Najvažnija fizička transformacija naseobinskog tkiva povezuje se s nastupom rimske faze nadinske povijesti kada Nedinum stječe status municipija. Na izmaku kasne antike položaj je napušten da bi ponovno zadobio važnost tijekom kasnog srednjeg, odnosno novog vijeka. Tada se na Gradini gradi utvrda u sustavu obrane Mlečana, a zatim i Osmanlija, čiji ostatci sačuvani do visine od nekoliko metara dominiraju današnjom vizurom lokaliteta.In 2015, the University of Zadar and the University of Maine (USA) launched a systematic program of research at the Nadin-Gradina site. Five test probes were initially scattered within the area of the settlement defined by the so-called megalithic rampart to document depth, chronological sequence, and integrity of the archaeological record. Preliminary results demonstrate a complex cultural stratigraphy that, in some probes, exceeds 2 meters in depth and confirms the intense development of an urban community that occupied Nadin-Gradina during the Iron Age and Roman era. The investigated portion of the flat necropolis suggests the presence of an Early Iron Age settlement although its archaeological confirmation is still missing. In the Late Iron Age, a wider area of the settlement was used, which seems to mostly correspond to the ancient dimensions of the settlement. The most significant physical transformation of the settlement is associated with the onset of the Roman phase of Nadin’s history, when it acquired the status of the Roman municipium Nedinum. At the end of Late Antiquity, the settlement was abandoned, only to regain importance during the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Era. At this time, a fort was built on the summit area, which fell under the authority of the Venetians, and subsequently the Ottomans. Its ruins are preserved up to a height of several meters and dominate the present-day view of the site

Glass head pendant from Nadin A contribution to the understanding of import in the Liburnian culture

U radu se interpretira novootkriveni stakleni privjesak s prikazom lica importiran u liburnsku kulturu, nađen na liburnsko-rimskoj nekropoli u Nadinu (Nedinum). Komparativno se proučava relevantna staklena građa, uključujući i staklene perle s više lica, a u kontekstu široko rasprostranjene feničanske kulturno-trgovačke razmjene.The article deals with a newly found glass pendant with a face depiction, which was imported into the Liburnian culture. The artefact was found at the Liburnian and Roman necropolis Nadin (Nedinum). Relevant glass finds are studied comparatively including multi-faced glass beads, in the context of the widely spread Phoenician cultural and commercial exchange

Chapter 9. Feral fields of Northern Dalmatia (Croatia)

How do we identify ancient fields and farming systems in areas where the same spaces of cultivation have been used repeatedly over thousands of years? In the limestone karst landscapes of northern Dalmatia, on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, drystone field walls, terraces, and cairns are common features that attest to generations of working the land for agriculture. While confounding archaeological objects due to complex histories of reuse, drystone terraced field systems throughout the Mediterranean are believed to have roots in ancient and prehistoric land use. Against this backdrop, this paper works to better understand the dynamic patterns and outcomes of field “recycling” through multiple lines of evidence for long-term changes in cropping patterns and agroecology in multi-millennial agricultural landscapes of northern Dalmatia. We compare archaeobotanical data from the Ravni Kotari plain to documents of preindustrial land use from the 1826 Franciscan cadastre. We also draw upon contemporary observations of traditionally managed, semi-wild olive groves on the nearby Adriatic island of Ugljan to better understand the land-use legacies inherent in the landscapes of northern Dalmatia today. These data show that, despite a relatively static agricultural built environment of field walls and terraces, Dalmatian communities held historically dynamic relationships with domesticated and wild plant ecologies. Prehistoric integration of cereal agriculture with wild forest resources appears to have shifted to commercial-scale domesticated arboriculture in the Classical period, leaving a multifaceted legacy of commercial agriculture, traditional farming, and rewilding among the contemporary cultural landscapes of Dalmatia