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Late Antiquity Hilltop Fortress Crkvišće Bukovlje

Late Antiquity hilltop fortress Crkvišće Bukovlje is being excavated since 2012. The site is located on a naturally protected elevation on the Mrežnica River bend. The shape of the plateau that is slightly inclined towards north is of an irregular tringle (the length of the southwestern side is about 110 meters, of the north-eastern about 80 meters and of the south-eastern about 85 meters) and on the western side is naturally protected by the steep slope descending to the Mrežnica River canyon. Presumably, the Roman road Romula – Senia was passing somewhere in vicinity. On the northern, the highest and most dominant part of the plateau there are remains of a singlenave church with a semicircular apse. It is dated to the 5th and 6th centuries, which was confirmed by the radiocarbon analysis. Next to the southwestern defensive wall, two buildings, of 8 x 8 meters and 8 x 5 meters, were explored. They probably were used for dwelling and accommodation of a military garrison. Based on the current degree of research and numerous analogies it can be concluded that it is a hill military fort built in the second half of the 4th century, which during the 5th century became a local administrative center with a church of a simple disposition.

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