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Beyond Liburnia: Exploring Iron Age boundaries and Interregional Connections in northern Liburnia

The archaeological site of Nadin-Gradina has long been recognized as one of the largest and most distinctive Liburnian and Roman settlements in Dalmatia. Centrally located in the Ravni Kotari along Croatia’s Adriatic coast, this Liburnian settlement was established by at least the 10th century B.C. and was transformed into the Roman municipium Nedinum by the 1st century A.D. The rich artifact assemblage from both settlement and necropolis contexts reflects continuous Iron Age occupation for nearly a millenium and can be used to evaluate the degree to which the Liburnians of northern Dalmatia were engaged politically and socially with cultures and communities around the Adriatic Basin, Balkan Peninsula, the Eastern Mediterranean, and beyond. Analysis of pottery, metal, and other artifact classes point to a complex and shifting array of cultural connections beyond the Liburnian heartland. Although varying in intensity and geography throughout the Iron Age, our results suggest that the Nadin community was strongly oriented toward the Italic world, particularly via cross-Adriatic connections, with additional significant ties to the neighboring Iapodian culture to the immediate northeast. Relationships with more distant societies across the Balkan Peninsula, however, remain much more ephemeral and difficult to characterize.

Liburnia, Nadin, Iron Age, Interregional Connections

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