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Salamandrija on Palagruža: site formation from the Early Neolithic to the present day

The authors are presenting the results and interpretation of archaeological excavations spanning two decades on the small island of Palagruža situated in the centre of the Adriatic Sea. Palagruža attracted the attention of researchers when the cult site of the Greek hero Diomedes was discovered in 1994. However, archaeological excavations yielded numerous artefacts and architectural remains, which have shown that Palagruža was visited in different historic periods, in Early Neolithic and the Late Copper/Early Bronze Age, from the Archaic to Early Roman Imperial Period, in Late Antiquity, the Early Middle Ages and from the 19th century to the present. Analysis of the archaeological artefacts unearthed on Palagruža has shown that this small island was utilized for different purposes: it was used as a staging post, an orientation and observation point, a sacred place, a fort and as a lighthouse. The interpretation of cultural layers presented here demonstrates that Palagruža was in the focus during the main turning points in human history, testifying to its importance in Adriatic and Mediterranean seaborne traffic.

Adriatic Sea ; Palagruža ; Salamandrija ; stratigraphy ; seaborne traffic

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