Naslov
Prehistoric underwater site near the islet of Ričul in northern Dalmatia (Croatia)

Autori
Čelhar, Martina ; Mato, Ilkić ; Parica, Mate ; Vujević, Dario

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
IPR XXII "Wir sitzen alle in einem Boot - Die gesellschaftliche Bedeutung von Schiffen, Flößen und Fähren" 17.-19. März 2017 in Koblenz / - , 2016, 1-3

Skup
IPR XXII "Wir sitzen alle in einem Boot - Die gesellschaftliche Bedeutung von Schiffen, Flößen und Fähren" 17.-19. März 2017 in Koblenz

Mjesto i datum
Koblenz, Njemačka, 17.03.2017. - 19.03.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Podatak o recenziji nije dostupan

Ključne riječi
Prehistoric underwater site near the islet of Ričul in northern Dalmatia

Sažetak
In 2014 the archaeologists from the Departament of Archaeology at the University of Zadar started exploring the prehistoric underwater site near the islet of Ričul in northern Dalmatia. Existence of a prehistorical settlement with a harbour was indicated by recovered structures and artifacts in three archaeological campaigns. Wooden piles and prehistoric pottery sherds are visible on the sea bottom of the entire site. Underwater probes revealed a cultural layer c. 1 m thick. In addition to ceramic weights, a fisherman's net needle was discovered suggesting presence of a maritime community. However, the finds of terrestrial fauna, primarily domestic animal bones, make the biggest part of the bioarchaeological material. An olive pit found at the bottom of the probe is one of the earliest finds of the kind on the eastern Adriatic coast. Typological and technological features of the archaeological finds indicate that this settlement and the accompanying harbour were used in the late periods of prehistory. The conducted radiocarbon analysis of one of the piles dates the settlement and the harbour construction to 1500- 1395 cal. BC (1430 cal BC). Dating of this settelment to the Middle Bronze Age opens up new possibilities for disccusions about a poorly known prehistoric period in northern Dalmatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

POVEZANOST RADA