New archaeological discovery on Hvar and arrangements on Pag

After two months of dynamic archaeological work, the protective research in the garden of the Radošević Palace in the town of Hvar was completed and a late antique necropolis was found.

According to preliminary results, a late antique necropolis from the second half of the 4th and the beginning/first half of the 5th century was found, as well as the eastern branch of the ramparts of a late antique settlement with a city gate dating to the end of the 5th century. On an area of 65 square meters, 20 graves with osteological remains of 32 people were discovered. The research spurred by the upcoming construction of the new Hvar City Library and Reading Room resulted in a spectacular discovery.

The basic types of late antique tombs included: simple tombs in earthenware, tombs in amphorae, tomb structures made of roof tiles, as well as one masonry tomb in which 12 skeletons were found. What is particularly interesting about this necropolis is its exceptional preservation.

Most of the tombs were decorated with one or more ceramic jugs and lamps, glass bottles and vessels, money and other small utensils. Preliminary analysis of these findings provided a preliminary dating of the necropolis itself but also hinted at completely new insights into local/regional late antique ceramic production as well as trade links, through documented imports, some of which were first recorded in the Adriatic. More on Otoci.eu

Arrangement of the Franciscan monastery in Pag Old Town

The remains of the Franciscan monastery, next to the Church of the Assumption of Mary, are located in the Old Town of Pag, the place where the town of Pag was located from the 10th to the 15th century.

An Interpretation and Multimedia Center will be set up in the remains of the Franciscan monastery. The center will have dormitories, a dining room, a presentation multimedia hall and various other facilities.

Project documentation was prepared and building permits were obtained for the restoration and museological arrangement of three cultural assets within the project “Cultural route along the roads of the Liburnian, Roman and Croatian heritage of Zadar County”.

The cultural assets included in this project are the remains of the Franciscan monastery next to the Church of the Assumption in the Old Town of Pag, the Benkovac Homeland Museum and the Roman villa with mosaics from the 1st century in the town of Nin. More on Otoci.eu