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https://doi.org/10.21857/ydkx2co3v9
Medieval site of Babin Grad on the Krupa River near Obrovac
Šime Vrkić
; Zadar, Hrvatska
*
Sara Iglić
; Odjel za turizam i komunikacijske znanosti Sveučilište u Zadru, Zadar, Hrvatska
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
The paper brings information about the little-known medieval site Babin Grad on the Krupa River, which is not recorded in contemporary historical documents. The most important data about it were obtained by conducting field archaeological research. It is located on the lower course of the Krupa River, a steep canyon difficult to access, far from all modern settlements. It belongs to the settlement Golubić according to the cadastral register of the City of Obrovac. The remains of a fortified medieval settlement are located on a rocky promontory surrounded by a river on three sides. The most significant archaeological remains are located in its central part with steep cliffs in the surrounding area. The remains of the ramparts and the entrance are located on the narrow northwestern part, while several smaller terraces with a preserved archaeological layer are situated on the wider southeastern part. A smaller entrance has been preserved on the northwestern edge of the site, located between a carved rock and a massive stone rampart that continues on its southwestern side. This is the best-preserved segment of the rampart. Its outer side is built of square and rectangular stone blocks of a lower level of processing and arranged in regular horizontal rows. The rampart and the entrance were built in the most accessible site that was difficult to access or inaccessible from all other sides due to high and steep cliffs. Several smaller terraces with preserved archaeological layer and rare architectural remains are placed in the central part. Several dozens of surface finds were collected on the steep southeastern slope, mostly fragments of ceramic bowls and a few iron objects. Among the datable findings, a fragment of a ceramic vessel with a thorn rim (dornenrand) dated to the 13th century stands out, several fragments of the so-called archaic maiolica from the 14th century and fragments of glazed ceramics characteristic of the 16th century. Based on the movable archaeological objects, the way the ramparts were built and the preserved archaeological layers, Babin Grad can be interpreted as a fortified medieval settlement. It can be assumed at this point that the settlement was built in this place for security reasons; most likely, in the time after the Mongol invasion to Dalmatia in 1242, and that it was permanently abandoned after the Ottoman conquests in the first half of the 16th century.
Ključne riječi
Bukovica; Golubić; Middle Ages; fortified settlement; Panin kuk; archaic maiolica
Hrčak ID:
312799
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.12.2023.
Posjeta: 847 *