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https://doi.org/10.33254/aia.21.1.2

Research results from the Iron Age burial mounds at the Nakovana – Zmijna necropolis (2021–2022)

Domagoj Perkić orcid.org/0000-0002-3815-9346 ; Archaeological Museum, Dubrovnik Museums, Dubrovnik, Croatia *
Marko Dizdar orcid.org/0000-0003-3964-9002 ; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia *
Hrvoje Potrebica orcid.org/0000-0002-5474-4254 ; Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Pamić ; Viganj, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

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Abstract

Excavations conducted in 2021 and 2022 investigated three stone burial mounds in the southeastern sector of the Nakovana – Zmijna necropolis. These structures are ring-shaped burial mounds featuring a central grave surrounded by two or three concentric rows of stone blocks. The graves yielded the remains of several individuals, fragments of Greek ceramic vessels, and numerous items of costume, jewellery, and weaponry, suggesting multiple interments. The grave in Mound 1.01 is particularly distinguished by its construction and the abundance of costume and jewellery items. The fi nds date the burials from the late 5th or early 4th century to the 3rd century BC. These results att est to complex burial rituals and funerary practices at the Zmijna necropolis, while the material assemblage demonstrates the intensity of cultural contacts with both neighbouring and distant regions.

Keywords

burial mounds; Nakovana; Iron Age; burial practice; costume; jewellery; weaponry; Greek pottery; cultural connectivity

Hrčak ID:

342666

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/342666

Publication date:

30.12.2025.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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