Review article

https://doi.org/10.15291/archeo.4958

A New Contribution to the Study of Hillfort Sites on the Island of Vis

Filip Budić ; Department of history, Faculty of Humanities and Social sciences in Zagreb, Croatia
Ivo Ćevid orcid.org/0009-0008-5529-7303 ; Department of archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social sciences in Zagreb, Croatia
Mila Erceg
Petra Grizelj orcid.org/0009-0005-5145-2458 ; Museum of archaeology in Osijek, Croatia
Vinko Udiljak orcid.org/0009-0000-1424-3044 ; Municipal Heritage Museum of Vis, Croatia

Abstract

Fieldwork carried out on Vis in 2022 and 2024 has made it possible to supplement existing understanding of its network of prehistoric settlements and their functions, as well as the island’s social dynamics. Surveys of the Grodac and Štracine sites enabled a revision of previous interpretations. At Grodac, the boundaries of the hillfort area were defined more precisely, while at Štracine the previous hypothesis of a hillfort settlement was revised. Analysis of portable material provided new evidence of trade exchange between indigenous communities and the Greeks during the Iron Age, and the chronological framework of certain sites was also refined. The field survey of prehistoric cairns and hillforts identified systems of visual communication between key points, which allowed strategic control over land and maritime routes.

Keywords

Vis; hillforts; cairns; visual communication

Hrčak ID:

345686

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/345686

Publication date:

21.3.2026.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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