Professional paper
Archaeological Topography of the Islands of Drvenik and Ploče
Tonči Burić
; Muzej hrvatskih arheoloških spomenika HR -Split 21 000
Abstract
The islands of Drvenik and Ploče, with their adjacent islets, make the main part of the Trogir archipelago. In the year 2000, the Croatian Archaeological Monuments Museum organised systematic recognitions, lasting nine days. In spite of the thick underbrush and impassability o fsome parts o fthe islands, the most part of the territory and all important locations have been examined, wherefore the archaeological map of these islands can be deemed well made.
In all established epoques, there is evident relative scarceness of both quality and quantity of the finds. It is obvious that these were small settlements, short of natural resources. Another, even more interesting, result are the often and longer breaks in population. Namely, after the bronze age, there are no traces of the iron age, when settlements obviously concentrate at the mainland. The early Roman epoque is well represented, but from as soon as the late classical period till the late middle ages there are no permanent settlements, and the 151h and the l eh century migration of the peoples -survived till present days -was firstly caused by Ottoman conquests and war dangers, rather than a spontaneous economic development or a demographic expansion. In the periods of the lack of population, the Drvenik islands were, most probably, vacant and with no permanent settlements, used as additional reserves of natural resources (wood, pasture, fishing) only, as shown by the13th century sources.
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Hrčak ID:
92819
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Publication date:
28.9.2000.
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