Original scientific paper

Results of the archaeological excavation of the Church of St. Cosmas and Damian in Polača

Jakov Vučić orcid.org/0000-0003-0106-4359 ; Arheološki muzej Zadar, Zadar, Hrvatska

Abstract

During 1998, the Zadar Archaeological Museum conducted ar­chaeological research on the church of St. Cosmas and Damian in Polača. The earliest horizon on the site is represented by the re­mains of an antique complex which existed from the 1st to the 7th century. It seems that over the ancient ruins, in the 11th century, a church was built around which a cemetery was formed at the end of the 13th century at the latest. The church was expanded and annexed on two occasions, probably in the mid-18th and early 19th century. The analysis of the graves reveals specific changes in the method of burial, which occurred over time.

Keywords

Polača; the church of St. Cosmas and Damian; ancient architecture; medieval architecture; medieval sculpture

Hrčak ID:

237170

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/237170

Publication date:

21.4.2020.

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