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https://doi.org/10.52064/vamz.54.1.28
The cistern at Stari grad Novigrad na Dobri
Ivana Marinović
Abstract
Stari grad Novigrad na Dobri (‘the old castle of Newtown (or
Newcastle) on the River Dobra’) is located in the municipality of
Netretić (Zagradci), in Karlovac County. It is protected as a cultural
property. The castle belongs to the late medieval and early
modern periods. From 2009 to 2012, led by Sanjin Mihelić of the
Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, a series of archaeological excavations
were carried out in the northern and northwestern
parts of the castle yard, including the cistern. The cistern is of filter
type; and, on the basis of radiocarbon analysis, found ceramics,
and relations between stratigraphic units, it can be placed
chronologically at the end of the 15th century or the beginning
of the 16th. The researched water supply system at Stari grad
Novigrad na Dobri consists of a circularly-shaped cistern with
its central tank and filter, channels for draining water from the
castle’s roofing, and a tunnel/channel designed for regulation
of excess water. The cistern is located in the northeastern part
of the castle yard, where it was dug into the bedrock. It was surrounded
by galleries, of which only the bases of the later-built
stone columns have been preserved. This cistern type appeared
at the beginning of the high medieval period in Central Europe
and the Mediterranean, and because of its characteristics, this
type continued to be used on fortifications in the early modern
period.
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Publication date:
6.12.2021.
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