Review article

The metal finds from the site of Osijek – Barracks, Faculty of Education as traces of military presence

Asja Tonc orcid.org/0000-0001-9067-4639 ; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Dizdar orcid.org/0000-0003-3964-9002 ; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia
Slavica Filipović ; Archaeological Museum Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

The rescue archaeological excavations in the Barracks area in Osijek encompassed the area of the future Faculty of Education. Among the finds dated to Antiquity, there are numerous ceramic finds from the 1st and 2nd century AD, with the particularly notable presence of material datable to the Flavian era. The presence of the Roman army during this period remains debatable, so selected metal finds associated with the Roman army are presented here in order to contribute to the discussion. These are parts of military belt sets (belt fittings and buckles, a pendant) and horse gear (pendants, bells) dated to the 1st – 2nd century AD.

Keywords

Osijek; Mursa; Antiquity; metal finds; belts; horse harness; Roman army

Hrčak ID:

269905

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/269905

Publication date:

31.12.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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