Original scientific paper
The hill-fort of Sutilija: new knowledge based on archaeological finds collected by non-invasive research
Lujana Paraman
orcid.org/0000-0001-8780-5845
; Trogir Town Museum
Marina Ugarković
orcid.org/0000-0002-1134-7531
; Institute of Archaeology
Abstract
The hill-fort on the Sutilija hill, towering over Trogir’s
Malo polje from the north-west, is one of the most important
sites for understanding the prehistory and protohistory of the
Trogir-Kaštela area. This is best reflected in the huge volumes
of collapsed ramparts, the complexity of visible structures
and the high concentration of surface finds, including imported
pottery. Despite this, but also due to the devastation of
the site during the modern exploitation of technical-building
stone, its material heritage is almost completely unknown.
The paper provides an overview of previous research using
non-destructive methods on the Sutilija hill, which aimed to
document the present state and expand scientific knowledge
about the properties and significance of the site. Particular
emphasis is given to analysis of various categories of surface
finds, from prehistoric local pottery, amphorae and other
pottery imports to other finds for personal and/or practical
use. Previously unknown finds suggest a broader dynamics
of anthropogenic activity at this site, as well as economic and cultural changes that this undoubtedly significant Iron
Age centre experienced in the fourth century BCE. It was the
result of increasingly active regional trade and multicultural
interaction, which took place in the context of protohistoric
transformation of Central Dalmatian Iron Age communities.
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Hrčak ID:
271176
URI
Publication date:
22.12.2021.
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