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https://doi.org/10.31953/sz.44.1.7
THE POPULATION COVERAGE OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VELEBIT IN PREHISTORY AND ANTIQUITY
VEDRANA GLAVAŠ
MIROSLAV GLAVIČIĆ
Sažetak
Presented in the paper are the results of the research of the prehistoric and ancient population
coverage of the area of northern and central Velebit.
The research of the population coverage is just one part of the multidisciplinary studies of
the cultural landscape, which has been a study area for the last ten years. The methodology of the
research is complex and includes intensive field surveys, aerial photography, GIS analysis and
archaeological excavations.
The form of prehistoric settlements is characterised by hillforts, of which 36 have been
documented in the study area to date. Although in earlier literature they were mostly treated as
residential sites, at the 36 sub-Velebit hillforts settlement activities have not been documented. The
basic architectural structures characteristic for the sub-Velebit hillforts are ramparts and terraces.
The spatially decentralised form of the hillfort in the sub-Velebit littoral after the establishment
of Roman administration is centralised, and at the foot of the Velebit saddles municipal centres
developed: Senia, Lopsica, Ortopla and Vegium. At the same time, Senija achieved a leading
economic, trade and transport role of regional significance, whilst the other settlements retained
only local significance.
Ključne riječi
Velebit; prehistory; hillforts; Antiquity; population coverage
Hrčak ID:
191105
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Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2017.
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