Big discovery in Croatia as remains of Iron Age settlement found

(Ilusration)

ZAGREB, 18 May (Hina) – Archaeological excavations in Stobreč near the Croatian city of Split have uncovered the remains of a settlement that existed in that area during the Early Iron Age, 2500 to 3000 years ago, excavation manager Marina Ugarković said on Thursday.

“Prehistoric stone structures have been found that are associated with the remains of a settlement in the area of present-day Stobreč, predating ancient Epetion, that is, from the Early Iron Age about 2500 to 3000 years ago,” Marina Ugarković of the Institute of Archaeology told Hina.

According to her, in addition to parts of the prehistoric settlement, remains of various rooms from the Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Antiquity periods were also found, with corresponding movable artefacts that illustrate the long-term continuity of life in that area.

“There is an impressive amount of movable archaeological material, mostly ceramic, but also of other types, with the greatest chronological emphasis on those from the Early Iron Age and Late Hellenism,” Ugarković explained.

These are the first material findings confirming that there was a prehistoric settlement in the area of Stobreč, she added.

Stobreč (Photo credit: Pudelek (Marcin Szala)/CC BY-SA 3.0)

This archaeological excavation in Stobreč started recently and is being carried out by the Institute of Archeology and the Kantharos company from Hvar, in cooperation with the Conservation Department in Split.