- Croatia
Nikolina Vrancic
University of Reading, Department of Archaeology, Graduate Student
- Archaeology, Celtic Studies, Social Archaeology, Celtic Archaeology, Gender Archaeology, Prehistory, and 44 morePrehistoric Archaeology, Religion and ritual in prehistory, Indus Valley Civilization, Funerary Archaeology, Barbarians societies, Late Antiquity, Ethnogenesis, Funerary World, Goths, Vandals, Sueves, Alans, Neolithic, Eneolithic, Early Bronze Age, Archaeology of the Eurasian steppe belt, Medieval Women, British Medieval History, Near Eastern Archaeology, Ancient Near East, History of India, Hindi, Medieval Croatian History, Archaeology of the Avars, Paleoarcheology, Ancient Deasese, History of Plague, Ancient Agriculture & Farming (Archaeology), Women and Gender Studies, Indology, Medieval Indian History, History of Oriental studies, Crusades, Crusader Archaeology, Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Medieval Diseases, Middle Eastern Archaeology, Comparative Linguistics, Proto Indo-European, Medieval jewellery, Crusades and the Latin East, Human Rights, International Relations, Anthropology, History, Environmental Sustainability, Languages and Linguistics, Sustainable Development, Gender, Design, Crusader States, The military religious orders of the Middle Ages : the Hospitallers, the Templars, the Teutonic knights, and others, CRUSADER KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM, and Medieval Europeedit
Situated on the coast in the present-day Novi Vinodolski the fort Lopar represents a rare example of early 4th century fortification in the north Adriatic. With its pentagonal layout and massive walls stands as a credit to roman builders... more
Situated on the coast in the present-day Novi Vinodolski the fort Lopar represents a rare example of early 4th century fortification in the north Adriatic. With its pentagonal layout and massive walls stands as a credit to roman builders in a time of crisis. It was constructed on the coastline itself probably to control the sea channel between the mainland and the island of Krk. Early 20th century stray finds indicate the existence of a settlement or villa in the Novi environs. This suggests that the local road connecting the towns of Tarsatica and Senia, that crossed the Vinodol valley, passed near the Lopar fort. So, it seems that the role of the fort was dual, controlling the sea channel and the coastal road.
Excavations conducted since 2011 brought to light numismatic finds of the early 4th century, with ceramic finds and radiocarbon data that show the usage of the fort till the 6th century. It seems that the fort was the farthest reach of Justinian’s rule in the north Adriatic mainland. After that period finds of new inhabitants show that the fort was reused during the 8th century. The early medieval finds are mirrored in the written sources that indicate spread of the Croatian Principality in the north coastline regions from the late 9th century onwards. The importance of the fort, with the dual functions, is showed with finds lasting till the 13th century and the construction of the new castle in Novi.
Excavations conducted since 2011 brought to light numismatic finds of the early 4th century, with ceramic finds and radiocarbon data that show the usage of the fort till the 6th century. It seems that the fort was the farthest reach of Justinian’s rule in the north Adriatic mainland. After that period finds of new inhabitants show that the fort was reused during the 8th century. The early medieval finds are mirrored in the written sources that indicate spread of the Croatian Principality in the north coastline regions from the late 9th century onwards. The importance of the fort, with the dual functions, is showed with finds lasting till the 13th century and the construction of the new castle in Novi.
Ovaj rad govori o utvrdi Lopar u Novom Vinodolskom, koja je korištena kao strateški izuzetno važan položaj od vremena kasne antike, kada je bizantski car Justinijan obnavljao otprije poznate utvrde ili gradio nove za obranu pomorskih... more
Ovaj rad govori o utvrdi Lopar u Novom Vinodolskom, koja je korištena kao strateški izuzetno važan položaj od vremena kasne antike, kada je bizantski car Justinijan obnavljao otprije poznate utvrde ili gradio nove za obranu pomorskih putova prema Italiji. Utvrda Lopar samo je jedna u sustavu takvih utvrda na cijelom Jadranu i u susjednim zemljama. Nalazi koji su otkriveni tijekom sedam godina arheoloških istraživanja (od 2011. do 2017. g.) na ovom lokalitetu tipični su nalazi kasne antike i srednjeg vijeka, kakvi se često pronalaze i na drugim lokalitetima slične funkcije, namjene i datacije. Pronađeni su nalazi uglavnom keramičkog posuđa, a slijede i drugi nalazi od keramike, metala, stakla, kamena i kosti. Zbog izrazite ispremiješanosti arheoloških slojeva, precizna datacija stratigrafskih jedinica pokazala se zahtjevnom, no stratigrafska slika lokaliteta zasigurno će se poboljšati s nastavkom istraživanja na ovom lokalitetu u budućnosti.
Research Interests: Late Antique Archaeology, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Archaeology, Late Antiquity, Ceramics and medieval rural settlements (Archaeology), and 7 moreMedieval small finds, Early medieval ceramic, High Medieval Archaeology, Late Antique and Early Byzantine fortresses, Late Antique Ceramics, Late Antique Fortifications, and Starohrvatska prosvjeta
Ovaj rad govori o utvrdi Lopar u Novom Vinodolskom, koja je korištena kao strateški izuzetno važan položaj od vremena kasne antike, kada je bizantski car Justinijan obnavljao otprije poznate utvrde ili gradio nove za obranu pomorskih... more
Ovaj rad govori o utvrdi Lopar u Novom Vinodolskom, koja je korištena
kao strateški izuzetno važan položaj od vremena kasne antike, kada je
bizantski car Justinijan obnavljao otprije poznate utvrde ili gradio nove
za obranu pomorskih putova prema Italiji. Utvrda Lopar samo je jedna
u sustavu takvih utvrda na cijelom Jadranu i u susjednim zemljama.
Nalazi koji su otkriveni tijekom sedam godina arheoloških istraživanja
(od 2011. do 2017. g.) na ovom lokalitetu tipični su nalazi kasne antike i
srednjeg vijeka, kakvi se često pronalaze i na drugim lokalitetima slične
funkcije, namjene i datacije. Pronađeni su nalazi uglavnom keramičkog
posuđa, a slijede i drugi nalazi od keramike, metala, stakla, kamena i
kosti. Zbog izrazite ispremiješanosti arheoloških slojeva, precizna datacija
stratigrafskih jedinica pokazala se zahtjevnom, no stratigrafska slika
lokaliteta zasigurno će se poboljšati s nastavkom istraživanja na ovom
lokalitetu u budućnosti.
kao strateški izuzetno važan položaj od vremena kasne antike, kada je
bizantski car Justinijan obnavljao otprije poznate utvrde ili gradio nove
za obranu pomorskih putova prema Italiji. Utvrda Lopar samo je jedna
u sustavu takvih utvrda na cijelom Jadranu i u susjednim zemljama.
Nalazi koji su otkriveni tijekom sedam godina arheoloških istraživanja
(od 2011. do 2017. g.) na ovom lokalitetu tipični su nalazi kasne antike i
srednjeg vijeka, kakvi se često pronalaze i na drugim lokalitetima slične
funkcije, namjene i datacije. Pronađeni su nalazi uglavnom keramičkog
posuđa, a slijede i drugi nalazi od keramike, metala, stakla, kamena i
kosti. Zbog izrazite ispremiješanosti arheoloških slojeva, precizna datacija
stratigrafskih jedinica pokazala se zahtjevnom, no stratigrafska slika
lokaliteta zasigurno će se poboljšati s nastavkom istraživanja na ovom
lokalitetu u budućnosti.
Research Interests: Late Antique Archaeology, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Archaeology, Late Antiquity, Medieval ceramics (Archaeology), and 6 moreMedieval small finds, Early medieval ceramic, High Medieval Archaeology, Late Antique and Early Byzantine fortresses, Late Antique Ceramics, and Late Antique Fortifications
International Cultural Program in Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, 21-02—02-12-2020 under the auspices of the Embassy of India in Croatia.