Archaeologist discovers a 6,000-year-old island settlement off the Croatian coast Croatia, June 24 – Archaeologist Mate Parica was examining satellite images of Croatia’s coastline when he spotted something unusual. “I thought: maybe it is natural, maybe not,” said Parica, a professor at the University of Zadar. The image showed a large, shallow area on the …

1,800-year-old Roman Chariot with horses found buried in Croatia In Croatia, archaeologists discovered the fossilized remnants of a Roman chariot that had been buried with two horses as part of a burial ritual. A large burial chamber for an ‘extremely wealthy family’ was found in which the carriage with what appears to be two horses …

Ancient Necropolis Found on Croatian Island The protective investigation in the garden of the Radoevi Palace in the town of Hvar on the Croatian island of the same name has been concluded after two months of intensive archaeological labour. The research, which was spurred by the upcoming construction of the new Hvar City Library and …

Why were dozens of people butchered 6,200 years ago and buried in a Neolithic death pit? According to a fresh examination of the bones, 41 individuals were slaughtered and buried in a mᴀss grave around 6,200 years ago in what is now Croatia, and members of their own community may have murdered them. Adult men …

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3,500-Year-Old Sunken Town Discovered In Croatia Mato Ilkić and Mate Parica from the Department of Archeology at the University of Zadar recently discovered a much older port in the western part of the Novigrad Sea, 22 kilometers northeast of Zadar. Zadarski List writes that numerous ports from the Roman Empire have long been located and …

A valuable piece of Croatian warrior heritage found at Krka National Park LOZOVAC, CROATIA— Archaeology Org reports that an artillery weapon was found in a defensive wall in a tower at the fourteenth-century site of Nečven fortress, which is located in southern Croatia’s Krka National Park. The bronze object, known as a mačkula, is similar …

Nomadic Warriors’ Remains Unearthed in Croatia ZAGREB, CROATIA—Archaeology Org reports that the remains of an Avar warrior dating to the late seventh or early eighth century A.D. Archaeologists have been found in a tomb in eastern Croatia, near the site of the Roman city of Cibalae. The Avars were Eurasian nomads who arrived in Europe …

2,000-Year-Old Boat Unearthed in Croatia POREČ, CROATIA—According to an Archaeology org report, a 16-foot boat held together with rope and wooden pegs have been uncovered at the waterfront in the city of Poreč, which is located on the western coast of the Istrian Peninsula. The boat is estimated to date to the first century A.D. …