Tag: Croatia
2,300 year-old shipwreck found on the Adriatic seabed
In the waters of Šćedro Island just off Hvar, a completely preserved, so far undiscovered shipwreck with a load of ancient amphorae from the...
Specialization in sheep farming, a possible strategy for Neolithic communities in the Adriatic to expand throughout the Mediterranean
The specialization in sheep in the early Neolithic populations of Dalmatia, Croatia, may have been related to the rapid expansion of these communities and...
Remains of Roman temple discovered under 18th-century church in Dalmatia
The ancient building has massive walls and a rectangular outline (approx. 20 x 10 m). Georadar images show the frame of the entrance, according...
Origins of the Avars elucidated with ancient DNA
Less known than Attila's Huns, the Avars were their more successful successors. They ruled much of Central and Eastern Europe for almost 250 years....
Roman mosaic found under street of Hvar in Croatia
In the centre of Stari Grad (Old Town) on the island of Hvar, after 98 years, a Roman era mosaic dating back to the...
Ancient Greek tomb with sword and spearhead found on Croatian island of Hvar
The five-year project of the Croatian Science Foundation, launched last year by the Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb and called AdriaCos, aims to unravel...