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Multi-periodSite Name: Possible Illyrian site near Raštane DonjCountry: Croatia
NOTE: This site is 21.172 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Village: Raštane Donj
Latitude: 44.027320N Longitude: 15.395620E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Alan from Secret Dalmatia writes: A few months back, while marking some spots on Google Earth, I found a very interesting structure some 5 km from where I live! I spoke to some archaeologists and experts but no one ever heard of this place or had any knowledge about it. It is located just above the tiny village of Raštane Donje and under a very important archaeological site called Vrcevo (the wooded hill seen nearby on the aerial photos (use the aeroplane links above)
So, I called some of my archaeologist friends and invited them for a field trip and to report the find.
The structure is best seen on the aerial photos and satellite images showing a rectangular shape with piles of rocks positioned in a fairly regular manner. Mainstream archaeology teaches us that hilltop structures were refuges for people and sheep and, in some cases, maybe temples of worship. The trouble is that we have a very small number of written records on Liburnians, Delmats and other “Illyrian” tribes that lived here and we basically know nothing of their way of life, religion…and have no idea how they lived!
But, once you reach this spot, you will see large irregular rocks (and many are actually carved and shaped!) marking the surrounding walls and even my friends were surprised how big most of them were! Yes, 200 kg rocks are quite common in this wall... and don’t tell me it was for sheep!
If I lived back than, and my tribesmen and I had to carry these huge rocks from the bottom of the hill, I swear I would rather have lamb stew every day til I have no more sheep than create something this massive to protect them! Especially with limited resources and knowledge – as they are teaching us the Liburnians had. Although in poor shape, the walls are still very impressive.
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