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The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life, Whittle

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Submitted by thecaptain on Sunday, 03 October 2004  Page Views: 10274

Multi-periodSite Name: Brac Island
Country: Croatia
NOTE: This site is 17.65 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Latitude: 43.328000N  Longitude: 16.543000E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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3Ordinary
2Not Good
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no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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Brac Island
Brac Island submitted by TheCaptain : The large Adriatic island of Brac has been continuously populated since Neolithic times with evidence of habitation found in several caves. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlements and remains on Brac Island, Central Dalmatia, Croatia


The large Adriatic island of Brac, which gets over 2700 hours of sunshine a year, is known worldwide for its white marble stone, which has been used for millennia in the creation of important buildings, two famous examples being the Diocletian Palace in Split, and the White House in Washington DC.

The island has been continuously populated since Neolithic times, with evidence of inhabitation found in caves such as Kopacina dating back to even the Mesolithic period.

There is more evidence of human settlement on the island during the Bronze Age, with a number of hilltop sites to be found across the island, and also many stone burial mounds. The first monuments on this rocky island are the piles of stone: stone shelters, tumuli, and forts.

More evidence exists of the Illyrian people living here during the Iron Age, of which a series of huge defended hillforts dating to this period have been found. The largest and the most significant of these were the hill forts built at various strategic points: Rat in the western part of the island near Lozisca, Kostilo above Bol, and the eastern most, Gracisce near Novo Selo. Remains of the Illyrian walls can also still be seen at Skrip, the oldest settlement on the island. The huge ruins in Skrip follow the Greek style but they were raised by the local Illyrian people, probably to resist the Greek occupation of the island.

It is thought that, unlike Hvar and other neighbouring islands, the Greeks never really colonised Brac, the Illyrians remaining dominant until the coming of the Romans. Once the Romans had complete control they consolidated their power in the newly-founded province of Dalmatia, whose capital, Solin (Salona), boasted a population of no less than 60,000. Roman domination lasted until the decline of the Western Roman Empire in 476. During this Roman period, hundreds of slaves toiled in the quarries of Brac island and left records of their life and worship on stones and sacrificial altars.

Christianisation then came to the Romans, and they were followed by the Byzantines, Slavs, Venetians, Turks, Austrians, French, English, Russians…… the rest is a long and complicated history.

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 6.0km WNW 296° Gradina Rat Hillfort
 8.1km SSE 152° Zmajeva Spilja* Cave or Rock Shelter
 16.7km SSE 165° Pharos Town wall* Hillfort
 16.8km SSE 165° Stari Grad Museum* Museum
 17.7km SSW 211° Vira (Hvar)* Barrow Cemetery
 18.2km SSE 165° Purkin Kuk Hillfort* Hillfort
 18.9km SSW 206° Fortica* Hillfort
 19.0km SSW 205° Hvar Castle Museum* Museum
 19.1km SSW 206° Hvar Museum* Museum
 20.5km SSE 151° Hvar Island* Ancient Village or Settlement
 21.7km NNW 338° Diocletian's Palace* Ancient Palace
 21.9km NNW 334° Split Archaeological Museum* Museum
 23.6km SSE 148° Tor Hillfort (Croatia)* Hillfort
 24.0km NNW 348° Solin Town Gate* Ancient Village or Settlement
 24.0km NNW 348° Salona Town wall* Hillfort
 25.8km N 356° Klis Hillfort* Hillfort
 34.5km NW 311° Sutilija Hillfort* Hillfort
 40.4km NNE 20° Cetina Valley Ancient Village or Settlement
 57.3km SE 129° Nakovana Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter
 65.2km NW 325° Pokrovnik Ancient Village or Settlement
 80.4km NW 311° Arauzona Hillfort* Hillfort
 87.0km NW 320° Varvaria* Hillfort
 91.8km ESE 107° Narona Museum* Museum
 91.9km ESE 107° Narona Town Wall* Hillfort
 92.9km E 86° Zvonigrad - fortification wall* Hillfort
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