Croatia: Submerged Prehistoric Sites in a Karstic Landscape

Radić Rossi, Irena; Karavanić, Ivor; Butorac, Valerija

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2_18

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Croatia: Submerged Prehistoric Sites in a Karstic Landscape

In: The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes / Bailey, Geoff; Galanidou, Nena; Peeters, Hans; Jöns, Hauke; Mennenga, Moritz (Ed.). Cham: Springer, 2020. pp. 347-369. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2_18

Radić Rossi, Irena; Karavanić, Ivor; Butorac, Valerija

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Radić Rossi, I., Karavanić, I. & Butorac, V. (2020). Croatia: Submerged Prehistoric Sites in a Karstic Landscape. In G. Bailey, (Ed.), N. Galanidou, (Ed.), H. Peeters, (Ed.), H. Jöns, (Ed.), M. Mennenga, (Ed.), The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes (pp. 347-369). Cham: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2_18

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Radić Rossi, Irena, et al. "Croatia: Submerged Prehistoric Sites in a Karstic Landscape." The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes, edited by Geoff Bailey, edited by Nena Galanidou, edited by Hans Peeters, edited by Hauke Jöns, edited by Moritz Mennenga, Springer, 2020, pp. 347-369. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:331464

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Radić Rossi, Irena, Ivor Karavanić and Valerija Butorac. "Croatia: Submerged Prehistoric Sites in a Karstic Landscape." In The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes, edited by Geoff Bailey, edited by Nena Galanidou, edited by Hans Peeters, edited by Hauke Jöns, edited by Moritz Mennenga, 347-369. Cham: Springer, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:331464

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Radić Rossi, I., Karavanić, I. and Butorac, V. (2020) 'Croatia: Submerged Prehistoric Sites in a Karstic Landscape' in Bailey, G. (ed.), Galanidou, N. (ed.), Peeters, H. (ed.), Jöns, H. (ed.), Mennenga, M. (ed.) The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes Cham: Springer, pp. 347-369. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:331464 (Accessed 02 April 2023)

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Radić Rossi I, Karavanić I, Butorac V. Croatia: Submerged Prehistoric Sites in a Karstic Landscape. In: G. Bailey, ed., N. Galanidou, ed., H. Peeters, ed., H. Jöns, ed., M. Mennenga, ed. The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes. Cham: Springer; 2020. Pp. 347-369. [cited 2023 April 02] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:331464

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I. Radić Rossi, I. Karavanić and V. Butorac, "Croatia: Submerged Prehistoric Sites in a Karstic Landscape", The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes, G. Bailey et al., Eds. Cham: Springer, 2020, pp. 347-369. [Online] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:331464

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Title (english)	Croatia: Submerged Prehistoric Sites in a Karstic Landscape
Author	Irena Radić Rossi
Author	Ivor Karavanić
Author	Valerija Butorac
Editor	Geoff Bailey
Editor	Nena Galanidou
Editor	Hans Peeters
Editor	Hauke Jöns
Editor	Moritz Mennenga
Author's institution	University of Zadar (Department of Archaeology)
Author's institution	University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of Archaeology)
Author's institution	University of Zagreb Faculty of Science (Department of Geography)
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Archeology Prehistoric Archeology
Abstract (english)	Croatia has a long history of underwater archaeological research, especially of shipwrecks and the history of sea travel and trade in Classical Antiquity, but also including intermittent discoveries of submerged prehistoric archaeology. Most of the prehistoric finds have been discovered by chance because of construction work and development at the shore edge or during underwater investigations of shipwrecks. Eustatic sea-level changes would have exposed very extensive areas of now-submerged landscape, especially in the northern Adriatic, of great importance in the Palaeolithic and early Mesolithic periods. Because of sinking coastlines in more recent millennia, submerged palaeoshorelines and archaeological remains of settlement activity extend as late as the medieval period. In consequence, the chronological range of prehistoric underwater finds extends from the Mousterian period through to the Late Iron Age. Known sites currently number 33 in the SPLASHCOS Viewer with the greatest number belonging to the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, but ongoing underwater surveys continue to add new sites to the list. Systematic research has intensified in the past decade and demonstrates the presence of in situ culture layers, excellent conditions of preservation including wooden remains in many cases, and the presence of artificial structures of stone and wood possibly built as protection against sea-level rise or as fish traps. Existing discoveries demonstrate the scope for new research and new discoveries and the integration of archaeological investigations with palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic analyses of submerged sediments in lakes and on the seabed. A major challenge for the future is to develop better procedures for the integration of scientific research, commercial and industrial development, and the management and protection of the underwater heritage.
Keywords (english)
Language	english
Publication type	Scientific paper - Chapter in Book
Publication status	Published
Peer review	Peer review - international
Publication version	Published version
Book title	The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes
Series title	Coastal Research Library (COASTALRL)
Numbering	vol. 35, pp. 347-369
ISBN	978-3-030-37366-5 (Print)
ISBN	978-3-030-37367-2 (Online)
p-ISSN	2211-0577
e-ISSN	2211-0585
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2_18
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:131:331464
Publication	2020
Online first	2020-04-10
Document URL	http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2_18
Type of resource	Text
Publisher	Springer
Publishing place	Cham
Access conditions	Open access
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