BENKOVAC, Dec 16 (Hina) - The Asseria archaeological site near Benkovac, off the central Adriatic coast, is a site of world importance, although according to experts, it is still difficult to assume what lies beneath the unexplored
surface. According to Ivo Fadic, an archaeologist at the Zadar Museum of Archaeology, the Liburnian-Roman city of Asseria is not an unknown archaeological location. Located on an area of 3,600 Roman feet, Asseria was built in the fourth century B.C. and perished in Slavic attacks in the sixth and seventh centuries A.C. Asseria is also mentioned by Alberto Fortis in his 18th century "Travels into Dalmatia" and is the site where one of the most valuable glass founder figurines was found. Researches in the last two years have been financed by the town of Benkovac and Croatia's Culture Ministry. They will resume next year.(hina) ha
BENKOVAC, Dec 16 (Hina) - The Asseria archaeological site near
Benkovac, off the central Adriatic coast, is a site of world
importance, although according to experts, it is still difficult to
assume what lies beneath the unexplored surface.
According to Ivo Fadic, an archaeologist at the Zadar Museum of
Archaeology, the Liburnian-Roman city of Asseria is not an unknown
archaeological location.
Located on an area of 3,600 Roman feet, Asseria was built in the
fourth century B.C. and perished in Slavic attacks in the sixth and
seventh centuries A.C. Asseria is also mentioned by Alberto Fortis
in his 18th century "Travels into Dalmatia" and is the site where
one of the most valuable glass founder figurines was found.
Researches in the last two years have been financed by the town of
Benkovac and Croatia's Culture Ministry. They will resume next
year.
(hina) ha