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Roman epigraphical monuments from Asseria and Burnum: the role of epigraphy in reconstructing history of sites

The Department of Archaeology of the University of Zadar together with partner-teams performs systematic excavations of the sites Asseria (Podgrađe near Benkovac) and Burnum (military legion camp near Kistanje) in the Roman province of Dalmatia. Some examples of the rich epigraphic material from old acquisition and recently excavation can illustrate the importance of epigraphy in the reconstruction of a settlement’ s history in Antiquity, with consideration of the entire archaeological context and previous knowledge about social, political, military, and other circumstances happening at wider region in antiquity. All our knowledge and skills, acquired during basic archaeological education, and studies of analysis of epigraphic (and numismatic) material should be applied in practice to improve our knowledge about urbanization of certain pre-Roman and Roman settlements, about the ethnical and social structure of their populations and about many cultural and social phenomena. Finally archaeological material must be presented in an adequate manner and made accessible to a wider audience. That is why the Department of Archaeology of the University of Zadar together with partner-teams works on the foundation of the archaeological museum, conservation of the excavated objects and organization of the archaeological park in which visitors would have an opportunity to see natural beauties and historical heritage of the region.

epigraphic material; reconstruction of a settlement’ s history; Asseria; Burnum

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