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Small but Special: The island of Palagruža and the ancient Adriatic mariners of the third millennium B.C.

The tiny island of Palagruža, located near the centre of the Adriatic Sea, yielded extraordinary rich third millennium BC pottery and lithic assemblages. Prominent among the finds is archery equipment (arrow points and wrist-guards), richly decorated ‘Cetina style’ pottery, and a few artifacts of highly exotic origin. At a time marked by considerable mobility and long-distance maritime links, the 3rd millennium BC mariners recognized Palagruža’s unique importance for trans-Adriatic navigation. Deposition of choice goods at this remote and desolate location is an archaeologically visible expression of that recognition.

Adriatic; island; sanctuary; Early Bronze Age; maritime contacts; long-distance interaction

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