Rekognosciranje antičkih lokaliteta na području Kiseljaka / Reconnaissance of the ancient sites in Kiseljak area

Abstract

This article presents the results of the field reconnaissance of the sites situated in the Kiseljak valley. The sites in question are: the site of excavated hill  in Gromiljak, the field in the western foothill of Humac, the Humac hill, two  sites to the north-east of the site of Gradac in Višnjica, the presumable archaeological site containing the remains in the site Han Ploča, and the presumable  archaeological site in the site of Kovači. All sites are located in the Kiseljak  municipality. The reconnaissance of the aforementioned sites was organized  to gather information about their current state and to gather new information about one section of Dolabella’s road route. During the reconnaissance,  only a small amount of the surface materials was uncovered, and only on the  sites near western foot of Humac hill, and on the two sites in Višnjica (with  contains two sites). On the other hand, there are a couple of potential archaeological sites (Han Ploča and Kovači). During the years of plowing, fragments  of different sizes have been found on the surface. Unfortunately, during the  reconnaissance of the Han Ploča and Kovači sites, only two shards of pottery  were found. In order to obtain more information about the part of Dolabella’s road that went through this region, as well about the Roman period itself, new research needs to be carried out. It is important to note that some of these sites were affected by the war, so the question is to what extent have the archaeological findings been preserved.