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The Imperial Roman military consisted of a vast collection of armies and overlapping sub-communities, causing it to be a multi-layered entity. Scholars have explored its social dynamics since the 1980s, with epigraphic material – particularly of a funerary nature – providing valuable insight. The provinces of southeastern Europe, such as Dalmatia, are home to a great deal of well-catalogued archaeological and epigraphical material which could contribute to these studies, however, they are often left unconsidered in scholarship from outside the region. This paper conducts an epigraphical and archaeological analysis of the Romano-Dalmatian inscribed funerary monuments of the Seventh Legion (Legio VII Claudia pia fidelis) to study the construction of identity and community. It is demonstrated that Legio VII was home to a complex network of servicemen intersected by various social, familial, legal, and military roles, relations, and symbols, which was rejuvenated and negotiated through the textual, sculptural, and spatial dimensions of funerary monuments. Moreover, these very funerary monuments were a significant part of this network, acting as media of identity and community (re)construction and (re)negotiation. Not only does this shed light on the social dynamics of Roman military communities, but it also reinforces the image which has emerged in recent scholarship of funerary monuments as socially constructive media. Finally, this paper demonstrates the value of theoretically engaged analyses of material from, and scholarship concerning, Romano-Dalmatia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the results of the spatial analysis of finds from the lower levels (complex E3 and levels E2 and E1) at the Mousterian site of Mujina pećina, Croatia. The horizontal spatial distribution of finds from level D2 is also included here since it contains the remains of two Mousterian hearths, which makes this level significant for the comparison with the lower levels. To increase the possibility of comparison of all levels at the site, particular segments of vertical dispersal of finds are also presented in the paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper reports on the activities and preliminary results of archaeological research of Middle Palaeolithic sites in Dalmatia and geological research consisting of drilling at potential sites. The activities were carried out within the framework of the second and third years of the research project Late Mousterian in the Eastern Adriatic - towards understanding of late Neanderthals' identity and their demise, funded by the Croatian Science Foundation. The fieldwork mostly focused on the continuation of excavation at Velika pećina in Kličevica and research at underwater Palaeolithic site of Kaštel Štafilić - Resnik, in addition to the test excavation of a site in the hinterland of Kaštela (Giljanovići/ Karanušići) and geological drillings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper reports on the first year of research on the project Late Mousterian in the eastern Adriatic - towards understanding of late Neanderthals’ identity and their demise, financed by the Croatian Science Foundation. Trial excavations were carried out in the Matetina pećina cave near Kaštela, field survey was conducted in the hinterland of Kaštela, and the investigations continued in Velika pećina cave in Kličevica and at the underwater Palaeolithic site of Kaštel Štafilić. New methods introduced within the project included documentation with 3D photography and investigation by Electrical Resistance Tomography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the beginning of recorded history, graves have spanned near the houses and roads, and during the construction of any planned urban or rural settlement an area where deceased would have had their eternal rest had to be planned as well. In the past, i.e. in the Roman period, just as it is today, the area of the necropolis was intrinsically connected to the settlement, which defined the development of an entire urban and rural territory, and the cult of the dead was cherished among the living, which strengthened the connection between the "city of the living" and the "city of the dead". The unbreakable bond between the settlement and necropolis has been attested throughout the territory of Liburnia. The growth of the settlement and its related necropolis reflected the prosperity of the community, and the finds in the necropolis reflected the wealth and status of an individual. As a result, the similarities between the settlement and necropolis could be sensed both in sepulchral constructions, which imitated the everyday house, and in the organisation of the necropolis, which mirrored the inner symmetry of the settlement. Furthermore, the continuity of settlements and necropolises, both rural and urban, as well as complex processes which determined the development, growth and final abandonment of the necropolis are also discussed in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]