Results of the first archaeological Researches on the antique Fortification in Makljenovac near Doboj in 1959 and 1960

Abstract

Present knowledge of Roman castrum in Makljenovac near Doboj is based primarily on results of archaeological excavation conducted by Irma Čremošnik in the period between 1965 and 1967. Since it had never been published, results of an earlier dig conducted by Branko Belić in 1959 and 1960, have not been taken into account. Small finds that consist of military equipment, objects for everyday use, parts of furniture, glass, pottery and coins, are now being kept at Regional Museum in Doboj. An attempt has been made to present and analyze them in this paper, in order to supplement existing facts, as well as reach new conclusions about the life of the fort and presence of Roman army in this area. Based on this new information, combined with the facts published earlier, two distinct phases in the life of the castrum have been observed, divided by a half a century long period when it was either abandoned or scarcely used.