20.500.12556/RUP-22737 Dip Your Finger in the Sea... Geoarchaeological View on Coastal Setting and Maritime Accessibility of the Coastal Town of Osor, Northern Adriatic Potopi prst v morje … Geoarheološki pogled na obalno okolje in pomorsko dostopnost obalnega mesta Osor v severnem Jadranu Erosion, sedimentation and rising sea levels can have a significant impact on archaeological research. They have altered the coastline and small-scale topography, both above and below the water’s surface. Consequently, the spatial context of historical coastal cities and settlements is lost forever. Osor, an Iron Age and Roman town situated on the island of Cres in the northern Adriatic, exemplifies the methodological challenges posed by coastal archaeological sites. In such cases, geoarchaeological studies can provide insights into the course of these changes, thus contributing to a better understanding of the past. In the case of Osor, the focus was on how its coastal location and maritime accessibility have changed since prehistoric times. In this context, the presumed locations of the city’s ports and the formation of the Osor Channel were investigated. The study reports the results of these investigations and provides evidence that the Osor Channel evolved naturally and that some form of marine communication was feasible during the Bronze Age, rather than being created by means of human intervention during the Iron Age or Roman period. Using the OSL-PD method, Jaz Bay is ruled out as a Roman port, and the possible urban harbour in Bijar Bay is briefly examined. Erozija, sedimentacija in dvig morske gladine lahko pomembno vplivajo na arheološke raziskave. Ti procesi so preoblikovali obalno linijo in drobno topografijo, tako nad kot pod morsko gladino. Posledično je prostorski kontekst zgodovinskih obalnih mest in naselbin za vedno izgubljen. Osor, železnodobno in rimsko mesto na otoku Cresu v severnem Jadranu, ponazarja metodološke izzive, s katerimi se sooča obalna arheologija. V takšnih primerih geoarheološke raziskave omogočajo vpogled v potek teh sprememb in prispevajo k boljšemu razumevanju preteklosti. V primeru Osorja je bila pozornost usmerjena v spremembe njegove obalne lege in pomorske dostopnosti od prazgodovine dalje. V tem kontekstu so bile raziskane domnevne lokacije mestnih pristanišč ter nastanek Osorskega kanala. Prispevek predstavlja rezultate teh raziskav in dokazuje, da se je Osorski kanal nastal naravno in da je bila oblika pomorske komunikacije mogoča že v bronasti dobi, ne pa kot posledica človeškega posega v železni dobi ali rimskem obdobju. Z uporabo metode OSL-PD je zaliv Jaz izključen kot rimsko pristanišče, na kratko pa je obravnavano tudi morebitno urbano pristanišče v zalivu Bijar. Osor geoarchaeology Osor Channel ALS/ALB OSL profiling and dating Osor geoarheologija Osorski kanal ALS/ALB OSL-profiliranje in datiranje true false false Založba Univerze na Primorskem Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-03-09 13:54:30 2026-03-09 13:54:31 2026-03-10 03:07:31 0000-00-00 00:00:00 0 0 Koper 0 str. 13-40 no. 2 Vol. 13 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2350-5443 https://doi.org/10.26493/2350-5443.13(2)13-40 ZUP_Miko_Slobodan_2025.pdf ZUP_Miko_Slobodan_2025.pdf 1 EADF02A807D717C53E280D239D8899F3 5961559a6bf6e9ccd799546e199fd260ab77d7001d4ebe411058db600ece57ad e5da0596-1bb7-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=33121 https://www.hippocampus.si/ISSN/2350-5443/2-2025/2350-5443.13(2)13-40.pdf 0 c44aae50-1bb7-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=33120 Založba Univerze na Primorskem 0 0 0