Historical place profile
Korčula Neolithic Site
A submerged neolithic site on a former islet connected to the east coast of Korcula island, just southeast of the modern town and port of the same name. Preliminary underwater excavations conducted by a team from the University of Zadar were reported in the media in 2021. Stone walls, ceramics, and tools were among the finds.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:108889248
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:108889248
- Place type
- island, settlement
- Coordinates
- 42.945318, 17.157111
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
A submerged neolithic site on a former islet connected to the east coast of Korcula island, just southeast of the modern town and port of the same name. Preliminary underwater excavations conducted by a team from the University of Zadar were reported in the media in 2021. Stone walls, ceramics, and tools were among the finds.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Pleiades
Source and reuse
This profile derives from the Pleiades current GIS record, licensed CC BY 3.0. Pleiades place record The profile preserves the source name, point, type, description, precision and provenance without silently adding a boundary reconstruction.
Research path
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