Archaeological researches

Wednesday, 08 September, 2010

Ljubitelji aktivnog odmora i prirode za boravka u gradu Pagu mogu uzivati u nizu sportsko rekreacijskih sadrzaja. Uz brdski kamenjar, na nekadasnjim drevnim ovcarskim stazama, uredeno je 115 km biciklistickih staza. Stijene koje se okomito uzdizu nad morem, pravi su izazov za alpiniste, a na njima su postavljeni i alpinisticki smjerokazi. Podmorje Paga iznimno je atraktivno za ronjenje, a sama Paska uvala pogodna za jedrenje i surfanje.

Grad Pag obiluje pjescanim, sljuncanim i kamenim plazama. Prsten Paske uvale sini sak 27 km plaza, a najpoznatije i najljepse medu njima su Janjece vode, Tri glave, Bosana, Dubrava, Sveti Marko, Sveti Duh, Zrce, Caska, Rucica, Slana, Malin, Veliki Zaton, Bijele stijene, Veli bok, Mali bok, Kotica i Basaca. Do vecine plaza unutar uvale mo�ete doci autom, osim do plaza smjestenim u Paskim vratima, do kojih mozete doci iskljucivo brodom.

U gradu Pagu se proizvodi kvalitetan i vrlo cijenjen tvrdi ovcji sir. Uz Paski sir mozete probati ukusnu pasku janjetinu, bijelo vino, rakiju travaricu i domaci prosek. Na ribarnici mozete kupiti svjezu ribu, rakove i skoljke, a riblje specijalitete mozete probati u restoranima. U benediktinskom samostanu sv. Margarite se proizvodi baskotin, tvrdo pecivo cija se tajna proizvodnje cuva u samostanu.

Grad Pag ima bogatu folklornu bastinu. Paska narodna nosnja je lijepih boja i oblika, a osobito je atraktivno zensko pokrivalo za glavu obrubljeno paskom cipkom. Paska cipka je najljepsi autohtoni suvenir, izraduje se sivanjem, a koristi se kao samostalni ukras ili dio odjece.

Grad Pag obiluje kulturno-povijesnim spomenicima. Najznacajnije gradevine su Zborna crkva Marijinog Uznesenja, Knezev dvor i kula Skrivanat - jedina preostala od devet kula koje su, zajedno s bedemima, nekada okruzivale grad. Osim navedenih gradevina mozete razgledati crkve sv. Jurja, sv.Frane, samostan sv. Margarite i magazine soli. Arheolosko podrucje Stari grad s crkvom sv.Marije i ostacima akropole udaljeno je samo kilometar od gradske jezgre.

Grad Pag je grad morske soli. Zbog njene vaznosti u 15. stoljecu nastao je Pag kao planski i plansko utvrdeni grad, koji pri obilasku pruza poseban osjecaj. Grad Pag je i grad rukotvorina poznate paske cipke koja se njeguje kroz stoljeca, svaka je zaseban unikat, a taj spori i naporni rucni rad zivi i danas na ulicicama starog grada. Povijesno-kulturno najzanimljivije mjesto na Pagu grad Pag nije i najstarije mjesto na otoku. Kilometar juznije nalaze se ostaci naselja (utvrdeni samostan i crkva) koje je prethodilo danasnjem gradu Pagu - Stari grad Pag.

Archaeological researches

The region of the island of Pag is a rich archaeological site, all the way from Lun to Fortica. The town of Pag itself is a very interesting archaeological site, especially the old centre and Stari grad, abandoned in the 15th century. Some traces of a shipwreck from the antique times are found in the cove Santiš. The proves of the existence of a well-arranged harbour are discovered in the offshore zone of the village Košljun.

The oldest under-sea discovery is an amphora from the 3rd century BC, found not far from the island Maun, to the west of Pag. Some amphorae and their parts, the remains of a shipwreck, are found on the bottom of the sea near the cape Prutna. One of the more interesting discoveries is a stone pillar in Košljun, which is believed to be a part of the former harbour. The other important discovery is the excavation of a brick-kiln near the village Dinjiška, on the right side of the road leading towards Zadar. The historian Smiljan Glušćević claims this kiln consisted of two semicircular fireboxes and a space for baking whose shape (round or square) was impossible to establish. It is assumed that this kiln was 3,5 meters deep.

In the area of the submerged Caska, among the very many findings of pottery and similar objects, an oil-lamp with the portrait of Heraklo was discovered. The remains of the ceramics originating from the northern Africa were discovered in the bay of Pag. These archaeological finds belong to the group of "ceramics with the thicken inside rim" from the 2nd-3rd century AD. Numerous remains of the pottery have been found in the area around Pag, some of them in the most unusual places, like on the top of a hill, for example. Another rich pottery site is in the shallow sea on Bašaca, northern part of the town of Pag. These finds of the pottery speak of the regular merchant connections that existed between Pag and the North African harbours, from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD. The shipwrecks, some of them explored, some not, also testify of the merchant connections.

The remains of the foundations discovered in the area of Stari grad lead to the conclusion this settlement had existed already in the ancient times. Some remains of arms, tools and household items from Liburnian times have been found in Lokunja. Numerous archaeological finds on the island are the evidences of liveliness in this area and of the importance of Pag not only in the period of the Roman Empire (Caska), but before and after that as well.