Le monastère Saint-Pierre D’osor (Île de Cres) : Cinquième campagne d’études archéologiques

Abstract

In this article the main results of the 2010 excavations campaign on the site of the monastery of Saint Peter in Osor are presented. Theses concern the medieval cemetery and some late antique dwellings situated east of the church’s sanctuary. Further more, the test probe north of the basilica of Saint Peter led to the discovery of a late medieval craft workshop zone (fulling mill?), and the one on the south provided supplementary information about the connections between the church and other, previous or later, buildings. The combination of different approaches (archaeological excavations and analysis of the elevations, geophysical and documentary research) enabled us to propose a new working hypothesis on the origin of the church (6th-7th c.?) and the first sketch of the medieval topography of the monastery.