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Title: The Practical Guide to Croatia's Archaeological Sites Language: English Book size: (20.5 by 14.5 cms) Price: 12 Euros, plus postage & handling
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ABOUT THE BOOK The ideal guide book for any tourist, archaeology enthusiast, amateur archaeologist or adventure traveller. A valuable source of information, compiled with the help of the Tabula Peutingeriana, which is a unique copy of a 3rd century Roman road-map. The book is divided into 6 sections, in accordance with Croatia's various geographical / regional divisions: 1. Slavonia & Baranja-eastern Croatia, 2. North-central Croatia, 3. Istria, 4. Kvarner, 5. Gorski Kotar & Lika and finally... 6. Dalmatia. The book provides ancient settlement names, together with information covering their location in modern-day Croatia. Illyrian, Celtic, Greek & Roman localities are identified and described. Some site descriptions include a summary of important historical events which are known to have taken place there. The book covers: Archaeological finds, inland & coastal localities(eg: settlements, villa rusticae), exciting new digs and discoveries, underwater localities and their geographical coordinates(great for Google Earth & GPS devices), ancient shipwrecks, mysterious sunken cities, legends and long forgotten mythical settlements.
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