The State of Research: Traces of Ancient Rome in Nevesinjsko Polje (‘Nevesinje Field’)
The State of Research: Traces of Ancient Rome in Nevesinjsko Polje (‘Nevesinje Field’)

Summary/Abstract: Nevesinjsko Polje (‘Nevesinje Field’) is one of the least explored microregions in Bosnia-Herzegovina. This region belonged administratively to the province of Dalmatia during the Roman period. Numerous sites have produced finds from that period (Udrežnje, Biograd, Zovi Do, Lukavac, Kifino Selo – Drenovik, Postoljani, Presjeka, Luka, Zaborani, Bratač, Džinova Mahala, etc.). This paper presents the four phases of research carried out at Nevesinjsko Polje. The archaeological research of this region began at the end of the 19th century. The first phase of exploration conducted in Nevesinjsko Polje focused on the publication of inscriptions from monuments and establishing the route of the Roman road that passed through the region. The second phase of research covered the period 1918–1950. In this phase, Dimitrije Sergejevski conducted preliminary archaeological research in Nevesinjsko Polje. His first significant find dates back to 1926 when he found the remains of a Roman settlement at the site of Drenovik. He revisited the region of Nevesinjsko Polje in 1946 and continued his explorations. The same year, Sergejevski meticulously analyzed the situation in the central and southern parts of the Polje. The following year, 1947, he did the same with the remaining northern part. The next phase of research was carried out by the scholar who made the biggest single contribution, Ivo Bojanovski. He made a significant contribution to the study of local ethnography and the ancient topography of this part of Herzegovina. Ethnographic research is analyzed in the last part of the paper. The fourth phase of research has involved the study of the identity of the indigenous population living in the Nevesinjsko Polje region.

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