spelta), the legumes (Lens culinaris, Vicia ervilia) and the fruit contributions (Cucumis melo/sativus, Malus/Pyrus sp., the Prunus avium group, P. Most of the cereals found (Hordeum vulgare, Panicum miliaceum, Triticum monococcum, T. more A comparative archaeobotanical analysis of the plant remains from the Early Roman incineration graves in Ilok and Sćitarjevo shows the existence of a complex burial ritual, but at the same time enables a better understanding of the agriculture and trade of the 1st/early 2nd century AD in southern Pannonia. It seems logical that visitors, irrespective of their religious affiliation, dropped coins or jewellery into the sacred spring, hoping for recoveryĪ comparative archaeobotanical analysis of the plant remains from the Early Roman incineration gr. The main reason for this specific situation was the thermal spring and mystic of healing present in Such a situation was acceptable especially in a popular spa such as Aquae Iasae. The main reason for choosing this location for theĬonstruction of public facilities was the natural thermal spring.Obviously, until the very end of this complex, the pagan sanctuary retained its function, which corresponds with the situation in the Roman Empire after Constantine’s Edict, when Christianity was legalizedand paganism was still allowed. The construction phases can be traced from the 1st to the end of the 4th century. The research showed that in this area is a very well preserved Roman architecturalĬomplex – Roman sanctuary built around a thermal spring and a bath complex. more Since 1953, the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb has conducted excavations at the town park in Varaždinske Toplice.

Since 1953, the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb has conducted excavations at the town park in Var. More than 50 sacrificial altars, inscriptions, and reliefs were found, while the spring itself contained 17,000Roman coins.Special attention is given in the paper to the finds that confirm the existence of cults dedicated to Apollo (Apollo/Sol), Aesculapius, and Serapis at the baths during the 2nd and 3rdcentury AD. It was discovered that the spring reservoir was repaired in the 4th century AD using older inscriptions, reliefs, and even sculptures, which were used as regular construction material for masonry and backfill. The excavations have shown that a widearea around the spring was enclosed during theġst century AD, while a rectangular structure was built around it in the 2nd century AD a spring reservoir 8 x 13.5 meters in size, from which thermal water was then lead to the baths through a system of canals. Roman sanctuary built around the natural hotspring. more The paper presents the results of the new archaeological excavations in Varaždinske Toplice,conducted from 2011 to 2015 in the area of the The paper presents the results of the new archaeological excavations in Varaždinske Toplice,condu.

Aquae Iasae by Kušan Špalj, Dora