Report on Archaeological Excavations of the St. Peter\u27s Church in Kula Atlagića

Izvještava se o rezultatima arheoloških iskopavanja provedenim uz ranoromaničku crkvu Sv. Petra u Kuli Atlagića pokraj Benkovca} koja je bila porušena tijekom Domovinskog rata. Istražena je unutrašnjost crkve} te prostor u širini od dva metra uz njezin sjeverni} južni i zapadni zid. Istočno od apside istražena je veća površina (8 x 6,5 m). Iskopavanja su rezultirala novim spoznajama o arhitekturi crkve} te iznijela na vidjelo nalaze skulpture tj. crkvenog namještaja. Uovim iskopavanjima istraženo je i 85 grobova} od kojih samo dio pripada kasnijem srednjem vijeku (13,-15. stoljeću) a glavnina je novovjekovnih.The paper reports on results of archaeological excavations performed by the early-Romanesque church of St. Peter (Sv. Petar) in Kula Atlagića near Benkovac, demolished during the Fatherland War. There were researched the interior of the church and the area 2 m wide along its north, south and west walls. To east o fthe apse there was researched a larger area (8 x 6.5 m). The excavations resulted in new information on the church architecture and revealed finds of sculpture, that is, church furnishings. In the researches, there were also excavated 85 graves, only apart of them belonging to the late middle ages (13Ih -15Ih centuries), the major part being of the new age