Archaeological landscape of Vinodol valley and the Crikvenica-Vinodol coastal area

U ovom radu obrađeni su prapovijesni, antički i srednjovjekovni lokaliteti i nalazi na prostoru Vinodolske doline i Crikveničko-vinodolskoga priobalnog područja. Arheološka istraživanja ovoga područja započela su još u 19. stoljeću, ali tek su tijekom 60-ih započela stručno vođena i učestalija istraživanja. Prostor obuhvaćen ovim radom iznimno je bogat arheološkim lokalitetima, no evidentan je manjak nalazišta starijih od brončanoga doba. Također, prapovijest je najslabije istraženo doba Vinodola. Iz tog vremena otkrivene su gradine, tumuli, pripećak/spilja i ostava. Iz antike imamo rimsku keramičarsku radionicu, vile, podvodna nalazišta poput brodoloma, dijelove rimske ceste, utvrđenja i razne slučajne nalaze. Iz srednjega vijeka potječe mnogo sakralnih građevina poput crkvi i kapela, fortifikacija i nekropola/groblja. Jedan dio ovoga rada posvećen je upotrebi i potencijalu GIS-a pri istraživanjima arheološkog krajolika. Specifičnost Vinodola je što na ovom prostoru možemo pratiti ljudski život unazad više od 4000 godina, ali potrebna su kvalitetna i sustavna arheološka istraživanja kako bi se produbila spoznaja o povijesti ovoga kraja.The subject of this paper are various sites and finds from Prehistory, Antiquity and Middle Ages located in the Vinodol valley and the adjacent coastal area around Crikvenica and Vinodol. In this area archeological research began during the 19th century, but expert-led and more common research started during the 60s. The area specified in this paper is extremely rich in archaeological sites, however few sites are older than the Bronze Age. Also, Prehistory is the least explored age of Vinodol. From Prehistory there are remains of settlements, burial mounds, semi-cave/cave sites and a hoard. From Antiquity we have remains of a roman pottery workshop, villas, underwater sites like shipwrecks, parts of a roman road, fortifications and various accidental finds. From the Middle Ages there are a lot of sacral structures like churches and chapels, fortifications and necropoli/cemeteries. One part of this paper is dedicated to the use and potential of GIS in researching archaeological landscape. Vinodol is special because we can track human presence in these parts for more than 4000 years, but quality and systematic research are needed to find out more about the history of this region