Ceramic finds from the site of Vir - Smratina (2013 - 2015 researches)

Lokalitet Vir-Smratina nalazi se na sjeverozapadnom dijelu otoka Vira. Taj prostor je u antici bio dio ruralnog teritorija Nina (Aenona). Prostor Vira i Privlake je gravitirao Ninu i uslijed toga se i razvijao nakon romanizacije tog prostora. Prvo sustavno iskopavanje na otoku započelo je 2013. godine upravo na Smratini. Otkrivena je ranokršćanska crkva iz 6. st. unutar čijeg je naosa manja romanička crkva. U ovom radu je obrađen keramički materijal prikupljen u arheološkim kampanjama od 2013. do 2015. godine. Prva skupina nalaza koja je obrađena su ulomci oboda, ulomci tijela posuda s ukrasima te dna posuda. Ulomci su opisani kao kuhinjska keramika zbog njihove grube fakture, gline pune primjese kalcita te stijenki koje su većinom crno pečene uslijed svakodnevnog korištenja. Opisano je općenito o kuhinjskoj keramici i njenoj lokalnoj proizvodnji koja je karakteristična i za ulomke sa Smratine. Posude su većinom rađene na lončarskom kolu što je vidljivo na unutrašnjim stijenkama. Obodi su određeni su kao kuhinjski lonci i podijeljeni u tri tipološke skupine prema izgledu profila oboda. Kao takvi su uspoređeni s materijalom na lokalitetima sličnog karaktera (npr. Ad basilicas pictas u Splitu i Srima-Pridžba). Od ukrasa se pojavljuje jednostruka valovnica, češljasta valovnica, horizontalne linije, ubodi, kratki urezi, jednostavni reljefni motiv ili kombinacija tih ukrasa. Druga skupina nalaza su amfore, keramički uteg za tkalački stan trapezoidnog oblika i ulomak tegule koji daju dodatan kontekst opisu kuhinjske keramike.The site of Vir-Smratina is situated in the northwestern part of the island of Vir. In the Antique period , it formed part of the rural territory of Nin (Aenona). The territories of Vir and Privlaka used to gravitate towards Nin, which is the reason they developed as a result of romanization. The first systematic excavation on the island happened in 2013 on Smratina site. An Early Christian church dating from the 6th century was discovered, inside of which a smaller romanic church was found. This paper deals with ceramic artefacts collected throughout the archaeological campaigns from 2013 to 2015. The first group of findings that were analyzed includes fragments of rims, fragments of pots' bodies with decorations and the bottoms of pots. These fragments are described as coarse cooking ware due to their rough texture, clay full of calcite admixture, and because of its walls that are mostly black as a result of daily usage. Furthermore, coarse ware in general is described, its local production and characteristic of the Smratina fragments. Rims are specified as parts of cooking pots and are divided into three typological groups based on the appearance of their profile. These were then compared to the materials on localities of similar kind (for instance, Ad basilicas pictas in the city of Split and Srima- Pridžba). As far as the decorations are concerned, there are simple wavy lines, multiline wavy decoration, horizontal lines, stings, short cuts, simple relief motive, or a combination of these decorations. The second group of finds includes amphoras, ceramic weight for loom in the shape of a trapezoid, and a fragment of a tegula that provide an additional context to the description of cooking ware