The results of archaeological excavations of the Kalnik – Igrišče site in 2014

Na osnovi rezultata geofizičkih istraživanja koja su provedena 2013. godine i arheoloških iskopavanja koja su se provodila sustavno od 2006. godine razmotrene su mogućnosti i potencijal arheološkog nalazišta Kalnik – Igrišče, odnosno položaja koji se niz godina istraživao. Odlučeno je istražiti preostali dio terase na kojemu je iskopavanjima utvrđeno višeslojno taloženje arheoloških jedinica iz nekoliko povijesnih i prapovijesnih razdoblja koje su iznimnom očuvanošću, posebice sloj iz brončanog doba, opravdale odluku o otvaranju nove iskopne površine na navedenom položaju.On the basis of geophysical survey from 2013 and systematic archaeological excavation since 2006, potential of the Kalnik – Igrišče site was considered, that is, of the location which had been researched for years. A decision was made to research the remaining part of a terrace where a multilayered site had been determined from several prehistoric and historic periods, which have been extremely well preserved, especially in terms of the Bronze Age layer. This was how the decision to further excavate on the location in question was justified. This year, the aim of the research was to define the layout of the Bronze Age building which was full of mobile finds and valuable archaeobotanical finds, discovered as early as 2008. This season, given that the excavations included a large, multilayered site with complex archaeological records, earlier historical and prehistoric layers were detected and documented. A (late) medieval building was detected with well preserved architectural elements and relatively well preserved mobile material remains. After removing numerous layers created by erosion and forest vegetation (roots), a more intact archaeological situation could be observed with an assumed buried Bronze Age building. The next season of excavations could unveil the rest of the collapsed Bronze Age building unless it was destroyed by later interventions