The Find of Graves with Skeletal Burials at the Ozad Arene Site: A Contribution to the Topography and Typology of Roman Period Burials in Pula

Na prostoru nekadašnjeg „Pattinaggia“ iza Arene u Puli tijekom ljeta 2020. godine provedeno je probno arheološko iskopavanje. Ono je bilo preduvjet za planiranu izgradnju unutar dosad neizgrađenog dijela gradskog bloka koji je omeđen Faverijskom ulicom na sjeveru, Scalierovom ulicom duž juga - jugoistoka i ulicom Ozad Arene na zapadu. U dvije od ukupno tri otvorene arheološke sonde otkriveno je deset grobova koji se međusobno znatno razlikuju po tipologiji grobne arhitekture. Dio pokojnika položen je direktno na zemlju, bez ikakve konstrukcije groba. Grobni prilozi datiraju ukapanja u vremenski raspon od 1. do 3. stoljeća. Istraženi grobovi dio su nekropole grada Pule koja se pružala duž prometnice koja je od Dvojnih vrata vodila prema Nezakciju.Trial archaeological excavation was performed in the summer of 2020 in the area of a former roller skating grounds located to the rear of Pula’s amphitheatre. This was a necessary step ahead of planned construction work at a previously undeveloped part of the city block bordered by Faverijska street to the north, Scalierova street to the south-southeast, and the Ozad Arene street to the west. Ten graves exhibiting significant differentiation in terms of grave architecture typology were found in two of the three excavated archaeological trenches. Some of the deceased persons were laid directly on the ground with no grave structure. Grave goods date the burials to the period from the 1st to 3rd c. The investigated graves are part of the Pula necropolis that ran along the road from the Porta Gemina to Nesactium