Abstract:

In 2009, a team of archaeologists from the Zagreb Institute of Archaeology, in co-operation with archaeologists from the Našice Regional Museum and the Požega Town Museum, documented 31 archaeological sites from prehistory, classical antiquity and the Middle Ages on plots designated for the construction of the planned Našice – Pleternica – Lužani expressway route, stretching over 62 km in length. The expressway route passes over 23 archaeological sites that had been placed under protection, and another 8 sites which were documented. On the territory planned for the construction of the reservoirs of Dubovik and Breznica near Podgorač, field survey was conducted and three archaeological sites from the prehistoric periods were documented. After archive and field surveys, the sites were placed under protection and a study “Cultural-historical heritage” was made as part of the Conservation Study of the Environmental Impact of the planned roads and reservoirs, which prescribes the construction conditions – saving worthy cultural heritage from being destroyed, which implies obligatory permanent supervision by archaeologists during humus layer removal on the road routes, as well as on the plots planned for the reservoirs, and archaeological protection excavations at the protected zones of the sites.

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