Investigations at Sindi-Lodja

Abstract

In 2024, archaeological rescue work was carried out at the Sindi-Lodja I settlement site, and preliminary investigations were conducted in the protection zone of the same settlement site and in the immediate vicinity on both banks of the Reiu River. The work aimed to sieve a pile of soil containing finds collected from an area excavated without archaeological supervision and to conduct a spot survey of the riverbank area. A total of 133 finds were collected from a pile measuring a few cubic metres using surface collection and water sieving. Both archaeological and geoarchaeological surveys were conducted in the area of the new Sindi-Lodja bridge construction. A total of 57 test pits were excavated during the fieldwork, and geoarchaeological probing was carried out at 12 locations. The later revealed e deposit very similar to the earlier investigated cultural layer at Sindi-Lodja I and II Stone Age settlement sites.