PHOTO: PRIŽBA, IVO PERVAN, HTZ

Šabin brdo

The oldest evidence that testifies to life in this area are found tools and human and animal bones from the Iron Age. Unfortunately, none of these findings have been preserved.

Rakitnica

Rakitnica is a settlement that was first mentioned around 1311. In the immediate vicinity of the houses, the remains of which can still be seen today, in 1455, the church of St. John the Baptist. As people no longer live here, the church is in operation only twice a year, on the holidays of the saint of the same name.

Velika Mrdakovica- Arauzona

According to the findings and position, some will identify Velika Mrdakovica with the Liburnian settlement of Arauzon, described by Pliny in his travelogues. And indeed, thorough archaeological excavations, according to the rich finds of metal clasps and jewelry of old money and fragments of glass and ceramics, we can say with certainty that this is so.

It is considered to be the most valuable such find in the entire Roman Empire, and today everything found is kept in the Museum of the City of Šibenik.

Opekarska peć

At the foot of the old town of Rakitnica, near Tri bunara, the remains of a Roman brick kiln were found, which was used for the production of parts of the roof structure - tegula and a pile of channels.

This is the first such find in Dalmatia, and according to its preservation, it is a curiosity within the Mediterranean.

Rimska ograđenica

At the foot of the hill on which the settlement of Arauzona was situated, there was a natural catchment for the collection of rainwater. The inhabitants of Arauzona covered it with vaults, leaving several openings for the inflow of rainwater.

The fence or Turkish cistern, as the people of Vodice mistakenly call it today, still benefits the population for watering cattle and watering nearby olive groves.

Prižba

In the Srima field there are restored and preserved foundations of a late antique two-part basilica. The building was built in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. Two almost identical parts of the church, north and south, are clearly visible. Around the monumental building are the remains of several other rooms for various purposes and all Illyrian tombs.