Ruud Streefkerk

The sun sets above the Adriatic coast near Tribanj in Croatia. The earliest evidence of human presence can be found here in various caves. But with the arrival of the Liburnians during the Iron Age, these caves were abandoned as primary settlements. Instead, the Liburnians built fortified hill-forts The hill-fort Tribnjina e.g. stands at 330 meters above sea level and thus dominates the surroundings. The old settlement was protected on the west side by a gorge and on the north-, east- and south- side by defensive walls. The Liburnians buried their dead in Tumuli, burial mounds of earth and stones, which are found in large parts of the world.

surroundings. The old settlement was protected on the west side by a gorge and on the north-, east- and south- side by defensive walls. The Liburnians buried their dead in Tumuli, burial mounds of earth and stones, which are found in large parts of the world.