The 2016 revision excavations of the triconch church in Bilice
January 2018
| Journal article
| Diadora
The paper presents the results of the revision excavations of the
early Christian triconch church in Bilice. Discovered and excavated in the 1900s on Dedića Punta site, the structure has not
been researched ever since. The revision excavations that began
in autumn 2016 should therefore establish the condition of this
early Christian complex, interpret it scientifically and enable its
conservation and presentation. The 2016 excavations revealed
the foundation walls of a triconch church and parts of the walls of
its northeastern and southeastern additions. This paper analyzes
the characteristics of the sacral architecture discovered there,
providing also an overview of the movable finds (a stone frag-
ment with moldings, pottery and glass). Evidence from archive
sources and the references about the site found in literature are
also presented.