ARHEOLOŠKA ISTRAŽIVANJA KOD CRKVE SV. JURE U KRUŠEVU ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT THE CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE IN KRUŠEVO 99 JAKOV VUČIĆ UDK: 902.2(497.5 Kruševo)”2007/2008” 903/904(497.5 Kruševo) Izvorni znanstveni članak / Original scientiic paper Primljen / Received 10. 9. 2010. Prihvaćen / Accepted 1. 10. 2010. Arheološki muzej Zadar Trg opatice Čike 1 HR 23000 – Zadar jakov.vucic@amzd.hr Tijekom 2007. i 2008. godine Arheološki muzej Zadar proveo je zaštitna arheološka istraživanja kod stare crkve sv. Jure na gro- blju u Kruševu. Istraživanjima su otkriveni arhitektonski ostatci i pokretni arheološki nalazi koji svjedoče o višekratnim ljudskim aktivnostima na ovom položaju od prapovijesti pa sve do današ- njeg vremena. Najstariji tragovi ljudskog djelovanja vezuju se uz pretpostavljeno postojanje željeznodobnog tumula. U antici se na istom položaju gradi objekt nepoznate namjene, a nad njime u kasnoj antici monumentalna građevina. Uz antičku građevinu vezuju se nalazi tegula s opekarskim pečatom P·COIEDI, koji se dovodi u vezu sa senatorskom obitelji Coiedius. Slijedi u vrijeme ranoga srednjeg vijeka mala predromanička rotonda, kojoj je u razvijenom srednjem vijeku na sjeverozapadu dograđen brod. Na mjestu srednjovjekovnog broda pred rotondom u posttursko vrijeme sagrađen je novi, znatno prostraniji brod. Nešto kasnije, pri izgradnji novoga kvadratnog svetišta rotonda je u cijelosti porušena. U razdoblju od ranoga srednjeg vijeka do konca 20. stoljeća uz crkvu su kroz cijelo vrijeme, s većim ili manjim intenzi- tetom vršena pokapanja. Ključne riječi: Kruševo, antička građevina, kasnoantička građe- vina, predromanička rotonda, srednjovjekovno groblje, tegula, obitelj Coiedius The Archaeological Museum Zadar undertook archaeological ex- cavations in 2007 and 2008 at the ancient church of St. George (sv. Jure) at the cemetery in Kruševo. The excavations uncovered architectural remains and small inds that bear witness to mul- tiple human activities at this site from prehistory to the present day. The earliest traces of human activities are related to the hypothesized existence of an Iron Age tumulus. A structure of unknown purpose was built at the same position in the Roman period, with a monumental building built on top of it in the pe- riod of Late Antiquity. Finds of tegulae with the stamp P·COIEDI, marking the senatorial family of Coiedius, were related to the Ro- man structure. A small pre-Romanesque rotunda followed in the early medieval period, to which a nave was added on the north- west in the Middle Ages proper. In the post-Turkish period, a new, considerably larger nave was built in place of the medieval nave in front of the rotunda. Somewhat later, during construction of a new square chancel, the rotunda was completely demolished. Burial took place by the church, with greater or lesser intensity, throughout the entire period from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 20 th century. Key words: Kruševo, Roman structure, Late Antiquity structure, pre-Romanesque rotunda, medieval cemetery, tegulae, Coiedius family