The Problem of Continuities and Discontinuities in Roman and Post-Roman “Rural” Contexts: The Case of Muline Site on the Island of Ugljan (Croatia)

In the paper, the data on Muline site on Ugljan island in Dalmatia is interpreted in accordance with contemporary discourse on roman estate organization and their Late Antique transformations. Site is interpreted, along with the remains in Gospodska gomila, as a part of singular estate under imperial / state control. Possible connections with provincial capital of Salona are noted based on the archaeological finds and the structure typology. Site remains are then analyzed in the context of discourse on roman era estate transformations in the Late Antiquity and early middle ages in order to gain insight into socio-cultural aspects of island’s transformation.