Monkodonja

Monkodonja is a Bronze Age hillfort located near the city of Rovinj in the Croatian region of Istria [1]. It was occupied between about 1850/1750 and 1500/1450 BC [1]. Monkodonja lies on a small hill, 81 m above sea level, and forms an irregular ellipse stretching east–west that is 250 m long and 160 m wide [1]. The settlement was surrounded by three concentric walls and has two entrances that have been explored so far (the so-called Western and Northern Gates) [1]. The walls are dry stone constructions, with Cyclopean masonry reminiscent of Mycenean architecture [1]. Bronze Age cist graves were found in the western gate [1]. The defensive wall surrounding the settlement was about 1 km long, about 3 m wide and at least 3 m tall [1]. The hillfort was discovered in 1953 by B. Baćić and B. Marušić, and the first research was carried out in 1953–1955 [1].