An exhibition on underwater research in bay of Veštar opened at Rovinj museum

International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar has set an exhibition of archaeological finds at the Rovinj Heritage Museum on Friday, the July 1st 2011. Exhibition comes as a result of two years of underwater archeological research in bay of Veštar near Rovinj. Archaeological finds from the bay of Veštar which have been restored and conserved so far have been represented. Considering that this research has began in 2008, and continuing, we can expect the successive presentation of new findings in years to come. This research has rounded up knowledge of the history of bay of Veštar: numerous remains of pottery, vessels, amphorae and other objects that testify flourishing life in the bay of Veštar since Roman times. Continuing research and its extension to the coastal part of the archaeological site will give a more complete picture of the location in the future.
Underwater archaeological research in bay of Veštar was preformed by an international archaeological group, which was gathered by the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar. Along with ICUA Zadar, Croatian Conservation Institute (HRZ Zagreb),Bayerischen Gesellschaft für Unterwasserarchäologie and Rovinj Heritage Museum participated in this research. This comprehensive research, which continues into the future, was funded by the Ministry of Culture of Croatia and the Tourist Board of City of Rovinj.
On the occasion of the exhibition of underwater archaeological finds from the bay of Veštar, comprehensive bilingual directory "Underwater Archaeological Research of bay Veštar 2008 - 2010" was presented. This publication describes archaeological researches done so far and represents most of the ancient and postmedieval finds from the bay. Demanding and time-consuming task of conservation and restoration of the finds from the bay of Veštar was conducted by experts from the Zadar Department of conservation and restoration of underwater archaeological finds, of the Croatian Conservation Institute. Along the very interesting exhibition of archaeological finds from ancient times to the postmedieval period; as a guest of the exhibition, Museum of Umag, has prepared a surprise - the ancient Roman delicacy - olive paste, stuffed and boiled eggs, spicy cheese, roasted carrots, stuffed sardines, melons, wine and sweet drinks.