Recently, archeologists have been exploring the beautiful waters of the Adriatic Sea.
Sandwhiched between Italy and the Balkans, this sea was a hub of ancient seafaring activity.
The discovery was made near the Croatian island of Korcula.
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Long ago, a manmade island existed nearby.
The settlement has been dubbed Soline.
Modern Hvar island in Croatia shares a name with this early culture.
The road seems to have once connected Soline to Korcula.
The settlement at Soline produced remnants of wood which could be tested with radiocarbon dating.
[P]ottery findings help[ed] us to attribute this site to Hvar culture.
The ancient Hvar were a fascinating, if still somewhat opaque, culture.
