Four years ago, in the yard of Potocka Mahala in Gornja Tuzla, an incredible excavation was found, i.e. the remains of an old Roman plumbing. Now there are assumptions that another site has been found, and official confirmation should be given by archaeologists.
Gornja Tuzla is reputed to be one of the oldest Neolithic settlements in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and after the remains of an 11-meter-long old Roman water pipe were found in the yard of Mehmed Ajdaslic’s family home in Potocka Mahala in 2019, new interesting objects were found.
It is about the site of Munir Memisevic’s private yard, and the objects found are of interest to archaeologists.
“Less than three years ago, I was working in my small garden in the summer cottage not far from the center of Gornja Tuzla, and on that occasion, I came across oysters that were not ordinary. Little by little, out of curiosity, I dug around on my own and started to take out numerous remains of money, ceramics, and various parts of vessels,” Memisevic points out.
As he adds, he found numerous interesting things in a rather small space, which he kept with him.
“Last year, a university professor came to visit me and told me that this is a valuable building. I independently read and researched numerous assumptions and came across the information that there used to be a Franciscan monastery in Gornja Tuzla at a location 1.5 kilometers from the center of Gornja Tuzla on the left bank of the River Jala, which, believe me, corresponds to the location of my house within a meter,” Memisevic adds.
He informed the authorities about his discovery.
“A few days ago, I informed the leaders of the Franciscan monastery in Tuzla and the director and archaeologists from the Museum of East Bosnia, who visited me and were taken aback by the scenes they saw, noting that it is too early to say anything until detailed investigations are carried out,” continues Memisevic.
Current assumptions indicate that it could be an archaeological site connected to the Franciscan monastery from the 14th century, Klix.ba reports.
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