Sipar, archaeological excavationand protection of the site from 2013 to 2015*

Sa？etak This paper presents the results of three excavations campaigns (2013, 2014 and 2015) at the Sipar archaeological site, north of Umag. During the first two years, the site was being cleared of a stone embankment, and in the third year a excavations was initiated as follow-up to the 1964 and 1965 excavations. With regard to immovable archaeological structures, we defined a Roman construction with pylons (horreum) in the south side of the central part of the peninsula, a late antique/early mediaeval pentagonal tower with ramparts in the east side of the peninsula, and a section of a settlement to their west. The revision of this part of the settlement revealed several phases of its existence. The excavations raised the question of correspondence between the fortification and the settlement