Vinniza Fortress

Vinica Fortress had been continuously settled in the periods of theLate Bronze Age, the Iron Age, and the classical Greek period (with imported pottery from the 5th and 4th centuries BC.). Cultural horizons from the Macedonian-Hellenisticand Early Roman periods have not been recorded. The Late Antique and Early Byzantine periods significantly markedthis site with monumental architectural structures and movable archaeological material. The mediaeval period left its mark with the necropolis dating from the 11th and 12th centuries. The fortification (castrum) has two building phases, one from the late 4th and early 5th centuries, and the second, which dates from the late 5th and 6th centuries. This site is especially important due to the fact that in 1985, a discovery was made of a hoard with terracotta icons that were discarded as classical rubble at the entrance of the east tower, more specifically, behind the fountain and the small porch. This discovery opened a new page in the domain of Early Christian art in Macedonia and the wider region.

Source : http://haemus.org.mk/vinicas-fortress/