Archaeologists have continued with the excavations of the monastery complex of St Mary the Great near Bale under the supervision of M. Jurković and A. Milošević. The aim of the latest campaign was to define the north-west section of a monastery chapel which, together with the church of St Mary, served as the most important sacral object in the complex.Although the walls of the chapel are still in elevation, its western façade has collapsed, covering the foundations of the bell tower which can be directly compared with other similar examples nearby. After the vegetation has been removed, archaeologists have started with a careful cleaning of archaeological layers, necessary especially because of a peculiar way the western wall has collapsed – it has preserved its shape, even the windows, in a negative, laid down on the foundations of the bell tower.

Researchers have also digitally documented the chapel and newly found archaeological layers, using a drone and 3D mapping technology. The results will help to reconstruct the chapel digitally, and to compare its characteristics with other monuments which are to be digitalized.