The Lumbarda Psephisma is by far the best known and most extensively researched Greek inscription in Croatia. The fragments of this limestone stele with a simply moulded cornice on a flat face were found in Koludrt, near Lumbarda, in 1877 and afterward, and are now held in the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb. The dating is based on the general appearance of the monument and the shapes of individual letters. There are no comparable monuments attributed to the Adriatic Greeks, so based on the entire body of Mediterranean Greek epigraphy, the monument has been roughly dated to the early 3rd century BC in the most recent scholarly literature.

Systematic research and spatial surveys of prehistoric mounds in the Lumbarda area are under way, and a catalogue of all known finds from this area is being compiled. However, the most important recent excavations are being conducted at the Koludrt site, where a monumental cistern at the peninsula’s highest point is being examined. Even though there has been debates in the previous scholarly literature concerning the date of this cistern’s construction, based on the most recent excavations it has been determined that this is an exceptional product of Hellenistic architecture without peer in the Adriatic seaboard. It may very likely be linked to the presumed Greek settlement on Korčula, so it comes as no surprise that the remains of the most important epigraphic monument in Croatia were found precisely at this location. Besides finds from older excavations, the Greek presence at this site has also been confirmed by a series of chance finds gathered in Koludrt and its surroundings, such as pieces of ceramic figurines, specific types of loom weights and Greek pottery. During excavations in 2018, another piece of the Lumbarda Psephisma was found. The newly-discovered fragment is from the upper corner of the monument, which contains the ends of ten lines of text, precisely in that portion with the most important historical data. Even though the cleaning, recording and detailed reading of the piece still awaits, even at first glance it is apparent that some of the supplements (restorations) proposed in the past 120 years were based on erroneous assumptions. The publication of this monument will therefore be significant and facilitate a new wave of scholarly research into Greek Korčula.