From 12 to 22 June 2005 rescue excavation of the Roman period shipwreck at the Čavlin cliff located not far from Murter was conducted. The remains of this shipwreck with a cargo of Lamboglia 2 amphorae have been known since 1998 after a German diver reported it. At the time of discovery, the site was only slightly damaged. Due to other urgent tasks, it was not immediately explored but was placed under constant supervision. All other information on its location was kept strictly confidential. In late 2001, it was reported that the robbing of the site had begun. In October of the same year, an investigation confirmed this report. One amphora was found excavated and prepared for extraction, as well as the lower part of a grindstone and one lead bar of a Roman period anchor. Due to the danger of robbery, these finds were immediately removed. As protection until the next season, the following month, a temporary safety grate was installed over the site. At the same time, the site was provisionally documented. The rescue archaeological excavation started in May 2002. The peripheral part of the site (approx. 150 m²) was processed and all archaeological artefacts were collected. The smaller, central part of the site (approx. 40 m2) remained under the safety grate. Fifteen more or less whole amphorae, the second part of a grindstone, and a number of small finds were excavated. The works continued in 2003 when most of the remaining site was excavated. The find of the wooden structure of the ship and small finds slowed down the work, so part of the central area remained unexplored. Completion was scheduled for the season of 2004. Extremely bad weather conditions made the work exceptionally difficult, so only a few amphorae and several small vessels were removed. During 2005, the rest of the shipwreck was explored and the works were completed. As expected, new remains of the ship’s wooden structure and a ship’s kitchen sector with associated ceramic inventory have been uncovered. Around ten amphorae and a large number of potsherds were found. Amphoras belong to the several versions of a widespread type of Lamboglia 2 amphora vinaria from Northern Italy, dated to the 1st century BC. Their volume is slightly under 30 litres. A total of six stamps were identified, most likely Italian. Among the vessels used on the ship and found during the last season are two late Hellenistic oil lamps of Eastern origin, an Italian mortar from the same period, and the eastern sigillata A pottery set, consisting of a shallow and deep plate and a calotte-shaped bowl (Hayes form 3, 12, 5A). The finds date the shipwreck in the second half of the 1st century BC (M. Jurišić 2006, Hrvatski arheološki godišnjak 2/2005, 328–329).