ɛɡzˈæmɪnɪŋ ɹᵻmˈeɪnz fɹʌmðɪ ˈɜːli bɹˈɑːnz ˈeɪdʒ sˈiː. θɹˈiː θˈaʊzənd bˌiːsˈiː, ɹˈæmpɑːɹts wɜː dɪskˈʌvɚd wˌɪtʃ tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪ ðæt ɔːlɹˌɛdi æt ðæt tˈaɪm ɐ fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd sˈɛɾəlmənt ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd æt ðə pˈɛtɹəvˌæɹɐdˌɪn sˈaɪt.
Examining remains from the early Bronze Age (c. 3000 BC), ramparts were discovered which testify that already at that time a fortified settlement existed at the Petrovaradin site.