Šarkamen (Serbian Cyrillic: Шаркамен) is a settlement situated in eastern Serbia, in the Negotin municipality of the Bor District.
It is inhabited by 369 people, with a Serb majority (98,66%) The town houses an archaeological site known as Vrelo Šarkamen, spanning an area of 25 hectares.
[1] A Roman resident/memorial complex with a mausoleum on the slopes of Deli Jovan was built during the tetrarchy (early 4th century in Dacia Ripensis), of which today only ruins exist.
The mausoleum is dated to 293–311,[1] and is dedicated to the mother of Emperor Maximinus Daia, who was born nearby.
[3] Notable imperial gold jewelry has been found, including a golden ring of the Emperor's mother.