The transition from the Late Neolithic to the Early Eneolithic in northwestern Serbia: Reconsideration and suggestions for future work
The paper analyzed 364 sites from the fifth millennium BC in northwestern Serbia in order to observe the process of population fission from the large Late Neolithic settlements and the formation of smaller settlements tightly integrated with one another in the Early Eneolithic. Special attention wa...
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The paper analyzed 364 sites from the fifth millennium BC in northwestern Serbia in order to observe the process of population fission from the large Late Neolithic settlements and the formation of smaller settlements tightly integrated with one another in the Early Eneolithic. Special attention was paid to the chronology, size, pedology, and topography of the settlements. Lowland-valley microregions were densely populated, while hilly and highland areas were sparsely populated. Larger sites are concentrated in the microregions of Mačva, Posavina, Pocerina and Tamnava, while the smaller ones are distributed across all microregions. The largest and most numerous settlements were oriented towards very fertile soil types and microregions, such as Mačva, while settlements on soils unsuitable for cultivation prevail in the microregions of Rađevina and Azbukovica, which are characterized by hills and mountains, as well as in the most populated microregion of Mačva. Hard-to-reach settlements of dominant elevations (hillfort – Gradina type) in the hilly and mountainous areas and slightly elevated settlements enclosed by ditches in the plain areas (Obrovac type), i.e., the formation of small and very small settlements was viewed from the perspective of the transformation of the Neolithic and the establishment of a new, Eneolithic way of life. The analysis showed the necessity of modern archaeological prospection for a precise positioning of all sites in order to increase the quality of pedological and topographical data, as well as for geomagnetic research and targeted projects in order to evaluate the site areas, human activities in the settlements and to control the chronology by dating as many excavated sites with secure contexts as possible.
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| spelling | doaj.art-992374bc52084fa7a387a9a54920ba192023-12-22T21:07:42ZengNational Archaeological Institute with Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of SciencesStudia Praehistorica0204-98802815-26972023-12-011710.53250/stprae17.35-102The transition from the Late Neolithic to the Early Eneolithic in northwestern Serbia: Reconsideration and suggestions for future workDragan Milanović0Marinko Antonijević1Srećko Živanović2Institute of Archeology, BelgradeFaculty of Philosophy, University of BelgradeFreelance archaeologist, Koceljeva The paper analyzed 364 sites from the fifth millennium BC in northwestern Serbia in order to observe the process of population fission from the large Late Neolithic settlements and the formation of smaller settlements tightly integrated with one another in the Early Eneolithic. Special attention was paid to the chronology, size, pedology, and topography of the settlements. Lowland-valley microregions were densely populated, while hilly and highland areas were sparsely populated. Larger sites are concentrated in the microregions of Mačva, Posavina, Pocerina and Tamnava, while the smaller ones are distributed across all microregions. The largest and most numerous settlements were oriented towards very fertile soil types and microregions, such as Mačva, while settlements on soils unsuitable for cultivation prevail in the microregions of Rađevina and Azbukovica, which are characterized by hills and mountains, as well as in the most populated microregion of Mačva. Hard-to-reach settlements of dominant elevations (hillfort – Gradina type) in the hilly and mountainous areas and slightly elevated settlements enclosed by ditches in the plain areas (Obrovac type), i.e., the formation of small and very small settlements was viewed from the perspective of the transformation of the Neolithic and the establishment of a new, Eneolithic way of life. The analysis showed the necessity of modern archaeological prospection for a precise positioning of all sites in order to increase the quality of pedological and topographical data, as well as for geomagnetic research and targeted projects in order to evaluate the site areas, human activities in the settlements and to control the chronology by dating as many excavated sites with secure contexts as possible. https://publications.naim.bg/index.php/stprae/article/view/376Neolithic/Eneolithic transitionVinča culturenorthwestern Serbiasettlementschronologysite area |
| spellingShingle | Dragan Milanović Marinko Antonijević Srećko Živanović The transition from the Late Neolithic to the Early Eneolithic in northwestern Serbia: Reconsideration and suggestions for future work Studia Praehistorica Neolithic/Eneolithic transition Vinča culture northwestern Serbia settlements chronology site area |
| title | The transition from the Late Neolithic to the Early Eneolithic in northwestern Serbia: Reconsideration and suggestions for future work |
| title_full | The transition from the Late Neolithic to the Early Eneolithic in northwestern Serbia: Reconsideration and suggestions for future work |
| title_fullStr | The transition from the Late Neolithic to the Early Eneolithic in northwestern Serbia: Reconsideration and suggestions for future work |
| title_full_unstemmed | The transition from the Late Neolithic to the Early Eneolithic in northwestern Serbia: Reconsideration and suggestions for future work |
| title_short | The transition from the Late Neolithic to the Early Eneolithic in northwestern Serbia: Reconsideration and suggestions for future work |
| title_sort | transition from the late neolithic to the early eneolithic in northwestern serbia reconsideration and suggestions for future work |
| topic | Neolithic/Eneolithic transition Vinča culture northwestern Serbia settlements chronology site area |
| url | https://publications.naim.bg/index.php/stprae/article/view/376 |
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