A New Bronze Age Mega-fort in Southeastern Europe: Recent Archaeological Investigations at Gradiste Idos and their Regional Significance
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2020
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Molloy, BarryJovanović, Dragan
Bruyere, Caroline
Marić, Miroslav
Bulatović, Jelena
Mertl, Patrick
Horn, Christian
Milašinović, Lidija
Mirković-Marić, Neda
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A newly discovered network of later Bronze Age fortified sites of unusually large size are discussed, with a primary focus on results of excavations at the site of Gradiste Idos. Closely associated with the rivers Mures, Tisza, and Danube, these sites are located in the southeast of the Carpathian Basin in central Europe. On current evidence, the main period of construction and occupation took place between 1400-1100 b.c., probably constituting successor communities of the tell-centred societies of the Middle Bronze Age. Geophysical survey and excavation results from Gradiste Idos, the largest site in this network in Serbia, are presented in this paper within their regional context. We discuss preliminary insights into the structural development of the site, alongside a correlation of new C-14 dates with relative ceramic chronological markers and the results of faunal analysis. These results provide new perspectives on settlement systems at the dawn of Urnfield cultural traditions in t...his region.
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Urnfield settlement / mega-forts / Gava / Bronze Age fortifications / BelegisSource:
Journal of Field Archaeology, 2020, 45, 4, 293-314Publisher:
- Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
DOI: 10.1080/00934690.2020.1734899
ISSN: 0093-4690
WoS: 000522377600004
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85082337264
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Arheologija / ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Molloy, Barry AU - Jovanović, Dragan AU - Bruyere, Caroline AU - Marić, Miroslav AU - Bulatović, Jelena AU - Mertl, Patrick AU - Horn, Christian AU - Milašinović, Lidija AU - Mirković-Marić, Neda PY - 2020 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3161 AB - A newly discovered network of later Bronze Age fortified sites of unusually large size are discussed, with a primary focus on results of excavations at the site of Gradiste Idos. Closely associated with the rivers Mures, Tisza, and Danube, these sites are located in the southeast of the Carpathian Basin in central Europe. On current evidence, the main period of construction and occupation took place between 1400-1100 b.c., probably constituting successor communities of the tell-centred societies of the Middle Bronze Age. Geophysical survey and excavation results from Gradiste Idos, the largest site in this network in Serbia, are presented in this paper within their regional context. We discuss preliminary insights into the structural development of the site, alongside a correlation of new C-14 dates with relative ceramic chronological markers and the results of faunal analysis. These results provide new perspectives on settlement systems at the dawn of Urnfield cultural traditions in this region. PB - Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon T2 - Journal of Field Archaeology T1 - A New Bronze Age Mega-fort in Southeastern Europe: Recent Archaeological Investigations at Gradiste Idos and their Regional Significance EP - 314 IS - 4 SP - 293 VL - 45 DO - 10.1080/00934690.2020.1734899 ER -
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Molloy, B., Jovanović, D., Bruyere, C., Marić, M., Bulatović, J., Mertl, P., Horn, C., Milašinović, L.,& Mirković-Marić, N.. (2020). A New Bronze Age Mega-fort in Southeastern Europe: Recent Archaeological Investigations at Gradiste Idos and their Regional Significance. in Journal of Field Archaeology Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 45(4), 293-314. https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2020.1734899
Molloy B, Jovanović D, Bruyere C, Marić M, Bulatović J, Mertl P, Horn C, Milašinović L, Mirković-Marić N. A New Bronze Age Mega-fort in Southeastern Europe: Recent Archaeological Investigations at Gradiste Idos and their Regional Significance. in Journal of Field Archaeology. 2020;45(4):293-314. doi:10.1080/00934690.2020.1734899 .
Molloy, Barry, Jovanović, Dragan, Bruyere, Caroline, Marić, Miroslav, Bulatović, Jelena, Mertl, Patrick, Horn, Christian, Milašinović, Lidija, Mirković-Marić, Neda, "A New Bronze Age Mega-fort in Southeastern Europe: Recent Archaeological Investigations at Gradiste Idos and their Regional Significance" in Journal of Field Archaeology, 45, no. 4 (2020):293-314, https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2020.1734899 . .