Recent excavations (2006-2009) at the Mesolithic-Neolithic site of Vlasac in the Danube Gorges region of the north-central Balkans have focused on a reevaluation of previous conclusions about site formation processes, stratigraphy, chronology, and the nature of occupation. Mostly Late Mesolithic remains had been encountered in the preserved portion of the site, but, for the first time, in a restricted zone of the excavated area, vertical stratification of burial and occupation features yielded evidence about the use of the site in the period that is contemporaneous with Phase I-II at Lepenski Vir, the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition phase in this region, ca. 6200-5900 CAL B. C. Various strands of archaeological evidence show both continuities and discontinuities in Late Mesolithic forager life-and deathways at the start of the Neolithic in the central Balkans.
Keywords:
Vlasac / the Danube Gorges / southeastern Europe / Mesolithic-Neolithic transition / forager-farmer interactions
Source:
Journal of Field Archaeology, 2014, 39, 1, 4-31
Publisher:
Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
Funding / projects:
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) [NRCF010002]
TY - JOUR
AU - Borić, Dušan
AU - French, Charles A. I.
AU - Stefanović, Sofija
AU - Dimitrijević, Vesna
AU - Cristiani, Emanuela
AU - Gurova, Maria
AU - Antonović, Dragana
AU - Allue, Ethel
AU - Filipović, Dragana
PY - 2014
UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1805
AB - Recent excavations (2006-2009) at the Mesolithic-Neolithic site of Vlasac in the Danube Gorges region of the north-central Balkans have focused on a reevaluation of previous conclusions about site formation processes, stratigraphy, chronology, and the nature of occupation. Mostly Late Mesolithic remains had been encountered in the preserved portion of the site, but, for the first time, in a restricted zone of the excavated area, vertical stratification of burial and occupation features yielded evidence about the use of the site in the period that is contemporaneous with Phase I-II at Lepenski Vir, the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition phase in this region, ca. 6200-5900 CAL B. C. Various strands of archaeological evidence show both continuities and discontinuities in Late Mesolithic forager life-and deathways at the start of the Neolithic in the central Balkans.
PB - Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
T2 - Journal of Field Archaeology
T1 - Late Mesolithic lifeways and deathways at Vlasac (Serbia)
EP - 31
IS - 1
SP - 4
VL - 39
DO - 10.1179/0093469013Z.00000000070
ER -
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year = "2014",
abstract = "Recent excavations (2006-2009) at the Mesolithic-Neolithic site of Vlasac in the Danube Gorges region of the north-central Balkans have focused on a reevaluation of previous conclusions about site formation processes, stratigraphy, chronology, and the nature of occupation. Mostly Late Mesolithic remains had been encountered in the preserved portion of the site, but, for the first time, in a restricted zone of the excavated area, vertical stratification of burial and occupation features yielded evidence about the use of the site in the period that is contemporaneous with Phase I-II at Lepenski Vir, the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition phase in this region, ca. 6200-5900 CAL B. C. Various strands of archaeological evidence show both continuities and discontinuities in Late Mesolithic forager life-and deathways at the start of the Neolithic in the central Balkans.",
publisher = "Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon",
journal = "Journal of Field Archaeology",
title = "Late Mesolithic lifeways and deathways at Vlasac (Serbia)",
pages = "31-4",
number = "1",
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doi = "10.1179/0093469013Z.00000000070"
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Borić, D., French, C. A. I., Stefanović, S., Dimitrijević, V., Cristiani, E., Gurova, M., Antonović, D., Allue, E.,& Filipović, D.. (2014). Late Mesolithic lifeways and deathways at Vlasac (Serbia). in Journal of Field Archaeology
Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 39(1), 4-31.
https://doi.org/10.1179/0093469013Z.00000000070
Borić D, French CAI, Stefanović S, Dimitrijević V, Cristiani E, Gurova M, Antonović D, Allue E, Filipović D. Late Mesolithic lifeways and deathways at Vlasac (Serbia). in Journal of Field Archaeology. 2014;39(1):4-31.
doi:10.1179/0093469013Z.00000000070 .
Borić, Dušan, French, Charles A. I., Stefanović, Sofija, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Cristiani, Emanuela, Gurova, Maria, Antonović, Dragana, Allue, Ethel, Filipović, Dragana, "Late Mesolithic lifeways and deathways at Vlasac (Serbia)" in Journal of Field Archaeology, 39, no. 1 (2014):4-31,
https://doi.org/10.1179/0093469013Z.00000000070 . .
