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Revealing the "hidden" Pannonian and Central Balkan Mesolithic: new radiocarbon evidence from Serbia

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Živaljević, Ivana
Dimitrijević, Vesna
Jovanović, Jelena
Blagojević, Tamara
Pendić, Jugoslav
Putica, Andelka
Uzelac, Viktorija
Bulatović, Jelena
Spasić, Milos
Jončić, Nenad
Penezić, Kristina
Anđelić, Dragan
Bajčeta, Milica
Stefanović, Sofija
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With the exception of the well known Mesolithic sites in the Danube Gorges (or the Iron Gates), the wider areas of the Central Balkans and southern fringes of the Great Pannonian Plain still represent a terra incognita when it comes to the presence of Mesolithic communities. The absence of Mesolithic sites in the region was associated with environmental changes in the Early Holocene, presumed low human population densities, limited possibilities of detection, or the lack of adequate research. However, valuable insights into the obscure regional Mesolithic can be gained not only by new archaeological excavations, but also by revisiting and reanalysing of existing archaeological collections. Particularly informative in this respect are the Early Neolithic sites, indicative of the extensive spread of farming communities from c. 6200 cal BC. Within the ERC Project BIRTH, a large sample of human and animal remains from these sites was dated, falling in the (expected) range between c. 6200-5...300 cal BC. However, one human and several animal bone samples from the sites of Magareei mlin, Gospodinci-Nove zemlje and Grabovac-Duriea vinogradi were dated to the 8th millennium cal BC, providing the first radiocarbon evidence of Early Holocene sequences in the territory of Serbia other than the Danube Gorges. In this paper, we present the new radiocarbon dates, discuss the contextual provenance of dated bones, and explore the implications of these results for a better understanding of the problem of the "missing" and "invisible" Mesolithic in the region.

Keywords:
New radiocarbon dates / Mesolithic / Great Pannonian Plain / Early Neolithic / Early Holocene / Central Balkans
Source:
Quaternary International, 2021, 574, 52-67
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  • Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford
Funding / projects:
  • Births, mothers and babies: prehistoric fertility in the Balkans between 10000-5000 BC (EU-640557)

DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2020.11.043

ISSN: 1040-6182

WoS: 000619011900002

Scopus: 2-s2.0-85097431199
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Živaljević, Ivana
AU  - Dimitrijević, Vesna
AU  - Jovanović, Jelena
AU  - Blagojević, Tamara
AU  - Pendić, Jugoslav
AU  - Putica, Andelka
AU  - Uzelac, Viktorija
AU  - Bulatović, Jelena
AU  - Spasić, Milos
AU  - Jončić, Nenad
AU  - Penezić, Kristina
AU  - Anđelić, Dragan
AU  - Bajčeta, Milica
AU  - Stefanović, Sofija
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3300
AB  - With the exception of the well known Mesolithic sites in the Danube Gorges (or the Iron Gates), the wider areas of the Central Balkans and southern fringes of the Great Pannonian Plain still represent a terra incognita when it comes to the presence of Mesolithic communities. The absence of Mesolithic sites in the region was associated with environmental changes in the Early Holocene, presumed low human population densities, limited possibilities of detection, or the lack of adequate research. However, valuable insights into the obscure regional Mesolithic can be gained not only by new archaeological excavations, but also by revisiting and reanalysing of existing archaeological collections. Particularly informative in this respect are the Early Neolithic sites, indicative of the extensive spread of farming communities from c. 6200 cal BC. Within the ERC Project BIRTH, a large sample of human and animal remains from these sites was dated, falling in the (expected) range between c. 6200-5300 cal BC. However, one human and several animal bone samples from the sites of Magareei mlin, Gospodinci-Nove zemlje and Grabovac-Duriea vinogradi were dated to the 8th millennium cal BC, providing the first radiocarbon evidence of Early Holocene sequences in the territory of Serbia other than the Danube Gorges. In this paper, we present the new radiocarbon dates, discuss the contextual provenance of dated bones, and explore the implications of these results for a better understanding of the problem of the "missing" and "invisible" Mesolithic in the region.
PB  - Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford
T2  - Quaternary International
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journal = "Quaternary International",
title = "Revealing the "hidden" Pannonian and Central Balkan Mesolithic: new radiocarbon evidence from Serbia",
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Živaljević, I., Dimitrijević, V., Jovanović, J., Blagojević, T., Pendić, J., Putica, A., Uzelac, V., Bulatović, J., Spasić, M., Jončić, N., Penezić, K., Anđelić, D., Bajčeta, M.,& Stefanović, S.. (2021). Revealing the "hidden" Pannonian and Central Balkan Mesolithic: new radiocarbon evidence from Serbia. in Quaternary International
Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford., 574, 52-67.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2020.11.043
Živaljević I, Dimitrijević V, Jovanović J, Blagojević T, Pendić J, Putica A, Uzelac V, Bulatović J, Spasić M, Jončić N, Penezić K, Anđelić D, Bajčeta M, Stefanović S. Revealing the "hidden" Pannonian and Central Balkan Mesolithic: new radiocarbon evidence from Serbia. in Quaternary International. 2021;574:52-67.
doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2020.11.043 .
Živaljević, Ivana, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Jovanović, Jelena, Blagojević, Tamara, Pendić, Jugoslav, Putica, Andelka, Uzelac, Viktorija, Bulatović, Jelena, Spasić, Milos, Jončić, Nenad, Penezić, Kristina, Anđelić, Dragan, Bajčeta, Milica, Stefanović, Sofija, "Revealing the "hidden" Pannonian and Central Balkan Mesolithic: new radiocarbon evidence from Serbia" in Quaternary International, 574 (2021):52-67,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2020.11.043 . .

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