engleski

Origin of the neolithic raw materials in Croatia

In the frame of the IGCP Project 442, recently started a petrographical analysis of the neolithic raw materials from the sites Samatovci and Vindija (Croatia). The preliminary results shows a mixture of used materials of local origin (probably pebbles found in the river valleys). To define their sources, the geographical and geological characteristics of the wider area were analysed showing two possibilities of provenience. Majority of the raw materials derives: 1. - from the high cristalline shists of the Pannonian megastructures, and 2. - from the volcanic and metamorphic rocks of the Alps and Dinarides. On the other hand, the rare raw materials such as obsidian and jadeite were occasionally imported in limited quantities along the trading and/or migrating routes from Italy.

Neolithic; raw material; origin; Croatia

nije evidentirano