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Traces of defence structures on Dubovac hill in the Late Bronze Age. Communication network on the southwestern edge of the Pannonian Plain

Traces of Late Bronze Age defence structures were found on Dubovac hill in Karlovac during a rescue excavation in 2009 and 2010. The preserved part of the fortifications consisted of burnt earth with traces of burnt wooden planks. Earthen ramparts were the usual type of Late Bronze Age fortifications on the southwestern edge of the Pannonian Plain. Several documented contemporary examples from the neighbouring area of Bela Krajina in Slovenia and from the Zagreb area testify about the collective knowledge of and the exchange of experiences in building Late Bronze Age defence systems. The traces of Late Bronze Age defence structures on Dubovac were found under a medieval and 16th-century fortification, indicating the importance of the position above the interfluve of four rivers: Kupa, Korana, Mrežnica and Dobra. The fact that the same position was reused for habitation and defence systems in different periods is related to the landscape possibilities and communication routes. The location of today's Karlovac is the crossroads of several communication routes leading from the Carpathian Basin to the Caput Adria and from the Balkans to the southeast Alps. These communication routes have been used for thousands of years, down to the present day. The Late Bronze Age fortified settlement on Dubovac will be explained within the network of contemporary regional fortified settlements and with regard to its importance and role in the challenges of the time.

hillfort ; Late Bronze Age ; southwestern edge of Pannonian Plain ; defence structures ; semiundergrounded house ; pottery

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