Naslov
Late Bronze Age settlements in western Syrmia

Autori
Ložnjak Dizdar, Daria

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
International workshop 2015. Socio- Environmental Dynamics over the Last 12000 Years: The Creation of Landscapes IV

Mjesto i datum
Kiel, Njemačka, 24.03.2015. - 27.03.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Late Bronze Age, fortified settlements, Danube region, Belegiš II culture

Sažetak
Late Bronze Age settlements in western Syrmia were situated on the elevated right bank of the Danube, or in the lowlands near the rivers in its hinterland. Even though the excavations at several settlements on the Danube bank yielded elements of fortifying structures, such as ditches, there is at present insufficient evidence to prove this defensive role with certainty. The Late Bronze Age in Western Syrmia was marked by the Belegiš II culture, which belonged to the koine of channelled pottery. Two different types of fortified settlements have been identified in the landscape – those occupying the high bank of the Danube, and those situated in the valley of the Bosut river. The settlements on the Danube were, naturally, fortified by their position near the river and secured by a ditch at the most accessible side (Sotin, Ilok). The Late Bronze Age settlements in the Bosut valley were located on tells surrounded by circular ditches. In both areas unfortified smaller settlements were also observed. The material culture has provided no evidence that during the Late Bronze Age this area was a borderland to another community. What was the purpose of fortified settlements and their hinterland, and what was the relationship between the Late Bronze Age settlements in the Danube region and its hinterland – the Bosut region? How did this settlement pattern fit into a wider communication network?! The current state of research does not offer sufficient data for an explanation. The cemeteries of these settlements have not been discovered yet. In some opinions, these settlements have been interpreted as temporary places of pastoral nomads, but big cemeteries in the eastern part of Syrmia cast doubts on such theories. The Late Bronze Age settlements in the Danube region and its hinterland were connected in a local communication network according to their position and the strategic use of landscapes.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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