Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 1096141
Neanderthals at Veternica cave: integrating new scientific results with the existing visitor programme
Neanderthals at Veternica cave: integrating new scientific results with the existing visitor programme // Sense and Sustainability: International Conference of Archaeology and Tourism
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 2019. (predavanje, nije recenziran, neobjavljeni rad, stručni)
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Naslov
Neanderthals at Veternica cave: integrating new
scientific results with the existing visitor programme
(Neanderthals at Veternica cave: integrating new
scientific results with the existing visitor
programme)
Autori
Banda, Marko
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, stručni
Skup
Sense and Sustainability: International Conference of Archaeology and Tourism
Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 06.05.2019. - 10.05.2019
Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje
Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran
Ključne riječi
Veternica, Middle Palaeolithic, Neanderthals, archaeological tourism
Sažetak
Since its excavation in the 1950s, Veternica became a well-known Palaeolithic site. The site was excavated by the late geologist Mirko Malez, who, among other things, found remains of Middle Palaeolithic settlement. The archaeological assemblage consisted of stone tools, animal bones and bone retouchers. Despite the fact that Veternica became a famous site, owing primarily to its association to the now disproven cave bear cult theory, systematic analysis of the archaeological material was not conducted for almost 70 years. However, the archaeological aspect of Veternica cave was not the only attractive feature of it. Since its discovery, the cave also became a focus of speleological and zoological research, with the latter focused on the bat populations which hibernate in the cave during the winter months. It is on these two aforementioned aspects that the visitor programme of Veternica relies on. The archaeological aspect of the tour is underrepresented, owing mostly to the absence of scientific results based on systematic research and interpretations stemming from them. In 2019, the archaeological material from the Middle Palaeolithic layers was subjected to analysis in a recently defended graduate thesis. Thus, a proposal is given on how to integrate the new data into the existing visitor programme with the goal of promoting public interest for the Neanderthals and their culture in general.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Arheologija
