Naslov
Middle Eneolithic Lasinja and Retz-Gajary cultures in northern Croatia - development of chronology

Autori
Čataj, Lea

Izvornik
PRÄHISTORISCHEARCHÄOLOGIE IN SÜDOSTEUROPA (0723-1725) 28 (2014), 1; 397-408

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
copper age, chronology, radiocarbon dates, Croatia

Sažetak
Archaeological excavations in northern Croatia, which were primarily intensified by infrastructural works during the last decade, generated a considerable number of radiocarbon results. Analysis of archaeological material, supported by absolute radiocarbon dating, created a chronological overview of the Middle Copper Age, but also raised new questions about the sequence of cultures, their duration and the internal chronology of certain groups. Considering new results, Lasinja Culture in Croatia can be absolutely dated between 4300 and 3800 cal BC. It was followed by the Retz-Gajary Culture, absolutely dated between 3900/3800 and 3500 cal BC. The relation between these two cultures is not entirely clear, nor is the attribution of certain sites to one or another culture. The percentage of the published results of archaeological excavations in Croatia, along with absolute dates for the Middle Copper Age period, is still relatively small. Unified database of series of absolute radiocarbon dates obtained from samples collected from closed finds would clarify a large number of issues related to the chronology of this period. This lecture will give a brief overview of the chronology of the Middle Copper Age cultures in northern Croatia. Focus will be given on the results of excavations conducted in the last decade. The results from northern Croatia will be compared with those from the neighbouring areas of Slovenia, Austria and south-western Hungary, thus giving a wider chronological framework.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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