Naslov
Late La Tène settlements in Eastern Slavonia (Croatia) – Centers of trade and exchange between Central and South-Eastern Europe

Autori
Dizdar, Marko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Skup
19th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists

Mjesto i datum
Pilsen, Češka Republika, 04.09.2013. - 08.09.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Eastern Slavonia; Scordisci; trade; settlements

Sažetak
During the Late La Tène period, the Scordisci in the Eastern Slavonia developed a complex settlement network, which included fortified and lowland settlements. Fortified settlements were always placed on strategically favourable locations and communication routes, on natural elevations along the Bosut river and its tributaries. These fortified settlements were characterized by a fortification system consisting of an earthen rampart and a wide ditch. It can be supposed that in those settlements existed different workshops, especially workshops with pottery kilns. In the northern part of Vinkovci at the site Blato was carried out a trial excavation in which was documented remains of infrastructure of a lowland settlement with abundance of metal and glass finds. These finds suggest that the settlement at Blato was not an ordinary lowland settlement, but that it obviously played a special role in the settlement and communication network and hierarchy of the Scordisci in the area of present-day Vinkovci and having to do with certain intensive commercial and industrial activities like somewhat older settlements in Central Europe, like Nĕmčice or Roseldorf. This is a completely new idea in the previous understanding of the Late La Tène settlement network of the Scordisci, in which the central position in trade and exchange, based on the previously collected finds, is occupied by the fortified settlements. Obviously, these fortified settlements played a prominent role in the settlement network of the Scordisci, but the existence of contemporary lowland settlements like Blato, with a large number of finds from distant regions, is a confirmation that this network was even more complex.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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