Bosut Gradina (Serbian : Градина на Босуту / Gradina na Bosutu ) is an archeological site in Serbia . It is located on the left bank of the Bosut river , located between the villages of Vašica and Batrovci , Šid municipality, Syrmia District , province of Vojvodina . The site contains remains from several time periods, including Neolithic , Eneolithic , Bronze Age , and Iron Age findings.[ 1] Most remarkable findings are remains of Iron Age Bosut culture , which was named after this archaeological locality.[ 2]
Archaeological findings
This site incorporating following findings:[ 3]
Bosut culture
Map of the territorial extent of the Bosut culture
The Bosut culture , that was named after the Gradina site, is dated into early Iron Age and it is generally divided into three development stages.[ 4] It is sometimes grouped with related Basarabi culture into Bosut-Basarabi complex . There are different views about ethnic identity of the people of Bosut culture; according to one view, they were Triballi ,[ 5] while according to another view, they were Daco -Getaes .[ 6]
History of research
Excavations on this locality were performed from 1964 to 1988.[ 7] Bosut Gradina was declared Archaeological Site of Great Importance in 1991, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia .
See also
References
^ "Gradina na Bosutu" . Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2011-11-16 .
^ "Bookbridge - - -" . www.bookbridge.rs . Archived from the original on 2012-04-05.
^ "Gradina na Bosutu" . Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2011-11-16 .
^ "Gradina na Bosutu" . Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2011-11-16 .
^ Predrag Medović, Praistorija na tlu Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 2001, pages 129-130.
^ Dragoslav Srejović, Iliri i Tračani, Beograd, 2002, page 243.
^ Tasić, Nikola (2004-12-01), "Historical Picture of Development of Early Iron Age in The Serbian Danube Basin" (PDF) , Balcanica , vol. XXXV, pp. 7–22, doi :10.2298/BALC0535007T
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