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Curious case of house 54 from Lepenski Vir (Serbia): chipped stone perspective

Authors: Anda Petrovic;

Curious case of house 54 from Lepenski Vir (Serbia): chipped stone perspective

Abstract

This research aims to rethink the interpretations of some previously gathered knowledge about communities and their everyday activities at the famous Mesolithic and Neolithic site Lepenski Vir. Even though the excavations of this area are finished more than 45 years ago, this site, as well as others in Iron Gates region, yield provoking inquiries and researchers are trying to answer numerous questions and reveal new data, combing them with already published results and following stratigraphy sequence supported with new absolute dates. The specific charm and characteristic of this part of SE Europe lies in its environmental aspect. For decades, a closed eco-niche like Iron Gates enabled specialists to explore the transition to sedentary life, with an exceptional record of human occupation during the Late Glacial and Early Holocene. The main subject of this study is testing and complementing the previous interpretation of the trapezoidal houses as one of the trademarks of Lepenski Vir. Dominating with their specific form they are shifting the focus from utilitarian perspective and space use. One of the buildings that will serve as an example is house 54, one of the largest and most important objects of the Lepenski Vir phase I. Analyzing different archaeological artefacts found on the floor of this house, we are, today, able to place fresh data on what activities were carried out inside and around these objects. New understanding of the spatial use in this specific micro study is observed on basis of functional analysis of chipped stone artefacts found on the floor of house 54, together with ground stone artefacts, bone, and ceramics. Both ritual and utilitarian context indications are present during the occupation of Lepenski Vir houses, but were they successive? This study will try to show the character of the mentioned object applying use-wear analysis, combining them with dates, burial rituals, and house interior.

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Italy
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Lepenski Vir, Mesolithic, Neolithic, chipped stone artefacts, use-wear analysis

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