@conference{
author = "Ninčić, Ivan and Grujić, Danica and Filipović, Vojislav",
year = "2024",
abstract = "The site of Marjansko brdo is located 16 km northwest from the city of Požarevac,
halfway between the villages of Majilovac and Kurjače. During the rescue excavation campaign
of 2022-2023, on the route of the future Požarevac-Veliko Gradište-Golubac motorway,
conducted by the Institute of Archaeology from Belgrade, Marjansko brdo was
investigated among 14 other potential archeological site locations. The downside of such
excavations was the limited exploration zone of the expropriated land for the plotted
road-to-be, that rarely exceeded 65-75 m, with some wider stretches, especially on the
eastern part, where an intersection was planned. Archeological remains from the
Marjansko brdo site were detected on a section almost 500 m long, that was divided into
three sectors, separated naturally by two land depressions approximately 75 m long.
The site yielded rich archaeological remains ranging from Neolithic, through Eneliothic,
Bronze and Early Iron Age, to the late La Tène period, despite the fact that the excavated
area within the expropriated zone only covered a possible periphery of the
settlement, that could have been further north, where the land elevation is at its highest.
Both vertical and horizontal stratigraphy were documented, with most of the finds in the
western (Sector 1) and central sector (Sector 2).
La Tène period on the site included at least 20 buried archaeological features, out
of 75 documented on Marjansko brdo, and a cultural stratum spread sporadically across
the western and central sector. Most of these features were pits filled with pottery, and
animal bones to a lesser extent, that sometimes disturbed earlier horizons, most notably
Vinča period houses. Movable finds included pottery fragments and metal objects that
proposed late La Tène period dating. This paper will present finds of this horizon on the
site as a contribution to the understanding of the period in the Eastern Serbia.",
publisher = "Târgu Jiu: Council of Gorj County",
journal = "1st Symposium of Balkan Prehistory (4th-2nd millennia BCE), 14th-18th May 2024 Târgu Jiu, Romania",
title = "Marjansko Brdo: La Tène Period Horizon",
pages = "17-17",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1633"
}
