Cultural and chronological position of the chalcolithic horizons iii and iv at bubanj site - Excavations from 19541

Abstract

In 1954 archaeological excavations were conducted at the site of Bubanj on its eastern side. An examination of the excavation journal and finds allowed the reconstruction of the sites vertical and horizontal stratigraphy. In the third and fourth horizons, which consisted of the remains of collapsed settlement structures, distinctive archaeological material was found. According to the technological, morphological and ornamental features of the ceramic vessels, the remains of the settlement structures in horizon III belong to the community of the Cernavodǎ III culture. In horizon IV some of the finds can be attributed to the Cernavoda III culture while the majority of finds belong to the Krivodol-Salcu{a-Bubanj cultural complex. The preliminary analysis of the material culture allows one to determine the cultural provenience and respective chronology of the settlement horizons in Serbia and to reconstruct economic activities carried out at Bubanj site.