Settlements and necropolises of the Early Iron Age along the middle course of the Nišava river
Apstrakt
As a result of the rescue archaeological investigations conducted along the
E-80 motorway route, around the middle course of the Nišava river, from
Sićevo Gorge to Dimitrovgrad, several sites from the Early Iron Age were
discovered. At the same time, two caves located on the margins of this
natural transportation route which links the Morava Valley and the Sofia
Basin were explored. This paper comprises all the relevant finds of the
material culture from Bela Palanka, Pirot and Dimitrovgrad, and sepulchral
architecture and funerary customs practised during Hallstatt C and D. The aim
of the paper is to indicate the influences of the Basarabi and Pšeničevo
material culture in the territories assumed to have been inhabited by the
Thracian and Illyrian tribes, which may help with the more accurate
pinpointing of the demarcations between the Triballi, Thracians and
Paeonians.
Ključne reči:
Hallstatt C / Hallstatt D / Basarabi / Triballi / Thracians / settlements / necropolises / funerary customsIzvor:
Starinar, 2015, 65, 145-181Izdavač:
- Arheološki institut, Beograd
Finansiranje / projekti:
- Arheologija Srbije: kulturni identitet, integracioni faktori, tehnološki procesi i uloga centralnog Balkana u razvoju evropske praistorije (RS-177020)
- Kulturne promene i populaciona kretanja u ranoj praistoriji centralnog Balkana (RS-177023)