Prvi nalazi eneolitičkih idola u Dalmaciji

Brunislav Marijanović

doi:10.15291/archeo.1010

Abstract

The article deals with two unique finds of Eeneolithic acephalic idols unearthed in the course of excavations in 2010 at the Buković − Lastvine site in Benkovac near Zadar. The idols have been only partly preserved. They were found close to each other in a very shallow pit on the very inner edge of a larger pit structure, but outside of any ritual context. They belong to a safe stratigraphic context composed of channelled pottery characteristic of the early Eneolithic in the eastern Adriatic.

Highlights

Buković − Lastvine, a prehistoric site in Benkovac, has been known to the archaeological public for almost four decades thanks to the information published on it by B
The article deals with two unique finds of Eeneolithic acephalic idols unearthed in the course of excavations in 2010 at the Buković − Lastvine site in Benkovac near Zadar
Despite the fact that its significance with regard to the phenomenon of the eastern Adriatic Eneolithic was clearly underlined back to the present day it has remained a marginal issue in scientific literature dealing with such phenomena

Summary

Introduction

Buković − Lastvine, a prehistoric site in Benkovac, has been known to the archaeological public for almost four decades thanks to the information published on it by B. As in completely preserved figurines of this type the width of the shoulder part equals, slightly exceeds or is slightly shorter than the width of the hips, in such instances it is only possible to make a graphic reconstruction of the upper part by extending the existing contours up to a height that will enable a balance between the widths of the shoulder area and the hips.

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