2020/03/19 by Barry Molloy, Dragan Jovanović, Caroline Bruyère +6 · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies #Archaeology #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Bronze Age #Chronology #Context (archaeology) #Excavation #Geography #Geology #Marine and environmental studies #Paleontology #Structural basin #Successor cardinal
paper · doi:10.1080/00934690.2020.1734899
openalex publication_date 2020/03/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
A newly discovered network of later Bronze Age fortified sites of unusually large size are discussed, with a primary focus on results of excavations at the site of Gradište Iđoš. Closely associated with the rivers Mureš, Tisza, and Danube, these sites are located in the southeast of the Carpathian Basin in central Europe. On current evidence, the main period of construction and occupation took place between 1400–1100 b.c., probably constituting successor communities of the tell-centred societies of the Middle Bronze Age. Geophysical survey and excavation results from Gradište Iđoš, the largest site in this network in Serbia, are presented in this paper within their regional context. We discuss preliminary insights into the structural development of the site, alongside a correlation of new 14C dates with relative ceramic chronological markers and the results of faunal analysis. These results provide new perspectives on settlement systems at the dawn of Urnfield cultural traditions in this region.