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STARE GMAJNE PILE-DWELLING SETTLEMENT AND ITS ERA Anton VELUŠČek 1. Stare gmajne pile-dwelling settlement and its era
Abstract In this contribution, we introduce results of archaeological -dendrochronological researches at pile-dwelling settlements Stare gmajne, Blatna Brezovica and Veliki Otavnik Ib. A special chapter discusses finds of crucibles from Stare gmajne and metallurgic activity on the Ljubljansko barje. Pile-dwelling settlements Maharski prekop, Črešnja pri Bistri, Spodnje mostišče, Stare gmajne, Veliki Otavnik Ib, Blatna Brezovica and Notranje Gorice are assigned to a newly-defined Stare gmajne cultural group, dated between 36th and 31st centuries BC. Keywords: the Ljubljansko barje, Stare gmajne, Blatna Brezovica, Veliki Otavnik Ib, crucibles and copper metallurgy, archaeological finds, Stare gmajne cultural group, Eneolithic. *** 2009, (Opera Instituti Archaeologici Sloveniae, 16), 366 pages, 258 b-w drawings, photos, tables, graphs and maps, 45 plates, 3 appendices, 20 x 29 cm, hardcover, ISBN 978-961-254-111-8. |