Original scientific paper
The Marić Hillfort Settlement near Mikleuška during the Late Bronze and the Early Iron Age
Marta Rakvin
; Zagreb
Abstract
The Moslavina region, situated in the south-western part of continental Croatia, occupies a transitional geographical position connecting the north-western parts of the country with Slavonia and Posavina regions. To this day it remains an insufficiently researched area with only a few known sites that can be attributed to the periods of the Late Bronze and the Early Iron Age. The research and pottery analysis have shown that the settlement on Marić hillfort near Kutina lived most intensely during the later phases of the Urnfield Culture and during the transitional period to the Early Iron Age. Questions regarding earlier setllement stages still remain open. Cutural influences that can be traced during the Late Urnfield Culture link the settlement on the hillfort with contemporary sites in the Podravina and Posavina regions. Some of the finds point out to local distinctions that are not only specific to Moslavina region, but to the area of north-western Croatia, as well. A small number of finds indicates that life on the hillfort continued into the Early Iron Age, but conclusions about a more complete picture of this period cannot be made.
Keywords
Marić hillfort; Moslavina region; Late Bronze Age; Early Iron Age; pottery analysis; small socketed axes
Hrčak ID:
148844
URI
Publication date:
9.12.2015.
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