Archaeologia Adriatica, Vol. 9 No. 1, 2015.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15291/archeo.1181
A miniature from Smilčić
Brunislav Marijanović
; University of Zadar, Department of Archaeology, Zadar, Croatia
Abstract
The article deals with two fragments of a ceramic object found in the excavations of the Neolithic site of Smilčić. Owing to their physical joining it was possible to suggest a reconstruction which depicts front of an object which corresponds fully to concept of a Neolithic house with stylized depiction of horns placed above the entrance. Minimally preserved lateral side on the right fragment suggest very convincingly a conclusion that this was not depiction of the front only but model of entire object which resembles a Neolithic house. However the author believes that this was not depiction of a Neolithic house but of a Neolithic sanctuary functioning as altar.
Keywords
Smilćić, settlement; Middle Neolithic; Danilo culture; sanctuary model; altar
Hrčak ID:
188403
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Publication date:
18.10.2017.
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