Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.33254/piaz.36.1

The Mousterian industry of Veternica Cave

Marko Banda orcid.org/0000-0002-1348-5241 ; Rijeka, Croatia
Ivor Karavanić orcid.org/0000-0003-1452-8394 ; Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Veternica Cave is a Middle Paleolithic site located on the southwestern part of Medvednica Mountain, Croatia. From 1951 to 1955 and in 1971 the site was excavated and hundreds of stone artefacts of the Mousterian culture were collected. This paper presents a lithic analysis of these artefacts and, in spite of mixed finds from multiple layers, gives important data on technology, typology and raw material use. Based on the results and the comparison with other sites in the neighbouring regions, the Middle Paleolithic industry of Veternica is placed in a chronological and cultural framework.

Keywords

Middle Paleolithic; Mousterian culture; technology; typology; raw materials; Veternica

Hrčak ID:

229659

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/229659

Publication date:

13.12.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

Visits: 3.184 *