Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.15291/archeo.3581

A Contribution to Understanding Spiritual Culture of the Neolithic Communities of the Eastern Adriatic

Kristina Horvat Oštrić orcid.org/0000-0002-8368-6305 ; University of Zadar, Department of Archaeology, Zadar, Croatia

Abstract

The paper presents a ceramic artifact found in the second half of the 20th century in Islam Grčki, in the vicinity of the Neolithic site of Graduša – Lokve. It was a stray find, presently housed in the Regional Museum in Benkovac. Decoration technique and motifs suggest dating to the Middle Neolithic, that is the Danilo culture. Mentioned
chronological and cultural framework is supported by analogies from the Adriatic region, that allow attribution of this object to the spiritual culture of the eastern Adriatic Neolithic communities.

Keywords

Islam Grčki; Middle Neolithic; Danilo culture; snake; symbolism; spiritual culture

Hrčak ID:

272400

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/272400

Publication date:

14.2.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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