Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.52064/vamz.55.2.2
A settlement of the Western Transdanubian Linear Pottery culture in Donje Međimurje
Marijana Krmpotić
Dalibor Branković
Abstract
Trial archaeological excavations at the site of Vrti I in Domašinec,
in Donje Međimurje, have revealed the remains of a Neolithic
settlement of the Western Transdanubian Linear Pottery culture.
The settlement is located on a gentle slope near the River Trnava,
on land suitable for agriculture. Long above-ground houses,
common in the Linear Pottery culture, have not been reliably
confirmed, given the relatively small excavated area of the settlement,
at 63 m². However, postholes have been found that sometimes
form regular rows in a NE–SW direction, indicating the
existence of above-ground structures and their probable orientation.
Pottery fragments found at the site have characteristics
of the Keszthely group, which developed at the beginning of the
later phase of the Western Transdanubian Linear Pottery culture.
Stone finds, although relatively scarce, indicate the possibility of
good exchange with settlements around the Bakony Mountains,
from where the Szentgal red radiolarite was probably procured,
and with those around the Western Carpathians, where the nearest
obsidian deposits are situated. It is possible to assume that
the Neolithic settlement in Domašinec used the same raw-material
supply network as the settlements of western Transdanubia.
For the time being, the settlement in Domašinec is the only published
site of the Keszthely group south of the River Mura, and
also the only settlement of this group published in Croatia.
Keywords
Neolithic, settlement, Western Transdanubian Linear Pottery, Keszthely group, Međimurje
Hrčak ID:
291190
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2022.
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