Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North
Late Neolithic (5500-4500 BCE)·Butmir Culture·🇧🇦 Sarajevo, Ilidza, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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About Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North
Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North in Sarajevo, Ilidza, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a Late Neolithic (5500-4500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Butmir Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 9 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 43.9111N 18.3354E controls access to Sarajevo, Ilidza resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient-village for Sarajevo, Ilidza, illustrating Butmir Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 5100 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (5500-4500 BCE)
- Culture
- Butmir Culture
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 5100 BCE
Initial construction of Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North main structure
c. 1123 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North
1969–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
43.9111° N · 18.3354° E · 479 m · 3 mapped features
- Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Main Ancient-Village FeatureplazaPrimary plaza at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits43.9121° N · 18.3364° E
- Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Secondary EnclosurereservoirAncillary reservoir at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits43.9125° N · 18.3340° E
- Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Outlier Rock Art PanelmoundOutlier mound panel linked to Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North ceremonial landscape43.9100° N · 18.3368° E