Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex
Late Neolithic (5500-4500 BCE)·Butmir Culture·🇧🇦 Sarajevo, Ilidza, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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About Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex
Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex 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 necropolis 3 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 43.9036N 18.3338E 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
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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 — Northern Annex main structure
c. 550 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex
1976–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
43.9036° N · 18.3338° E · 509 m · 4 mapped features
Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex — Main Ancient-Village Feature
reservoirPrimary reservoir at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
43.9038° N · 18.3320° EButmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
moundAncillary mound at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
43.9017° N · 18.3353° EButmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
dromosOutlier dromos panel linked to Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
43.9046° N · 18.3345° EButmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
structureHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex with plastered basin
43.9054° N · 18.3330° E