Lepenski Vir — Sector C Trapezoidal House C44
Lepenski C44
Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)·Neolithic·🇷🇸 Bor District, Donji Milanovac, Serbia
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About Lepenski Vir — Sector C Trapezoidal House C44
Lepenski Vir — Sector C Trapezoidal House C44 in Bor District, Donji Milanovac, Serbia is a Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions 134m × 34m; area unmeasured ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic ancient-village with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 80 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 5500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic and craft quarters
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1029 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1958
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1465 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
44.5500° N · 22.0200° E · 80 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Lepenski Vir — Sector C Trapezoidal House C44 — structure with stratified deposits44.5483° N · 22.0222° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Lepenski Vir — Sector C Trapezoidal House C44 — complex with stratified deposits44.5505° N · 22.0196° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Lepenski Vir — Sector C Trapezoidal House C44 — outlier with stratified deposits44.5514° N · 22.0187° E
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