Ovčara–Vinograd — North Slope Insula (Slavonia)
Ovčara N Insula
Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)·Chalcolithic–Early Bronze·🇭🇷 Slavonia, Osijek-Baranja, Čepin, Croatia
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About Ovčara–Vinograd — North Slope Insula (Slavonia)
Ovčara–Vinograd — North Slope Insula (Slavonia) in Slavonia, Osijek-Baranja, Čepin, Croatia is a Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–Early Bronze. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions mound 120 m × 90 m × 18 m high; deposit 20 m thick; area 38.1 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic–Early Bronze tell with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 85 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 4000–3500 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–Early Bronze
- Purpose
- Multi-period tell settlement with stratified architecture
- Rediscovered
- 1917
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000–3500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 825 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1922
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1544 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
45.5200° N · 18.5600° E · 85 m · 3 mapped features
Mound Summit Sanctuary
sanctuaryMound Summit Sanctuary at Ovčara–Vinograd — North Slope Insula (Slavonia) — sanctuary with stratified deposits
45.5217° N · 18.5603° ELower Town Insula
insulaLower Town Insula at Ovčara–Vinograd — North Slope Insula (Slavonia) — insula with stratified deposits
45.5204° N · 18.5616° EFortification Wall
wallFortification Wall at Ovčara–Vinograd — North Slope Insula (Slavonia) — wall with stratified deposits
45.5187° N · 18.5614° E