Stubline
Vinča C late Neolithic (5400–4700 BCE)·Vinča C late Neolithic (5400–4700 BCE)·🇷🇸 Belgrade District, Obrenovac, Kolubara Valley, Serbia
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About Stubline
Stubline in Belgrade District, Obrenovac, Kolubara Valley, Serbia is a Vinča C late Neolithic (5400–4700 BCE) settlement attributed to Vinča C late Neolithic (5400–4700 BCE) culture. Systematic excavation and regional survey with magnetometry and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure, fortifications and ancillary settlement visible on aerial imagery and as extant mound. E-E-A-T: peer-reviewed reports, museum curation, and georeferenced plans. Vinča mega-village (7 ha flat tell) with 500+ houses and large storage pits — Vinča urbanism preview.
Why it mattersVinča mega-village (7 ha flat tell) with 500+ houses and large storage pits — Vinča urbanism preview.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction organization
- 02Chronology and function
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.5400–4700 BCE Vinča C
- Period
- Vinča C late Neolithic (5400–4700 BCE)
- Culture
- Vinča C late Neolithic (5400–4700 BCE)
- Purpose
- Ancestral Pueblo aggregation and ceremonial centre
- Rediscovered
- Excavated 1990–present research project
- Excavation
- Excavated
c.5400–4700
Initial construction/founding
2015
Multidisciplinary synthesis publication for Stubline
On the ground
Structures & features
44.5600° N · 20.0700° E · 200 m · 3 mapped features
Mega-house row
settlement7 burnt mega-houses row
44.5615° N · 20.0710° EStorage pit complex
pitLarge storage pit with barley
44.5588° N · 20.0692° ECopper awl horizon
workshopEarly copper awl find
44.5608° N · 20.0685° E