Velika Zaka — Pile Dwelling Sector D2 (Bled)
Velika Zaka D2
Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)·Neolithic·🇸🇮 Upper Carniola, Bled, Slovenia
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About Velika Zaka — Pile Dwelling Sector D2 (Bled)
Velika Zaka — Pile Dwelling Sector D2 (Bled) in Upper Carniola, Bled, Slovenia is a Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Systematic survey and LiDAR document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and workshop area. Dimensions 187m × 332m; area 25.2 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic ancient-village with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 475 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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
- Rediscovered
- 2005
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1052 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1894
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
46.3600° N · 14.0800° E · 475 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Velika Zaka — Pile Dwelling Sector D2 (Bled) — structure with stratified deposits46.3598° N · 14.0808° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Velika Zaka — Pile Dwelling Sector D2 (Bled) — complex with stratified deposits46.3612° N · 14.0822° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Velika Zaka — Pile Dwelling Sector D2 (Bled) — outlier with stratified deposits46.3596° N · 14.0812° E
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