Vindija Cave — Upper Layer G (Krapina-Zagorje)
Vindija G
Middle to Upper Palaeolithic (100000–12000 BP)·Mousterian / Upper Palaeolithic·🇭🇷 Krapina-Zagorje, Donja Voća, Croatia
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About Vindija Cave — Upper Layer G (Krapina-Zagorje)
Vindija Cave — Upper Layer G (Krapina-Zagorje) in Krapina-Zagorje, Donja Voća, Croatia is a Middle to Upper Palaeolithic (100000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Mousterian / Upper Palaeolithic. Systematic survey and LiDAR document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and workshop area. Dimensions shelter mouth 28 m wide × 12 m deep × 8 m high; area 5.7 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Mousterian / Upper Palaeolithic cave with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 270 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
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. 50000–30000 BP
- Period
- Middle to Upper Palaeolithic (100000–12000 BP)
- Culture
- Mousterian / Upper Palaeolithic
- Builders
- Mousterian
- Purpose
- Seasonal habitation and ritual cave
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 50000–30000 BP
Initial construction / foundation
c. 943 CE
Major refurbishment
1895
Modern excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
46.3000° N · 16.0700° E · 270 m · 4 mapped features
- Main Occupation Layeroccupation layerMain Occupation Layer at Vindija Cave — Upper Layer G (Krapina-Zagorje) — occupation layer with stratified deposits46.3022° N · 16.0696° E
- Hearth ComplexhearthHearth Complex at Vindija Cave — Upper Layer G (Krapina-Zagorje) — hearth with stratified deposits46.3021° N · 16.0678° E
- Rock Fall BoulderboulderRock Fall Boulder at Vindija Cave — Upper Layer G (Krapina-Zagorje) — boulder with stratified deposits46.2989° N · 16.0691° E
- Paralia NichenicheParalia Niche at Vindija Cave — Upper Layer G (Krapina-Zagorje) — niche with stratified deposits46.2980° N · 16.0700° E
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