Archaeological, Geophysical and Topographic Survey of The Neolithic Tells in Pelagonia

• Authors: Urszula Bugaj , Goce Naumov , Maciej Trzeciecki , Małgorzata Chwiej , Marcin Przybyła , Piotr Szczepanik , Michał Podsiadło
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Pelagonia — a large valley in the southern part of Macedonia — is one of the most important settlement centers in this part of the Balkans with a concentration of approximately 80 Neolithic tells, so far very poorly recognized. In 2013 the archaeological reconnaissance, the magnetic and topographic prospection have been carried out, with focus on the Central Pelagonia — the Mogila, Trn, Karamani and Dobromiri villages. Survey aimed at mapping, documenting and magnetic prospection of the sites selected by the following criteria: accessibility for surveying, visible land form suitable for Digital Elevation Modeling and state of archaeological research. The magnetic prospection gave a quick insight into the tells` organizational patterns. Together with precise positioning within RTK mode and Digital Elevation Models (DEM) it made a framework for the future presentation and processing of research results. The 2013 survey revealed the first images of the Neolithic tells in Macedonia. The enclosures surrounding the settlement e.g. in Dobromiri, although already known for the Balkans, have not been noted so far at the Neolithic or Chalcolithic sites in Macedonia.

Keywords

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Pelagonia; Middle Neolithic; Late Neolithic; tell sites; geomagnetic survey; DEM; anthropomorphic figurines; house models

• Publisher: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sprawozdania Archeologiczne
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 66
• Pages: 221–239

Dates

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2014

Contributors

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Urszula Bugaj

• Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Solidarności 05; 00-140 Warsaw, Poland

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Goce Naumov

• Euro-Balkan University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

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Maciej Trzeciecki

• Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Solidarności 05; 00-140 Warsaw, Poland

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Małgorzata Chwiej

• Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Solidarności 05; 00-140 Warsaw, Poland

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Marcin Przybyła

• Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Solidarności 05; 00-140 Warsaw, Poland

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Piotr Szczepanik

• Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Solidarności 05; 00-140 Warsaw, Poland

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Michał Podsiadło

• Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Solidarności 05; 00-140 Warsaw, Poland