Universität zu Köln

Naumov, Goce, Mitkoski, Aleksandar, Talevski, Hristijan, Anvari, Jana, Przybyla, Marcin, Stojanovski, Darko, Antolin, Ferran, Sabanov, Amalia, Zivaljevic, Ivana ORCID: 0000-0002-0873-7950, Dimitrijevic, Vesna, Gibaja, Juan F., Mazzucco, Niccolo ORCID: 0000-0002-9315-3625, Milevski, Gjore, Dumurdanov, Nikola, Pendic, Jugoslav, Blazeska, Zlata and Stefanovic, Sofija (2021). The Early Neolithic tell of Vrbjanska Cuka in Pelagonia. Praehist. Z., 96 (2). S. 345 - 382. BERLIN: WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH. ISSN 1613-0804

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Abstract

Vrbjanska Cuka is a tell site in the region of Pelagonia (Macedonia) established 8000 years ago by the Neolithic communities. Later it was used as an agricultural unit during the Roman era and the Middle Ages when it was also employed as a burial area. The excavations performed in the 1980s and during the last five years indicate a Neolithic farming society that constructed large buildings made of daub in a settlement enclosed by a circular ditch. The buildings had many clay structures, such as ovens, granaries, bins and grinding areas for processing cereals and bread production. The Neolithic communities used sophisticated fine pottery and modeled figurines and altars, while the stone tools were mainly used for cutting trees, harvesting and grinding. Apart from the cereal-based food (einkorn wheat, emmer wheat or barley), the inhabitants of Vrbjanska Cuka consumed lentils, peas and a variety of gathered wild fruits, while cattle, caprovine, mussels, fish and wild game meat was also part of a diet, as well as the dairy products. This paper will be a summary of a variety of data provided from the current international and multidisciplinary research of the site that involves excavation, prospection, geomagnetic survey, study of material culture, examination of architecture, radiocarbon dating, geoarchaeological, archaeobotanical, archaeozoological, lipid and use-wear analyses, as well as the topographic and 3D modeling. The recent knowledge on Vrbjanska Cuka provides novel understanding of the Early Neolithic in Pelagonia and contributes to the more extensive research of first farming societies in the Balkans.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Naumov, Goce UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mitkoski, Aleksandar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Talevski, Hristijan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Anvari, Jana UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Przybyla, Marcin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Stojanovski, Darko UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Antolin, Ferran UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sabanov, Amalia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Zivaljevic, Ivana UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-0873-7950 UNSPECIFIED Dimitrijevic, Vesna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gibaja, Juan F. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mazzucco, Niccolo UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9315-3625 UNSPECIFIED Milevski, Gjore UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dumurdanov, Nikola UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pendic, Jugoslav UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Blazeska, Zlata UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Stefanovic, Sofija UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-598282
DOI:	10.1515/pz-2021-0007
Journal or Publication Title:	Praehist. Z.
Volume:	96
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 345 - 382
Date:	2021
Publisher:	WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
Place of Publication:	BERLIN
ISSN:	1613-0804
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MORPHOLOGICAL DISTINCTIONS; MANDIBULAR TEETH; SHEEP; CATTLE; GOATS; MILK; OVIS Multiple languages Anthropology; Archaeology; History Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/59828