Gradina
Bosut Gradina is located in Serbia
Bosut Gradina
Shown within Serbia
LocationŠid municipality, Serbia
RegionSyrmia
Coordinates45°04′30″N 19°08′42″E / 45.075°N 19.145°E / 45.075; 19.145
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsIron Age
CulturesBosut culture

Bosut Gradina (Serbian: Градина на Босуту / Gradina na Bosutu) is an archeological site in Serbia. It is located on the left bank of the Bosut river, located between the villages of Vašica and Batrovci, Šid municipality, Syrmia District, province of Vojvodina. The site contains remains from several time periods, including Neolithic, Eneolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age findings.[1] Most remarkable findings are remains of Iron Age Bosut culture, which was named after this archaeological locality.[2]

Archaeological findings

This site incorporating following findings:[3]

Bosut culture

Map of the territorial extent of the Bosut culture

The Bosut culture, that was named after the Gradina site, is dated into early Iron Age and it is generally divided into three development stages.[4] It is sometimes grouped with related Basarabi culture into Bosut-Basarabi complex. There are different views about ethnic identity of the people of Bosut culture; according to one view, they were Triballi,[5] while according to another view, they were Daco-Getaes.[6]

History of research

Excavations on this locality were performed from 1964 to 1988.[7] Bosut Gradina was declared Archaeological Site of Great Importance in 1991, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gradina na Bosutu". Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  2. ↑ "Bookbridge - - -". www.bookbridge.rs. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05.
  3. ↑ "Gradina na Bosutu". Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  4. ↑ "Gradina na Bosutu". Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  5. ↑ Predrag Medović, Praistorija na tlu Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 2001, pages 129-130.
  6. ↑ Dragoslav Srejović, Iliri i Tračani, Beograd, 2002, page 243.
  7. ↑ http://www.balkaninstitut.com/pdf/izdanja/balcanica/balcanica%2035/01%20Tasic.pdf
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