Dobor in Prehistory – rescue excavations in 1978
Dobor in Prehistory – rescue excavations in 1978

Summary/Abstract: Rescue excavations, which yielded extraordinary valuable data on prehistoric periods, were undertaken in 1978 on the eastern slopes of the site of Dobor, near Modriča, alongside the river Bosna. The basic chronology has been determined on the basis of characteristic ceramics forms, with ceramics also forming the most numerous find type. The preserved stratigraphy indicates a long period of occupation, with the first traces of habitation belong to the bearers of the late Eneolithic Kostolac and Vučedol cultures. The most intense traces belong to the period of the Final Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. According to ceramic finds, this is a period of intense communication between communities. Comparisons show that the motifs and decorative techniques on pottery from Dobor bear strong similarities to those observed on other sites of the Vis–Pivnica horizon in northern Bosnia, with close parallels from the Kalakača–Gornea and Bosut–Basarabi horizons in the Podunavlje area. The final traces of prehistoric habitation belong to a smaller settlement dating to the Late Iron Age.

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