NOVA ISTRAŽIVANJA PALEOLITSKOG NALAZIŠTA CRVENA STIJENA, ISTORIJSKI KONTEKST
NEW RESEARCH AT THE PALEOLITHIC SITE OF CRVENA STIJENA, NIKŠIĆ MUNICIPALITY, MONTENEGRO WITHIN ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Summary/Abstract: The rockshelter of Crvena Stijena (Nikšić municipality,Montenegro) is one of the most important Paleolithic sites in southeastern Europe. Its 20-meter deep sequence of archaeological deposits spans the Middle Paleolithic through the Bronze Age. The Middle Paleolithic deposits themselves, which cover an astonishing 12 meters in depth, contain one of the longest records of Neanderthal occupation in the region. Since its discovery in 1954, the site has been the subject of two major research projects; the data they have produced have helped make it a critical type-site for the Paleolithic in the Balkans. In this paper, our goal is to introduce the aims and methodologies of the new research collaboration at Crvena Stijena that we established in 2016. We first present the site within the context of the Middle Paleolithic of the western Balkans. We then describe the history of research at Crvena Stijena, and summarize the results of the last project,which were recently published. Finally, we describe the research questions that are guiding our new investigations, and the methods we are applying in order to answer these questions while preserving as much of the site as possible for future generations of archaeologists.

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