Belovode — Vinča Copper Settlement
Belovode Ploče · Vinča Belovode
Late Neolithic·Vinča·🇷🇸 Braničevo District, Petrovac na Mlavi, Serbia
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About Belovode — Vinča Copper Settlement
Vinča settlement at Belovode (c. 5400–4600 BCE) in eastern Serbia, with 80 ha scatter and early copper smelting furnaces (c. 5000 BCE) excavated by Radivojević, showing on-site malachite smelting and Vinča ceramics near Mlava River.
Why it mattersConfirms independent early copper metallurgy with Pločnik in Vinča culture.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Belovode vs Pločnik chronology priority
- 02Malachite source
Theories
- 01Eastern Serbia copper production cluster with Pločnik
- 02Rudna Glava ore link
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 5400 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Vinča
- Purpose
- Farming and metallurgical village
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 19th–20th century
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 5400 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Belovode — Vinča Copper Settlement
19th century / 1960s
Antiquarian notice and modern systematic excavation of Belovode — Vinča Copper Settlement
2000s
Conservation and publication of final reports for Belovode — Vinča Copper Settlement
On the ground
Structures & features
44.3800° N · 21.4200° E · 185 m · 3 mapped features
Copper Furnace Cluster
industrialGroup of 5 clay-lined furnaces 0.8 m with slag and crucibles
44.3802° N · 21.4201° EHouse Horizon 2
houseVinča house floor with pottery and figurines central area
44.3799° N · 21.4201° EMalachite Stockpile Pit
pitPit with malachite ore stock 50 kg near workshop
44.3802° N · 21.4199° E