Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier
Late Neolithic (5500-4500 BCE)·Butmir Culture·🇧🇦 Sarajevo, Ilidza, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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About Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier
Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier in Sarajevo, Ilidza, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a Late Neolithic (5500-4500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Butmir Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 7 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 43.8998N 18.3274E controls access to Sarajevo, Ilidza resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient-village for Sarajevo, Ilidza, illustrating Butmir Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 5100 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (5500-4500 BCE)
- Culture
- Butmir Culture
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5100 BCE
Initial construction of Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 1161 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier
1991–2010
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
43.8998° N · 18.3274° E · 503 m · 3 mapped features
Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier — Main Ancient-Village Feature
dromosPrimary dromos at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits
43.8988° N · 18.3282° EButmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
structureAncillary structure at Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits
43.8986° N · 18.3280° EButmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
enclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
43.9007° N · 18.3288° E