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Butmir Tell — North Hut Ring Phase III

Butmir Tell — North Hut Ring Phase III

Butmir N Ring

Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)·Chalcolithic–Early Bronze·🇧🇦 Sarajevo Canton, Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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About Butmir Tell — North Hut Ring Phase III

Butmir Tell — North Hut Ring Phase III in Sarajevo Canton, Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–Early Bronze. Systematic survey and magnetometry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and workshop area. Dimensions mound 120 m × 90 m × 18 m high; deposit 20 m thick; area 2.7 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic–Early Bronze tell with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 500 m elevation.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Relation to regional network
  2. 02Chronology and phasing

Theories

  1. 01Elite residence hypothesis
  2. 02Territorial marker

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. 4000–3500 BCE
Period
Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)
Culture
Chalcolithic–Early Bronze
Purpose
Multi-period tell settlement with stratified architecture
Rediscovered
1964
Excavation
Partially excavated
  1. c. 4000–3500 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 903 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1885

    Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s

On the ground

Structures & features

43.8200° N · 18.3200° E · 500 m · 3 mapped features

  • Mound Summit Sanctuary

    sanctuary

    Mound Summit Sanctuary at Butmir Tell — North Hut Ring Phase III — sanctuary with stratified deposits

    43.8190° N · 18.3195° E
  • Lower Town Insula

    insula

    Lower Town Insula at Butmir Tell — North Hut Ring Phase III — insula with stratified deposits

    43.8216° N · 18.3199° E
  • Fortification Wall

    wall

    Fortification Wall at Butmir Tell — North Hut Ring Phase III — wall with stratified deposits

    43.8177° N · 18.3207° E

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