Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace
Mesolithic-Neolithic (7000-5000 BCE)·Lepenski Vir Culture·🇷🇸 Danube Gorge, Donji Milanovac, Serbia
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About Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace
Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace in Danube Gorge, Donji Milanovac, Serbia is a Mesolithic-Neolithic (7000-5000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Lepenski Vir Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 11 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 44.5462N 22.0125E controls access to Danube Gorge, Donji Milanovac 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 Danube Gorge, Donji Milanovac, illustrating Lepenski Vir Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
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. 6000 BCE
- Period
- Mesolithic-Neolithic (7000-5000 BCE)
- Culture
- Lepenski Vir Culture
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 6000 BCE
Initial construction of Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace main structure
c. 552 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace
1993–2023
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
44.5462° N · 22.0125° E · 76 m · 3 mapped features
Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace — Main Ancient-Village Feature
rock artPrimary rock art at Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits
44.5456° N · 22.0113° ELepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
hydraulicAncillary hydraulic at Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
44.5452° N · 22.0121° ELepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
necropolisOutlier necropolis panel linked to Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
44.5460° N · 22.0120° E