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Radiocarbon dating of Sopot culture sites (Late Neolithic) in Northern Croatia

The results of archaeological investigation and 14C dating of several archaeological sites in Slavonia, Eastern Croatia, belonging to the Late Neolithic are presented. According to the archaeological findings, the sites belong to the Sopot culture. Stages I B, II A, II B and III were identified at the eponym site Sopot near Vinkovci, stages I-B and II at the site Dubovo-Košno near Županja, while findings for other investigated sites (Herrmann's Vineyard near Osijek, Mandek's Vineyard from Otok, Privlaka near Vinkovci and Slavča near Nova Gradiška) were placed to stages II and III. Radiocarbon results place the I B stage to the period 5480-5070 cal BC, stage II A to 5030-4770 cal BC, stage II B to 4800-4250 cal BC and phase III to 4340-3790 cal BC. These dates were compared to those performed for other Late Neolithic cultures in Pannonian valley. The results confirmed the Protolengyel character of Sopot culture.

14C dating; archaeology; Neolithic; Sopot culture; Croatia

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