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Radiocarbon Dating of the Zagreb Upper Town Prehistoric Settlement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Bogomil Obelić ,
Marija Šmalcelj ,
Nada Horvatinčič ,
Romana Bistrovič  and
Adela Sliepčević
Bogomil Obelić
Affiliation:
Rudjer Bošković Institute, P.O.B. 1016, 10001 Zagreb, Croatia
Marija Šmalcelj
Affiliation:
Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Archaeology, Ivana Lučića 3, 10000 Zagreb
Nada Horvatinčič
Affiliation:
Rudjer Bošković Institute, P.O.B. 1016, 10001 Zagreb, Croatia
Romana Bistrovič
Affiliation:
Rudjer Bošković Institute, P.O.B. 1016, 10001 Zagreb, Croatia
Adela Sliepčević
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Department of Physics, Heinzelova 55, 10001 Zagreb
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Abstract

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During the 1989–1994 renovation of the Zagreb Town Museum, it became obvious that the area was inhabited in prehistoric times. We 14C dated 40 samples to determine various settlement periods. The ages of the samples span a much longer time than expected, from the Early Iron Age (Hallstatt period) to the 19th century ad. 14C dates on charcoal samples placed the remains of dwelling pits in the Hallstatt period, 8th to 4th century bc. A late La Tène settlement dated between the 4th century bc and the 2nd century ad. Medieval fortifications were identified in the western part of the complex, consisting of a well-preserved wooden structure used for construction of the royal castrum. 14C measurements on wooden planks and posts date the construction of the fortification between the 13th and 15th centuries ad and branches, beams, and tools found below the basement of the Convent of St. Clare span the 16th to the 19th century ad.

Type
II. 14C in Archaeology
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , 1995 , pp. 259 - 266
Copyright
Copyright © the Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona 

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