The emergence of vlach necropolises with petroglyphs in Western Balkans

The paper deals with some activities and traditions of Vlachs connected to the emergence of necropolises withimpressive tombstones and petroglyphs in Bosnia andHerzegovina, and in surrounding countries like Croatia,Serbia and Montenegro. The paper approaches the tracesof the Vlach transhumance in the Western Balkans and theconnection between transhumance and the position of thenecropolises. Similar approach is made about the traces ofthe Vlach transportation routes between the mines in themountains and the Italian cities of Dalmatia. The routesare set in connection with the position of some necropolises. The duration of transportation activities coincides intime with the duration of the formation of necropolises. Asimilarity between some petroglyphs and the persistenceof funerary rites of the Romanians/Vlachs from North EastSerbia strengthens the hypothesis of Vlach main contribution to the emergence of necropolises with petroglyphs.