Filling the network gaps: Bračevci – Bašćine, new neolithic circular enclosure and medieval village

By combining several methods that include the use of predictive modeling in GIS, remote interpretation and field survey, several settlement structures from the late Neolithic of circular and oval layout and one rectangular layout belonging to the late Middle Ages were discovered south of Bračevci at the Bašćina site. This is one of the first known and successful uses of modeling in Croatia in the discovery of Late Neolithic circular fortified settlements. The newly discovered settlements were observed in the context of the hitherto known network of late Neolithic settlements in eastern Croatia. Remote observations were followed by an intensive field survey. Numerous fragments of ceramic vessels, fragments of ceramic vertebrae and weights, as well as complete pieces and fragments of split and polished lithium were found during the inspection. The position and concentration of the findings were recorded, and diagnostic fragments were collected, part of which is presented in the paper. Fragments of pottery belong to the late Neolithic period. Among the non-diagnostic fragments, fragments of coarse and fine ceramics were found. Among the finds of fine ceramics, black polished surface treatment of high gloss dominates. Two fragments of Neolithic pottery with traces of painting have also been recorded.