Less than 15 kilometres from Belgrade, on the right bank of the Danube, lies the Belo Brdo archaeological site at Vinča, one of the most important prehistoric sites in Europe. Archaeological excavations began in 1908 under the direction of Professor Miloje Vasić, the first formally trained archaeologist in Serbia. He continued his work at Vinča, with interruptions, until 1934. Research resumed in 1978, when finds dating from the Metal Ages and the Middle Ages were uncovered, including the remains of a large Serbian necropolis in use from the 8th to the 17th century. From 1982 onwards, research once again focused on the Neolithic layers for which Vinča has become internationally renowned.
The first settlement in the area was established by communities belonging to the Starčevo culture during the Middle Neolithic. During the Late Neolithic, under the Vinča culture, the settlement reached its greatest prosperity. The cultural layer, approximately 10 metres deep, has preserved an exceptionally rich archaeological record, including the remains of houses, ceramic vessels, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figurines, and stone and bone tools. Vinča has therefore rightly become the eponymous site of the Late Neolithic culture of the Carpathian-Balkan region.
A developed economy and stable way of life enabled the inhabitants of Vinča to pursue artistic activities alongside their everyday occupations. The figurines, vessels and other objects they left behind are distinguished by exceptional craftsmanship and powerful aesthetic expression, and remain among the most recognisable symbols of the Vinča culture today.
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