Prehistoric Schematic Rock Artin the Eastern Adriatic: the discovery of Rock Art at the Badanj II rockshelter (Bosnia and Herzegovina) viewed from the Western Mediterranean

Barciela González, Virginia ; Ruiz-Redondo, Aitor ; Vujnovic, Ante ; Vukosavljevic, Nikola

Resumen: Research on post-Palaeolithic schematic rock art has changed substantially since its identification and definition almost a century ago. In the areas where this phenomenon is extensively studied (such as South and East Iberia), a chronological and cultural sequence has been established. This is due to the large number of rock art finds and the study of their archaeological context, which includes numerous portable art analogies. Based on this documentation, it has been proposed that its origins lie in the Early Neolithic and that it persisted until the Chalcolithic (c. 6th – 3rd millennium cal BC) or even, in some areas, until the Bronze Age. In this paper, we present the recent discovery of graphic motifs with similar characteristics in the Badanj II rock shelter. In the context of other finds in the Western and Central Mediterranean, this is an interesting indicator that leads us to suggest a connection between this graphic expression and the dispersion, establishment, and consolidation of Neolithic groups in Europe.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.33254/piaz.41.2.1

Año: 2024

Publicado en: Prilozi Instituta za Arheologiju 41, 2 (2024), 5-25
ISSN: 1330-0644

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.203 - History (Q1) - Archeology (Q2) - Archeology (arts and humanities) (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)