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The molluscs of the dwelling mound Gomolava, Yugoslavia. An environmental investigation on and near Gomolava

Authors

  • J.W. Eggink

Abstract

(p. 56)

Gomolava, in Yugoslavia, is a dwelling mound on the left bank of the river Sava near Hrtkovci, a small village about 60 km northwest from Belgrade. The mound shows eight periods of habitation, the oldest belonging to the Vinča culture that, with the aid of C14, may be fixed at c. 4000-3800 B.C. (Clason, 1977). The most recent traces, including a burial-ground, date from the early Middle Ages.

Object of the present research was to examine whether conclusions may be drawn from mollusc material found in dwelling mounds. It was mainly focused on a reconstruction of the environment of the tell Gomolava and, under supervision of Dr. A.T. Clason, carried out as an optional part of a university course in biology, following a staff-membership of the Archaeozoological Department of the Biologisch-Archaeologisch Instituut at Groningen.

Published

1983-12-15

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