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Human Occupation of the Central Balkans During the Last Glacial Maximum: Evidence from Serbia

Kuhn, Steven ; Mihailović, Dušan ; Marković, Slobodan B. ; Perić, Zoran LU orcid ; Dragosavac, Sofija ; Stojković, Marija and Roksandić, Mirjana (2026) In Quaternary 9(1).
Abstract
This paper presents archeological data and chronometric dates documenting human presence in Serbia, central Balkans, during MIS 2. We describe findings from excavations at three cave sites and dating results from two additional localities. The evidence suggests that people were present in the area during the second half of the glacial peak between 25 and 19ka calBp. The chronological placement of these sites is complementary to what is known from adjoining regions, indicating that people may have occupied this part of the Balkans when they were not present elsewhere. All three excavated sites appear to represent short-term occupations, with relatively narrow ranges of activities, raising the question of whether they are fully... (More)
This paper presents archeological data and chronometric dates documenting human presence in Serbia, central Balkans, during MIS 2. We describe findings from excavations at three cave sites and dating results from two additional localities. The evidence suggests that people were present in the area during the second half of the glacial peak between 25 and 19ka calBp. The chronological placement of these sites is complementary to what is known from adjoining regions, indicating that people may have occupied this part of the Balkans when they were not present elsewhere. All three excavated sites appear to represent short-term occupations, with relatively narrow ranges of activities, raising the question of whether they are fully representative of the land use system of foragers during MIS 2. (Less)
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  author       = {{Kuhn, Steven and Mihailović, Dušan and Marković, Slobodan B. and Perić, Zoran and Dragosavac, Sofija and Stojković, Marija and Roksandić, Mirjana}},
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  series       = {{Quaternary}},
  title        = {{Human Occupation of the Central Balkans During the Last Glacial Maximum: Evidence from Serbia}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/242020363/quaternary-09-00017.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/quat9010017}},
  volume       = {{9}},
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