Mesolithic Agriculture or Neolithic Expansion in the Northern Balkans: the case of Iron Gates
Mesolithic Agriculture or Neolithic Expansion in the Northern Balkans: the case of Iron Gates

Summary/Abstract: This paper reviews the hypothesis of Mesolithic agricultural practices at the northern shore Lepenski Vir – Schela Cladovei culture sites of the Danube Iron Gates. Such possible economic development is considered against more recent radiocarbon dates corroborated with archaeobotanical studies, information on site location and habitation, natural environment, and agricultural tools and facilities present or absent in the archaeological record. The study concludes that the Mesolithic period at the Iron Gates cannot be associated with any of the economic developments defining even an incipient stage of agricultural practices

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