The zooarchaeological remains from Early Iron Age hill-top fortress at Klisura- Kadića Brdo, eastern Bosnia: a taphonomic assessment
The zooarchaeological remains from Early Iron Age hill-top fortress at Klisura- Kadića Brdo, eastern Bosnia: a taphonomic assessment

Summary/Abstract: The archaeological site of Klisura-Kadića Brdo (Gorge-Judge’s Hill) is located on the Glasinac plateau in eastern Bosnia, overlooking the modern and Medieval town of Knežina (Fig. 1). Kadića Brdo is a multi-period “gradina” or hill-fort site, with occupation during the Eneolithic and the Early and Late Iron Ages. The site was abandoned at the end of the Iron Age as much of the regional population relocated to the lowlands. The activity at the settlement ceased during the period of the Late Iron Age. Judging by the scarce number of chronologically diagnostic finds, the life at the plateau stopped during or soon after the 5th century BC. During the period of the Early Iron Age, the settlement was very likely a regional center and was the locus of elite activities. It is larger than most of its contemporaries on the plateau. Furthermore, several stone covered tumuli dot the mountain heights above the settlement.

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