Mačkovac - Crišnjevi and Orubica - Veliki Šeš

location
Mačkovac and Orubica (Brod-Posavina County, Croatia)
method
Magnetic prospection
time
2019 / 11

Crišnjevi and Orubica

  • Bronze Age settlements, probably with metal production
  • Magnetic prospection
  • Area: 4 hectares
  • 2 survey days
  • Equipment: LEA MAX with 7 Förster fluxgate gradiometers FEREX CON400
  • Location of several fireplaces and other settlement structures, delimitation of settlements

 

Bronze belt Crišnjevi

Bronze belt found at Crišnjevi (from Karavanić, S., 2007. Slučajni nalaz brončanog pojasa iz naselja Mačkovac-Crišnjevi (Nova Gradiška) - Zufallsfund eines Bronzegürtels aus der Siedlung Mačkovac-Crišnjevi (Nova Gradiška). Pril. Inst. arheol. Zagrebu, 24: 59-67)

Landscape of Sava valley at Crišnjevi

Located in the Sava floodplain, characterised by riparian forests and cultivated land, the site of Crišnjevi offers favourable conditions for the magnetic prospection.

Prehistoric site of Veliki Šeš

The prehistoric site of Veliki Šeš near Orubica is located 10 km downstream from the site of Crišnjevi. A very slight elevation in the floodplain marks the Bronze Age settlement.