The object is started after the indispensable need the place to be explored after forthcoming consignance for infrastructure project at 2004. It goes at the Krushak area near Vratica village, where the terrain seems to be unidentifiable for what goes under. Only few ceramic ornaments are announcing for the ancient life. Just 3 years after that started excavations, the science workers are categorical that they are into something serious- enormous settlement from the first half of VIth century and the beginning of Vth century before Christ, the end of the neolithic epoch. It is situated at 30 decares, well explored 13 for the time past! The team is going on horizontal section, establishing the completeness structure.

At this epoch the human doesn’t know the metal. With primitive tools made by flint, the ancients are digging up near the settlement deep dyke. The forest wall is two meters wide and probably have been 3 or 4 meters high. The central street is large whole 9 meters, which goes to the square. There are well arranged small quarters with 3-4 houses in each one, small streets with well done pavement.

The biggest one is the one of the leader priest, at the center,near to the town square. At the foundation ritually is implemented stone ax, incredibly made. Near the house are found two incrustated sceptres, made by antler. At this area is the find of many cult objects. The clay objects are near by 200 which are found at the whole terrain, all the idols are female, with sumptuous shapes, quite good dressed. Only at the priest’s house is found male idol, with powerful erected phallus. This is the only full preserved object,all others are consciously pound up. About the officiate of the priests are probably used also that 500 times found clay disk, which probably has been used for cult games or predicting the future.

More than 200 vessels should be reconstructed, with lot of incrustations and paintings on them, were many of the humans are painted with bird face shape,which might be quite usual for the epoch. Some of them are dancing with two hands up or hunting, many fight scenes are cognizable. This settlement is one of the biggest ever found at the Balkan peninsula and it is dated to about 800 years ago! This settlement has been used near by 300 years and it is overturned and destroyed at military conflict. The buildings are so strongly over burned, that some of the plasters are glazed.

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