GEOARCHAEOLOGY APPROACH TO THE RESEARCH OF TRENCH XXV AT THE NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENT IN DRENOVАC NEAR PARAĆIN

Abstract

The Drenovac archaeological site belongs to the group of the most significant Neolithic settlements in Serbia. During 2018 and 2019, stratigraphic Trench XXV was excavated, which is positioned under the Excevation Tent, south of the remains of Neolithic architecture from the youngest phase of the Vinča settlement. The aim of the research was to examine stratigraphy and the influence of erosional processes on the formation of the site. Geoarchaeological sampling for micromorphological and other physicochemical analyses from the profile of Trench XXV was carried out in 2018 and 2019, and the results of the analyses supplemented the knowledge gained from archaeological excavations. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of a geoarchaeological research approach when attempting to reconstruct depositional processes at the Drenovac site.