Lepenski Vir

[ lep-uhn-skee veer; Serbo-Croatian. le-pen-skee veer ]

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the site of an advanced Mesolithic fishing culture on the banks of the Danube in Serbia, characterized by trapezoidal buildings and large stone sculptures of human heads and torsos.

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Lepenski Vir — Vir means whirlpool in Serbian — was first inhabited more than 12,000 years ago and off and on over thousands of years.

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Researchers still debate the precise dating of different settlements at Lepenski Vir and nearby sites, but agree on the essential fact that the sites capture a record of the meeting and mixing of two cultures and peoples.

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As part of that study they drew DNA from four individuals at Lepenski Vir.

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Both practices are found at Lepenski Vir.

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Pottery that was used for cooking grains elsewhere in Europe was used for preparation of fish at Lepenski Vir.

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