Archaeological research

As a part of the project Late Bronze Age mortuary practices and society in southern Carpathian Basin (BAMPICa), we carried out archaeological excavations from October 9th to 22nd, 2014 at three locations in Sotin as well as at Šanac in Opatovac. These excavations confirmed existence of archaeological sites that were recorded during field surveys in 2008, 2009 and 2014.

In Sotin, at the position Trojstvo, west of the village, close to Vučedol, were discovered parts of the settlements of Sopot and Baden culture as well as traces of cremation graves of Belegiš II culture destroyed by intensive agricultural tillage.

At Trojstvo, to the west of the modern village of Sotin (towards Vučedol), we exposed parts of settlements belonging to Sopot and Baden cultures, as well as traces of cremation cemetery belonging to Belegiš II culture that had been destroyed by intensive agricultural land use.

In Sotin, at the position Fancage, in the northern part of today's settlement, parts of Middle Bronze Age (Belegiš I) settlement and parts of the late medieval settlement were discovered.

At Fancage, located in the northern part of Sotin, we exposed parts of a Middle Bronze Age (Belegiš I) settlement and a Late Medieval settlement.

In Sotin, at the position of Plandište, on the southeastern edge of today's settlement, parts of the settlement of Sopot culture and the remains of the late medieval settlement were explored.

At Plandište,  located at southeastern outskirts of Sotin, we exposed  parts of a settlement belonging to Sopot culture and a Late Medieval settlement.

In Opatovac, at the position Šanac, parts of settlements of Baden culture and pit dwelling dated at the end of the Early Iron Age were found.

At Šanac in the village of Opatovac, we exposed a part of settlement belonging to Baden culture and a pit dwelling dating from the end of the Early Iron Age.

These targeted archaeological investigations highlight the need for systematic field surveys and further implementation of trial excavations, aimed at locating settlements and cemeteries from specific time horizons.