Starinar (Jan 2006)
Sacred groves of the tribali on Miroč mountain
Abstract
In this work are presented the results of the archaeological investigations at the site Mihajlov ponor (spring) conducted in 2005 and 2006. Few groups of densely concentrated circular stone structures, from 4 to 10 meters in diameter, have been discovered in the thick forest. The structures consist of outer stone circle made of few courses of broken stone and smaller inner circle made of the same stone. Various archaeological objects - fragments of pottery vessels, pieces of jewelry (iron and bronze single-looped fibulae with rectangular catchplate), iron knives, large iron arrowheads of Ferigile type and fragments of two pairs of bridle bits ending with horse head and gryphon head have been discovered within two investigated structures. Particularly important are the finds of wild animal bones (deer, chamois doe) and one human mandible that are like the other finds scattered within the stone structures.
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