Lepenski Vir

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

noun

1. 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.

Example Sentences

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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