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Neolithic Settlement at Crkvine, StublineIn the village of Stubline near Obrenovac, about forty kilometers southwest from the Belgrade, Serbia, a large 6.500 years old settlement was discovered. Geomagnetic recordings show more than a hundred houses, streets and squares, defensive trenches, as well as numerous smaller settlements in the radius of about fifteen kilometers. After exploring only one of the ten smallest and worst preserved houses, the findings are already extraordinary.Besides an abundance of whole and fragmented ceramic dishes, parts of the fixed interior were also found in the house covering an area of about 45 square meters. Along with the remains of two furnaces, also found were a grain mill built of clay with an installed stone for grinding grain, as well as a big altar, with ceremonial clay bread and a dish with a tank beside it. The very well preserved remains of the house and its internal elements alone are an exquisite finding.Composition of 46 clay figures.Individual findings of figurines are regular in sites from the Vinča époque. However, a group with such a number of figurines is not. It is also specific for other things. All figurines except one are almost of the same shape. One somewhat bigger and more scattered stood inside a group of nine smaller ones. Besides the figurines, 11 miniature models of tools were also found, with a hole for inserting straws as holders. Each of the figurines also has a little hole for inserting the straw. Whether this is a group of objects related to a cult or they are ”common” toys will be discussed in the future. We are certain, however, that this composition points to the transposing of a certain system of thought or belief from the level of community to the level of cult activity or game.
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