“ČARNOK” ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE – Bačko Dobro Polje

“ČARNOK” ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE – Bačko Dobro Polje

A settlement from the Bronze Age (1800–800 BC) with a necropolis has been identified in the immediate vicinity of Čarnok, as well as a smaller settlement on the northern, left bank of Crna Bara. A highly significant site from the Late Iron Age (4th century BC – 1st century AD), located at Čarnok – Bačko Dobro Polje, has been successfully researched and preserved thanks to the Museum Collection, the Municipality of Vrbas, and the Museum of Vojvodina. With the arrival of the Celts in these areas in the second half of the 4th century BC, the use of the potter’s wheel began, along with the mass production of iron tools and weapons and the minting of coins. Čarnok is a Celtic oppidum (an earthen fortification), which initially functioned as a trade center and later acquired a defensive role. From the 1st century AD, this region became part of the so-called Barbaricum, situated opposite the Roman Empire and subject to its direct cultural influences. At the same time, the Sarmatians—an Iranian people—settled here, bringing with them Greek–Hellenistic cultural influences. From the 4th century onward, these areas were swept by waves of migrating peoples during the Great Migration Period. The Avars remained the longest, as evidenced by the necropolis at the Polet brickyard site. The beginning of the 9th century marked the end of Avar dominance and the control of the Franks, followed by the Bulgars, over this region. By the end of the 9th century, Hungarian tribes also arrived in the Pannonian Plain. This is confirmed by 10th-century necropolises with nomadic characteristics, as well as medieval settlements discovered in the area, where a habitation horizon from the 10th to the 12th century has been identified.

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