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The study, co-authored by Miljana Radivojevi膰 and (Durham University), and published recently in the Journal of World Prehistory, looks at archaeometallurgical and archaeological evidence that crosses national boundaries and languages of all the Balkan Peninsula states,聽throwing the whole Balkan prehistory sequence into sharp relief as not seen hitherto.听

The Balkans are currently one of the most intensively investigated of all early metallurgical heartlands across the world, most recently owing to the publications and joint excavations of key sites in Serbia, led by the聽authors. They are also co-authors of a new聽monograph, due by the end of the year and the聽result of the 聽(2012-15), led by .听

This study focuses specifically on the ongoing debates relating to the much contested claim of the independent invention and innovation of various metallurgies in the Balkans and the analysis and interpretation of metallurgical evidence in their technological and social context.听

The main argument 鈥� that metal production in the Balkans reflects changes in the organisation of communities and their cooperation, rather than being the fundamental basis for the emergence of elites 鈥� radically shifts the debate in favour of explanatory models that defy antiquated perspectives on 鈥楨x Oriente Lux鈥� and the rise of increasingly hierarchical societies at the onset of metallurgy.听

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Image: A selection聽of the Vin膷a culture figurines from the site of Stubline (Copyright聽Adam Crnobrnja, National Museum in Belgrade)