Neolitska grnčarija "in situ" - na mestu pronalaska, Vinčanska kultura, oko 5500-5000 godina pre nove ere, na lokalitetu Pločnik kod Prokuplja.
Nalazište se prostire na 120 hektara i čuveno je po ostacima jedne od najstarijih radionica za preradu metala u svetu i najstarije u Evropi, iz 6. milenijuma pre nove ere. Arheolozi su na ovom lokalitetu pronašli više desetina metalnih predmeta od bakra i bronze, delova oruđa i oružja, kao i topionicu i peć, što dokazuje da su stanovnici ove teritorije počeli obrađivati metal oko 5000 godina p.n.e. Metalna radionica u Pločniku je bila prostorija od nekih 25 metara kvadratnih, drvenih zidova, obloženih na vrhu keramikom. Peć izgrađena spolja je imala zemljane lulaste otvore, sa stotinu malnih rupa, što je bio prototip dimnjaka, kako bi omogućili dotok vazduha do peći, radi raspaljivanja vatre i sigurnog odvoda dima.
Nalazište se prostire na 120 hektara i čuveno je po ostacima jedne od najstarijih radionica za preradu metala u svetu i najstarije u Evropi, iz 6. milenijuma pre nove ere. Arheolozi su na ovom lokalitetu pronašli više desetina metalnih predmeta od bakra i bronze, delova oruđa i oružja, kao i topionicu i peć, što dokazuje da su stanovnici ove teritorije počeli obrađivati metal oko 5000 godina p.n.e. Metalna radionica u Pločniku je bila prostorija od nekih 25 metara kvadratnih, drvenih zidova, obloženih na vrhu keramikom. Peć izgrađena spolja je imala zemljane lulaste otvore, sa stotinu malnih rupa, što je bio prototip dimnjaka, kako bi omogućili dotok vazduha do peći, radi raspaljivanja vatre i sigurnog odvoda dima.
Neolithic pottery "in situ", Vinča culture, around 5500-5000 BC, at Pločnik site, near Prokuplje, south-eastern Serbia.
Pločnik archaeological site spreads on 120 hectares, it’s famous for evidences of one of the oldest metal workshops in the world and definitely oldest in Europe, dating back to 6th millenium BC. Archaeologists have found several dozens of copper and bronze objects, tools and weapons, as well as a smelter and furnace, prove that people inhabiting this territory began working with metal more than 5000 years BC. The metal workshop in Pločnik was a room of some 25 square meters, with walls built out of wood coated with clay. The furnace, built on the outside of the room, featured earthen pipe-like air vents with hundreds of tiny holes in them and a proto-type chimney to ensure air goes into the furnace to feed the fire and smoke comes out safely.
Pločnik archaeological site spreads on 120 hectares, it’s famous for evidences of one of the oldest metal workshops in the world and definitely oldest in Europe, dating back to 6th millenium BC. Archaeologists have found several dozens of copper and bronze objects, tools and weapons, as well as a smelter and furnace, prove that people inhabiting this territory began working with metal more than 5000 years BC. The metal workshop in Pločnik was a room of some 25 square meters, with walls built out of wood coated with clay. The furnace, built on the outside of the room, featured earthen pipe-like air vents with hundreds of tiny holes in them and a proto-type chimney to ensure air goes into the furnace to feed the fire and smoke comes out safely.