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'''Badanj Cave''' ([[Bosnian language|Bosnian]]: ''Badanj Pećina'') is located in Borojevići village near the town of [[Stolac]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. This rather small cave has come to public attention after the 1976 discovery of its cave engravings, that date to between 12,000 and 16,000 [[BCE]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com.kh/books?id=vWP1Ss-rrkMC&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200&dq=Badanj+Cave&source=bl&ots=O4GnfFYUhG&sig=TTIyrrGjAZB0Me_QY0GcBeoE0hE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjVxvuBidnRAhXTq5QKHXvHAH84ChDoAQgrMAQ#v=onepage&q=Badanj%20Cave&f=false |title=Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tim Clancy - Google Books |publisher=Google Books |date= |author= |accessdate= January 24, 2017}}</ref>
'''Badanj Cave''' ({{langx|bs|Pećina Badanj}}) is located in Borojevići village near the town of [[Stolac]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. It began to attract public attention after the 1976 discovery of its cave engravings, which date to between 14,000 and 18,000 years ago.<ref name="centarzakrs.ba-badanj" /><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vWP1Ss-rrkMC&q=Badanj+Cave&pg=PA200 |title=Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tim Clancy - Google Books |isbn=9781841624495 |access-date= January 24, 2017|last1=Clancy |first1=Tim |year=2013 }}</ref>


Thanks to local natural benefits and preferable composition, topography, climate, hydrography and vegetation and rich hunting grounds always have attracted prehistoric settlers - the region has been settled since ancient times.
Thanks to local natural benefits and preferable composition, topography, climate, hydrography and vegetation and rich hunting grounds have long attracted prehistoric settlers: the region has been settled since antiquity.
The site is rock shelter or overhang recessed beneath a cliff that descends to the right bank of the river [[Bregava]].


The site is rock shelter or overhang recessed beneath a cliff that descends to the right bank of the river [[Bregava]].<ref name="centarzakrs.ba-badanj">{{cite web |author1=Jasminko Mulaomerović |title=Cave art at Badanj |url=http://www.centarzakrs.ba/bh/speleologija/42-cave-art-at-badanj.html |website=www.centarzakrs.ba |access-date=19 February 2023 |date=30 December 2012}}</ref>
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Two chronologically distinct strata of [[Palaeolithic]] occupation were identified beneath the surface layer. Of particular significance was the discovery of a particular carving of the Badanj site, as it ranks among the oldest works of art in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. The carving is cut into the diagonal surface of a large polished block of stone, and probably represents a horse seen from the offside flank that has been hit by arrows. Only the rear half of the body survives, with flanks typical for a horse and part of the body; the rest of the drawing has been partly damaged.


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Two chronologically distinct strata of [[Palaeolithic]] occupation were identified beneath the surface layer.<ref name="centarzakrs.ba-badanj" /> Of particular significance was the discovery of a particular carving of the Badanj site, as it ranks among the oldest works of art in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. The carving is cut into the diagonal surface of a large polished block of stone, and probably represents a horse seen from the offside flank that has been hit by arrows. Only the rear half of the body survives, with flanks typical for a horse and part of the body; the rest of the drawing has been partly damaged.<ref name="centarzakrs.ba-badanj" />
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The Badanj carvings include depictions of animals and symbols, as is typical of [[Mediterranean]] prehistoric art. The site was dated to the late [[Upper Palaeolithic]]. The cave is part of ''The natural and architectural ensemble of Stolac'', submitted by the Stolac municipality, and the Hercegovina-Neretva county to be recognized a [[UNESCO]] heritage site in 2007 and induced into [[UNESCO|UNESCO's]] tentative list . It is also designated as a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://old.kons.gov.ba/main.php?id_struct=50&lang=4&action=view&id=600 |title=Commision to preserve national monuments |publisher=Old.kons.gov.ba |date= |author= |accessdate= January 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5282/UNESCO |title=The natural and architectural ensemble of Stolac - UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher=Whc.unesco.org |date= |author= |accessdate= January 24, 2017}}</ref>

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The Badanj carvings include depictions of animals and symbols, as is typical of [[Mediterranean]] prehistoric art. The site was dated to the late [[Upper Palaeolithic]].<ref name="centarzakrs.ba-badanj" /> The cave is part of ''The Natural and Architectural Ensemble of Stolac'', submitted by the Stolac municipality, and the Herzegovina-Neretva county to be recognized a [[UNESCO]] heritage site in 2007 and inducted into [[UNESCO|UNESCO's]] tentative list. It has also been designated as a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://old.kons.gov.ba/main.php?id_struct=50&lang=4&action=view&id=600 |title=Commission to preserve national monuments |publisher=Old.kons.gov.ba |access-date= January 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5282/UNESCO |title=The natural and architectural ensemble of Stolac - UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher=Whc.unesco.org |access-date= January 24, 2017}}</ref>


==See also==
*[[List of caves in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Ivan Lovrenović 2001. ''Bosnia: a cultural history''. New York. New York University Press. p.&nbsp;13
* Ivan Lovrenović 2001. ''Bosnia: a cultural history''. New York. New York University Press. p.&nbsp;13


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Latest revision as of 03:35, 7 November 2024

Badanj Cave
Badanj Pećina
Cave carvings in Badanj Cave
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Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Badanj Cave
Badanj Cave (Yugoslavia)
LocationBorojevići village near Stolac
Coordinates43°06′02″N 17°53′45″E / 43.100556°N 17.895833°E / 43.100556; 17.895833
Show cave openedyes
FeaturesRock art
Websitecentarzakrs.ba

Badanj Cave (Bosnian: Pećina Badanj) is located in Borojevići village near the town of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It began to attract public attention after the 1976 discovery of its cave engravings, which date to between 14,000 and 18,000 years ago.[1][2]

Thanks to local natural benefits and preferable composition, topography, climate, hydrography and vegetation and rich hunting grounds have long attracted prehistoric settlers: the region has been settled since antiquity.

The site is rock shelter or overhang recessed beneath a cliff that descends to the right bank of the river Bregava.[1]

Two chronologically distinct strata of Palaeolithic occupation were identified beneath the surface layer.[1] Of particular significance was the discovery of a particular carving of the Badanj site, as it ranks among the oldest works of art in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The carving is cut into the diagonal surface of a large polished block of stone, and probably represents a horse seen from the offside flank that has been hit by arrows. Only the rear half of the body survives, with flanks typical for a horse and part of the body; the rest of the drawing has been partly damaged.[1]

The Badanj carvings include depictions of animals and symbols, as is typical of Mediterranean prehistoric art. The site was dated to the late Upper Palaeolithic.[1] The cave is part of The Natural and Architectural Ensemble of Stolac, submitted by the Stolac municipality, and the Herzegovina-Neretva county to be recognized a UNESCO heritage site in 2007 and inducted into UNESCO's tentative list. It has also been designated as a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2003.[3][4]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Jasminko Mulaomerović (30 December 2012). "Cave art at Badanj". www.centarzakrs.ba. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ Clancy, Tim (2013). Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tim Clancy - Google Books. ISBN 9781841624495. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Commission to preserve national monuments". Old.kons.gov.ba. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "The natural and architectural ensemble of Stolac - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

Further reading

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  • Ivan Lovrenović 2001. Bosnia: a cultural history. New York. New York University Press. p. 13
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