The Early Neolithic tell of Vrbjanska Čuka in Pelagonia

Abstract Vrbjanska Čuka is a tell site in the region of Pelagonia (Macedonia) established 8000 years ago by Neolithic communities. Later it was used as an agricultural unit during Roman era and Middle Ages when also employed burial area. The excavations performed 1980s last five indicate farming society that constructed large buildings made daub settlement enclosed circular ditch. had many clay structures, such ovens, granaries, bins grinding areas for processing cereals bread production. communities sophisticated fine pottery modeled figurines altars, while stone tools were mainly cutting trees, harvesting grinding. Apart from cereal-based food (einkorn wheat, emmer wheat or barley), inhabitants consumed lentils, peas variety gathered wild fruits, cattle, caprovine, mussels, fish game meat part diet, well dairy products. This paper will be summary data provided current international multidisciplinary research involves excavation, prospection, geomagnetic survey, study material culture, examination architecture, radiocarbon dating, geoarchaeological, archaeobotanical, archaeozoological, lipid use-wear analyses, topographic 3D modeling. recent knowledge on provides novel understanding Early contributes to more extensive first societies Balkans.