Vučedol ( lit. ' Wolf's Valley ' ) in Croatia , is an archeological site, an elevated ground on the right bank of the River Danube , which also forms the border with Serbia . Vučedol became the eponym of the eneolithic Vučedol culture .
7-714: It is estimated that the site had once been home to about 3,000 inhabitants, making it one of the largest and most important European centers of its time. Artifacts from the Vučedol site are located in the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb , and the City museum of Vukovar. The site itself hosts the Vučedol Culture Museum since 2015. Due to extremely favourable strategic position, Vučedol has always been open to colonization. Some of
14-644: A firing base for the Serbian Yugoslav People's Army artillery and tanks in the three-month bombardment of Vukovar. The site was since restored and the Vučedol Culture Museum established on the grounds. This Vukovar-Syrmia County geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Archaeological Museum in Zagreb The Archaeological Museum ( Croatian : Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu ) in Zagreb , Croatia
21-494: Is an archaeological museum with over 450,000 varied artifacts and monuments, gathered from various sources but mostly from Croatia and in particular from the surroundings of Zagreb. Its predecessor institution was the "National Museum" ( German : Kroatisches Nationalmuseum Agram ) in the Austrian Empire , open to the public since 1846. It was renamed to "State Institute of Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia" in 1866. In 1878,
28-510: Is represented by many statues, military equipment, metal objects, Roman religion and art and objects from everyday life, acquired through systematic archaeological excavations in various Croatian regions in many Croatian cities founded during the Roman Empire . The numismatic section is among the largest collections of this type in Europe. Some of the famous artifacts include: The museum is home to
35-603: The 19th-century Vranyczany-Hafner mansion, 19 Zrinski Square. The museum consists of five main sections: Prehistory, Egypt, Antiquity, Middle Ages, Coins and Medals. The section "Prehistory" contains 78,000 objects, ranging from the Paleolithic to the Late Iron Age . The section "Egypt" displays about 600 objects in the permanent exhibition. The section "Antiquity" contains an important collection of Greek vases (about 1,500 vessels) and stones with inscriptions. The Roman Antiquity
42-647: The Archaeological Department became an independent institution within the State Institute, and the umbrella institute was dissolved in 1939, leaving the Archaeological Museum as a standalone institution. The archaeological collection of the State Institute had been kept in the Academy mansion at Zrinski Square from the 1880s and remained there until 1945, when the museum moved to its current location at
49-473: The most important archaeological discoveries belonging to the Vučedol culture have been made at this site. Archaeological research has confirmed finds of Baden culture , Vučedol culture as well as Kostolac culture on the site of Vučedol. The site is located roughly 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) downstream from the city of Vukovar. During the Battle of Vukovar in 1991, the Vučedol site was destroyed by being used as
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