Here's something wild: 5 of the 11 head sculptures are ALL concentrated in ONE house at Lepenski Vir. The remaining 6 are rarely displayed or photographed. Most houses have NO carved heads at all. The popular idea that each house had its own protective sculpture is simply incorrect. Distribution tells a different story than the legend suggests.
Fish-head sculptures clustered in one house
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Key facts
- 5 of the 11 head sculptures are found in only one house (House 57)
- The remaining 6 sculptures are not frequently displayed or photographed
- Most houses at the site have no carved heads at all
- The common impression that each house had a head sculpture is incorrect
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Sources
Lepenski Vir - Don's Mapsdonsmaps.com
Lepenski Vir is the name of the great whirlpool in the middle of Djerdap, the Iron Gates Gorge, and the nearby horseshoe shaped shelf.
An Archaeological Puzzle on the Danube - The New York Timesnytimes.com
Unique sculptures date from the historical moment when two peoples and two cultures met on the banks of a section of the river, now known as the Iron Gates.
Great Excavations: Srejović at Lepenski Vir - World Archaeologyworld-archaeology.com
The prehistoric settlement at Lepenski Vir – the Whirlpool of Lepena – lies on a limestone shelf beside the River Danube.
The 12000 Year-old Settlement of Lepenski Vir. - Leighton Travels!leightontravels.com
This incredible 12000 year old archaeological site is, claim historians, the oldest planned settlement in Europe!
Lepenski Vir; Europe's oldest settlement on the banks of the Danubeunesdoc.unesco.org
The first Greek frescoes known to have survived to the present day were uncovered in a burial ground near the famed temples of Paestum in the Italian province ...
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