Medvednjak

Medvednjak is an archaeological site in central Serbia, in Šumadija region, 3 km from center of Smederevska Palanka [1]. The locality is situated in the village of Grčac [1]. Just as the neighboring locality of Staro Selo, near Selevac, it belongs to the end of Neolithic and early Eneolithic, or the period 4500-3500 BC, during the developed and ending phase of the Vinča culture when the first evidence of metallurgy appeared [1]. Both settlements were large, spreading on 40 to 60 ha [1]. The most important artifacts, kept in the People's Museum in Smederevska Palanka, are the anthropomorphic figurines of high artistic and artisan value [1]. One of the most valuable and considered unique is the one called "Woman in labor", due to its contracted position [1].