Tumba Madžari

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Reconstruction of a neolithic village at the archaeological site at Tumba Madzari

Tumba (Macedonian: Тумба Маџари) is a Neolithic settlement located in the north-eastern part of Skopje, Macedonia and it is the most significant Neolithic settlement in Skopje valley. It was discovered in 1961/2 in the course of the archaeological trial excavations related to the construction of the motorway.

The first archaeological excavations were conducted in 1978 by the Museum of Macedonia, under the leadership of Voislav Sanev. The stratigraphic of the settlement has a cultural layer reviled that life here was continuously taking place in the period between year 6000 and 4300 BC.[1]

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Coordinates: 42°00′05″N 21°30′18″E / 42.00139°N 21.50500°E / 42.00139; 21.50500


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