Lepenski Vir, Eastern Serbia

Libesnski Vir is an archeological site in Eastern Serbia that Dave and Emily visited with a tour group from Belgrade. The site was discovered in the 1960 when the Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station was being planned along the Danube River. Surveyors were analyzing the bank of the river and before it got flooded to make an artificial lake.

During that surveying the archeological site was discovered a previously unknown civilization. The settlements dated back to between 9500 & 7200 BC. That makes it the earliest known European settlement.

All of the houses in Libesnski Vir have a trapezoid base, which was perplexing to archeologists at first. If you look at mountain across the Danube, there is a migraine with a distinct trapezoid shape. It is now believed they may have worshiped the mountain and modeled their houses after it.

Today the museum dedicated to Libesnski Vir site is a recreation. The original was flooded when the dam was finished.

After we visited the Archeological site, We had a lunch feast at a hill top restaurant serving local Serbian food. There were only 5 of us with the tour guide, so we had more than enough food.Read more