The Prehistory of Struma
© 2009 International Institute of Anthropology
© 2009 Lolita Nikolova, PhD
Created: 8-28-09
Last updated: 1-10-10.
The Struma/Strymon River Valley in Prehistory. Proceedings of the International Symposium Strymon
Praehistoricus Kjustendil-Blagoevgrad-Serres-Amphilpolis, 27.09-01.10.2004. Edited by Henrieta Todorova,
Mark Stefanovich and Georgi Ivanov. Gerda Henkel Stiftung and Museum of History, Kyustendil. Sofia. 544
p., 29 maps, 9 topographical plans, 779 color photos, 81 b/w photos, 815 drawings, 58 tabl., 32 diagrams and
simplified graphs. 10 reconstruction drawings of houses.

Table of contents
Todorova, H., Stafanovich, M. & Ivanov, G. Strymon in der Urgeschichte, p. vii
Тодорова, Х., Стефанович, М. & Иванов, Г. Струма през праисторията, p. ix
Todorova, H. Die paleoklimatische Entwicklung in VII-I Jt. Vor Chr., p. 1
Wenninger, B., Alram-Stern, E., Bauer, E., Clare, L., Danzeglocke, U., Jöris, O., Kubatzki, C., Rollefson, G.,
Todorova, H., van Andel, T. Abrupt climate forcing observed at Early Neolithic sites in South-East Europe and the
Near East, p. 7
Claßen, E. Social network analysis of Neolithic societies, p. 28
Koukouli-Chryssanthaki, Ch., Todorova, H., Aslanis, I., Vajsov, I. & Valla, M. Promachon-Topolnita. A Greek-
Bulgarian archaeological project, p. 43
Vajsov, I. Promachon-Topolnica. A typology of painted decorations and its use as chronological marker, p. 79
Falkenstein, F. Tierdarstellungen und “Stierkult” im Neolithikum Südosteuropas and Anatoliens, p. 121
Băčvarov, K. Where do children belong? Neolithic burials in western Bulgaria, p. 139
Ганецовски, Г. Нови сведения за ранния неолит в Северозападна България, p. 147
Pavúk, J. Die Entstehung und Gliederung der neolithischen Kulturen auf dem Zentralbalkan: Fallbeispiel Gălăbnik,
p. 165
Bakamska, A. Tell Gălăbnik.  Architecture and site planning, p. 177
Чохаджиев, С.  Бакъмска, А., & Нинов, Л. Крайници – раннокерамично селище от басейна на р. Струма, p. 181
Vandova, V. The Early Neolithic Site at Piperkov Čiflik, near Kjustendil (season 2004), p. 191
Bogdanović, M. Proto-Starčevo culture and Early Neolithic in the Struma Valley, p. 201
Perničeva, L. La periodisation des sites préhistoriques dans la vallée de la Strouma moyenne, p. 209
Čochadžiev, S. Das Frühchalkolithikum des Strymonbereichs, p. 223
Terzjska-Ignatova, S. Some observations on zoomorphic images from Western Bulgaria, p. 227
Genadieva, V. Prehistoric settlements on the province of Kjustendil, p. 239
Darcque, P., Koukouli-Chyssanthaki, H., Malamidou, D., Treuil, R. & Tsirtsoni, Z. Recent researchers at the Neolithic
settlement of Dikili Tash, Eastern Macedonia, Greece: an overview, p. 247
Pappa, M. Neolithic societies: Recent evidence from Northern Greece, p. 257
Duridanov, I. Linguistische Angaben über die Namen der Flüsse Axios, Strymon, Nestos, p. 273
Grębska-Kulowa, & Kulow, I. M. Prehistoric Sites in the Middle Struma Valley between the End of the VIIth mill. BC
and the beginning of the Ist mill. BC, p. 279
Malamidou, D. Kryoneri: a Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Settlement in the Lower Strymon Valley, p. 297
Bojadziev, J. Absolute chronology of the Neolithic and Eneolithic cultures in the valley of Struma, p. 309
Papadopoulos, S. Decline of the painted pottery in Eastern Macedonia and North Aegean at the end of the Final
Neolithic/Chalcolithic period, p. 317
Georgieva, P. On the late stages of the Krivdol-Salcuţa culture, p. 329
The ethno-cultural affiliation of the North Anatolian Early Bronze Age, p. 339
Luci, K. Dating the Donja Brnjica culture based on metal finds, p. 347
Valla, M. A Late Bronze Age cemetery in Faia Petra, East of the Middle Strymon valley, p. 359
Alexandrov, S., Petkov, V., & Ivanov, G. The Late Bronze Age necropolis in the town of Sandanski, Southwest
Bulgaria, p. 373
Stefanovich, M., & Kulov, I.  Krsto Pokrovnik excavations at a Late Bronze Age site in the Middle Struma River valley,
Southwest Bulgaria. Preliminary results – 2004 season, p. 389
Andreou, S., & Psaraki, K. Tradition and innovation in the Bronze Age Pottery of the Thessaloniki Toumba. Food
and drink consumption and “tableware” ceramics, p. 397
David, W. Bronzezeitliche Goldornate aus Süddeutschland und ihre donauländisch-balkanischen Beziehungen, p.
421
Mitrevski, D. The beginning of the Iron Age in Macedonia, p. 443
Wardle, K.A., Newton, M., & Kuniholm, P.I. Troy VIIB2 revisited, p. 481
Popova, Tz., & Marinova, E. Palaeobotanical data in South-Western region of Bulgaria, p. 499
Илиев, Н., & Спасов, Н. Промахон-Тополница. Компаративно изследване на дивите и домашни животни от
сектор Тополница, p. 509
Valamoti, S.M. Agriculture and use of space at promachon/Topolnica. Preliminary observations on the
archaeological material, p. 523
Božilova, E., & Tonkov, S. Palaeoecological evidence of the main postglacial vegetation and climate changes in
Southwestern Bulgaria from the Neolithic to modern times, p. 531