Abstract

This paper briefly details the Neolithic sites recently documented on the distant Croatian island of Susac. The island had seen no systematic archaeological survey before the 1997 research expedition. Lithic artifacts such as blades, scrapers, glossed sickle blades and points suggest exploitation and production of local (Adriatic) flint resources. Depleted cores and abundant debitage indicate at on-site flint reduction and tool preparation. Attributes of the Impressed (Impresso) and Middle Neolithic Painted pottery assemblages from Susac are described. Susac provides an important link in the island chain that spans the east-west axis of the Adriatic Basin and coupled with other Neolithic insular sites, expands the concept of early trans-Adriatic travel and blue water resource exploitations.