The aim of this paper is to reconstruct the possible trajectory of the
movement of the obsidian that was brought to the region of present day Vrsac
from Carpathian 1 and Carpathian 2 sources, located between Kosice and
Miskolc (the present day border area between Hungary and Slovakia). This
objective has been fulfilled using computer aided modelling performed within
the constraints of geographic information system software based on the
physical characteristics of the terrain and the reconstruction of
paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic conditions in the period of the late
Neolithic. The second largest obsidian collection in the territory of Vinca
culture originates from the site of Potporanj, south of Vrsac. The abundance
of finds indicates the importance this region had in the distribution of this
resource during late Neolithic. In the paper the modelling of two different
possibilities of land based distribution from the flow of the river Tisza are
shown; the first from Perlez/Opovo (western route) and the other from Mure?
(northern route), i.e. present day Arad and Timi?oara. The modelled results
indicate the existence of a settlement patterning close to the modelled
pathways in the period of Vinca culture.
Geographic Information System Software to Enhance Field-Data Collection and Management of Land Cover Trends Information
