page_title: Butmir culture
section_title: Plastics
hierarchical_section_title: Butmir culture / Pottery / Plastics
context_page_description: Butmir culture was a major Neolithic culture in central Bosnia, developed along the shores of river Bosna, spanning from Sarajevo to Zavidovići. It was discovered in 1893, at the site located in Butmir, in the vicinity of Ilidža, which gave its name to entire cultural group of the late Neolithic in central Bosnia, the Butmir culture. It is characterized by its unique elaborately decorated pottery and anthropomorphic Figurines, and is one of the best researched European cultures from 5100 to 4500 BC. It was part of the larger Danube civilization. Largest Butmir site is in Visoko basin, in Okolište.
context_section_description: At Butmir sites 72 human figures made of baked clay were found. They are made in such way so that one can easily identify some racial features. There are 3 main groups of found figures that showed racial characteristics of Negroid, Armenoid and European races. They are mainly female figures. Animal figures are very rare.
caption: A typical Butmir vase
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