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The rockshelter of Crvena Stijena (Nikšić municipality,
Montenegro) is one of the most important Paleolithic sites in southeastern
Europe. Its 20-meter deep sequence of archaeological deposits spans the
Middle Paleolithic through the Bronze Age. The Middle Paleolithic deposits
themselves, which cover an astonishing 12 meters in depth, contain one
of the longest records of Neanderthal occupation in the region. Since its
discovery in 1954, the site has been the subject of two major research
projects; the data they have produced have helped make it a critical type-site
for the Paleolithic in the Balkans. In this paper, our goal is to introduce the
aims and methodologies of the new research collaboration at Crvena Stijena
that we established in 2016. We first present the site within the context of
the Middle Paleolithic of the western Balkans. We then describe the history
of research at Crvena Stijena, and summarize the results of the last project,
which were recently published. Finally, we describe the research questions
that are guiding our new investigations, and the methods we are applying
in order to answer these questions while preserving as much of the site as
possible for future generations of archaeologists.
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