A NOTE ON A STONE FIND FROM NOVI PERKOVCI, NEAR ĐAKOVO (NORTHERN CROATIA).

2005 investigations at the Sopot culture site of Krčavina near Novi Perkovci, on the route of the future Beli Manastir - Ploče motorway, yielded a half of a polished and perforated stone object. The artefact was found in the context of a large open hearth, and it is reminiscent of prehistoric stone maces, although it differs from them in form. The function of this object remains also indeterminate due to the circumstances of the find. By comparing a number of stone artefacts spanning the time from the Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age in Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East, we attempted to find an answer for the utilitarian function of the object as well as for the possible symbolic meaning of the context of discovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]