Traditional Iron Age Communities of the South-Western Balkans and Their Relations with Southern and Northern Neighbours

The zone of the south-western Balkans, starting from the 3rd century BC, shows a greater affinity for fibulae of the Middle La Tène scheme. Despite the fact that the origin of the finds should be sought to the north, it is the region where the influences of the Mediterranean and Central Europe mix with the traditional cultures of the south-western Balkans where the production centres of these desirable goods were located. Analysed was the material from the necropolises in Montenegro: the necropolises from the zone of Lake Skodra on the south and the contemporary necropolises in the northern region (the Lim and Tara basins). Specificities in the jewellery and elements of attire revealed in funerary contexts are approached as indicators of activities of local centres of manufacture.