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The Historic Crossroads - Bosnia's Diverse Peoples and CulturesWelcome to Opentiera! Join us as we explore the captivating story of Bosnia and Herzegovina—a ...
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Aug 16, 2019 · Pictures Requiring Attribution: Brendo102x, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mapa_da_Europa_c.500_(com_legenda).png Matěj Baťha, https://en.wikipedia....
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By the early historical period it was inhabited by Illyrians and Celts. Christianity arrived in the 1st century, and by the 4th century the area became part of the Western Roman Empire. Germanic tribes invaded soon after, followed by Slavs in the 6th century.
The Paleolithic in Bosnia is marked by the oldest Paleolithic monument in southeastern Europe, the engravings in Badanj Cave near Stolac in Herzegovina. A magnificent one is Horse attacked by arrows, preserved in fragments and dated around 14000 – 12000 BC. During the time when Neolithic cultures were appearing in Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
Bosniaks. Bosniaks are a South Slavic ethnic group , native to the region of Bosnia of which the majority are Muslims (90%) . The term Bosniaks was used to describe everyone in that region regardless of their religion until late 1800s. It was established again after decades of suppression in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Bosnia has been inhabited by humans since at least the Paleolithic, as one of the oldest cave paintings was found in Badanj cave. Major Neolithic cultures such as the Butmir and Kakanj were present along the river Bosna dated from c. 6230 BCE –c. 4900 BCE.
