REVIEWED LOCATION

Crvena Stijena — Protected Archaeological Rock-Shelter Context Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

Montenegro’s national tourism authority identifies Crvena Stijena near Petrovići as a roughly 180,000-year-old archaeological cave with 31 cultural layers. Because the scientific deposits are the value of the site, it is mapped only as protected context and precise navigation is intentionally disabled.

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Important: Never remove stone tools, bones, fossils, sediment samples or other archaeological material.

What is here

prehistoric cave and stratified archaeological deposit with stone-tool, bone and horn finds

Materials / interest: Flint, Limestone

Collecting and access

Protected archaeological/geological context only. No excavation, artifact, fossil or rock removal is represented.

Use local museum/tourism guidance rather than approaching excavation surfaces independently.

Detailed status
prohibited
Permission
Required
Permit
Required
Fee
Not flagged
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
no
Hammering
no
Digging
no

Safety

Cave/rock-shelter terrain may be unstable; do not enter excavations or unapproved cave areas.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-10 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-10 · Next scheduled review: 2027-09-10.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

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