Starting from the known fact that the Neolithic in Dalmatia is characterized by very modest knowledge of burial, of the veneration of the dead, of the knowledge of customs and beliefs that may have existed in the neolithic communities in these regions, the author tries to find out the causes thereof. Putting the question what, in this context, can mean a total absence of neolithic necropolises in Dalmatia, the author rejects the possibility that the neolithic inhabitants of these regions had no relation to their dead, or that they paid their respect to them only in exceptional and strictly defined eases. He is of the opinion that in die absence of necropolises lies the "message" which illustrates specific traits of their spiritual notions of the post-mortem fate of the dead members of die community. In this context, and as an argument of the expressed opinion, a finding from block 64 at Smilčić is described first. That finding, according to the opinion of the author and by analogy with other finds on a larger number of neolithic and eneolithic sites in Europe, is an example of partial and secondary burial as well as of specific restrictions undertaken because of the spell in the dead person and the damage he or she can do to his live relatives or the whole community. Keeping in mind this example of the secondary burial, along with a greater number of partial finds or skulls, that could also represent examples of the primary and secondary treatment of the dead, the author expresses lire opinion tirai, in the Neolithic in Dalmatia, the custom of displaying dead bodies could have an importance greater than the traditional earth burial.
