Central Bosnia was already populated by other cultures, like the Starčevo and Cardium pottery.
[2] Maria Gimbutas regarded the Kakanj culture as a local variant of the Starčevo, with elements of the Danilo group.
[3] Other known locations of this culture are sited at: Kakanj – Plandište, Papratnica; Visoko – Arnautovići, Okolište, and Tuk near Zavidovići.
The site in Obre included rectangular houses with 1 or 2 rooms, with foundations made of stone and clay loam walls.
The shapes included vessels with tall hollow conical stems, alongside bowls with thicker rims and 4-foot rhytons.