7757 research outputs found
Sort by
Was there a wetland farming model in the Early Neolithic? Investigating agriculture in Pelagonia (North Macedonia) using functional weed ecology
No full textEarly farmers settled different environments as they spread from SW Asia into Europe. The goal of
this paper is to delve into the agricultural practices of Early Neolithic communities which inhabited
three tell sites in Pelagonia (North Macedonia): Vrbjanska Čuka, Veluška Tumba, and Vlaho. These
sites, where human occupation spans from approximately 6400 to 5600 BCE, offer a unique glimpse
into one of the earliest regions in Europe characterized by continental climatic conditions where
agriculture was taken upon. Vrbjanska Čuka and Veluška Tumba are located on potentially marshy
flatlands of the valley, while Vlaho is on an elevated hill. Systematic sampling and rich
archaeobotanical assemblage on all sites offered a deep understanding of crop choice, and numerous
weed remains provide a chance to analyse other aspects of crop growing. Previous qualitative
evaluations of weed assemblages of the flatland sites suggested permanent fields sown in spring (and
possibly also autumn). A study comparing these sites and Vlaho has not yet taken place. We filtered
suitable samples for weed analysis and, by utilising functional traits of weeds and WeedEco R package,
we compared our archaeobotanical dataset against the previously established arable models, which
enabled an understanding of practices related to soil fertility, disturbance regimes and crop
management intensity. Our results contribute to a broader discussion on the adaptation of farming in
diverse environmental conditions.IWGP 2025 International Workgroup for Palaeoethnobotany 21-25 July 2025 Groningen, The Netherlands - Abstrac
Archaeological field survey of the Kremna Basin in 2021
No full textУ склопу пројекта истраживања привременог римског утврђења у селу Кремна код Ужица 2021. године обављено је рекогносцирање Креманске котлине. Циљ визуелне проспекције био је проналажење локалитета из римског или касногвозденодопског периода. Међутим, пошто је креманска област веома скромно археолошки истражена, одлучено је да се при рекогносцирању бележе сви остаци који се пронађу, без обзира на примарни тематски фокус. Рекогносцирањем је евидентирано стање на четири претходно позната локалитета, пронађено је 10 локација на којима се налазе могуће хумке и забележено је 20 локација са покретним археолошким материјалом. Од поменутог броја, највећи део чине локације на којима је пронађен од једног до три фрагмента керамичких посуда, док је у седам случајева реч о потенцијалним археолошким локалитетима. Пронађени материјал преовлађујуће не допушта прецизно временско одређење јер се најчешће ради о веома фрагментованим керамичким комадима. Једна од уочених специфичности је доминантно присуство уломака који највероватније потичу из локалне грнчарске производње, а за коју постоји могућност да је у општим карактеристикама остала непромењена неовисно од периода у којем је настала. Још један општи закључак тиче се особености висинских терена, понајпре у смислу њихове вегетације која осетно утиче на могућности и домете археолошког рекогносцирања
Novi pravci u filozofiji uma i kognitivne nauke: Knjiga apstrakata
No full textŠta je ljudski um, šta je svest i koji je odnos između tela i ljudskog uma? Da li su naši doživljaji subjektivni i ima li mesta za subjektivnost u svetu koji podleže zakonima prirode? Ovo su pitanja kojim su se filozofi zanimali vekovima i na koje su dugo pokušali da odgovore iz udobnosti svojih teorijskih fotelja bez empirijske pomoći nauke. Sa druge strane, od sredine dvadesetog veka, kognitivna nauka, zasnovana na nalazima i uvidima psihologije, lingvistike, kompjuterskog modelovanja i neuronauke bavi se ovim pitanjima empirijski. Poslednjih decenija, međutim, analitička filozofija uma ima sve bolju interakciju sa empirijskim naukama o svesti. Pored analitičke struje i nešto tradicionalnija fenomenologija, kao filozofska disciplina o svesti i njenim sadržajima iz kontinentalne perspektive, sve više kombinuje svoja saznanja sa onim iz kognitivne nauke kako bi se što jasnije osvetlila priroda subjektivnog iskustva
ljudskog bića. Na povezivanju kognitivne nauke i fenomenologije u mnogome je doprineo istraživački program enaktivizma, prema kom svest i kognicija nisu samo u mozgu, već se šire van granica lobanje i ljudskog tela. Kako razumeti ove kontroverzne tvrdnje o prirodi svesti? Da li se one mogu proveriti empirijski ili su samo divlja nenaučna maštanja filozofa? Kako na najbolji način povezati metodologije i teorije filozofije sa naukama o svesti i kogniciji? Da li će nova otkrića u neuronauci doneti konačan odgovor na misteriju porekla svesti?
Da li je korišćenje kompjutacionih modela adekvatna metodologija za razumevanje ljudskog mozga i uma i ako da, koji tačno kompjutacioni modeli? Da li integracija teorija filozofije i nauke može doprineti bezbednom prolasku između Scile i Haribde materijalizma i dualizma? Naša namera, kao organizatora ovog skupa, bila je, a čitaoci će sami proceniti iz knjige sažetaka, da predavanja koja smo odabrali što bolje odražavaju pun spektar različitih pristupa ovim fundamentalnim pitanjima filozofije uma i kognicije.Regionalni naučni skup Novi pravci u filozofiji uma i kognitivne nauke u organizaciji Instituta društvenih nauka iz Beograda i
Instituta za filozofiju Filozofskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Beogradu uz podršku
Udruženja za filozofiju i istoriju nauke Episteme, 26-27. septembar 2025. Beogra
Revealing large-scale cultural networks in the Mesolithic: Strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotope analysis of Rutilus Frisii pharyngeal teeth from Serbia and Ukraine
No full textThe Late Mesolithic (c. late 8th and the 7th millennium cal BC) saw remarkable expressions of large-scale cultural networks, as evidenced by similar body adornment traditions flourishing in the Danube Gorges region in Serbia and the Dnipro Rapids region in Ukraine. In particular, a multitude of ornaments made from pharyngeal teeth of migratory cyprinid Rutilus frisii (vyrezub or pearlfish) has been found in a number of burials in both regions. Sporadic finds of such ornaments have also been reported in the Upper Danube region in Germany, in the Southern Balkans (Montenegro and south-eastern Serbia), and in the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine, offering further insights into Mesolithic connectivity via riparian and land routes. Whereas the migratory R. frisii would have been readily available in most of these areas, seasonally moving to the Danube, the Dnipro, and Crimean rivers from the Black Sea, the contemporaneity and similarity of these practices cannot be seen as unrelated phenomena. In this paper, we present the results of strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotope analysis by sequential laser ablations undertaken on a large sample of R. frisii teeth ornaments and unmodified teeth from Mesolithic sites in Serbia and Ukraine, as well as on archaeological and modern water vole (Arvicola amphibius) teeth from various river systems which served as local aquatic baselines. By establishing the local baselines, we aim to shed more light on the provenance of the fish, and the provenance and the routes of the fish teeth ornaments. We will also engage in the questions of local/non-local ornament production and acquisition, and look into the interregional correlations in 87Sr/86Sr isotope ratios as possible indicators of long distance exchange and the movement of people and decorative objects in the Mesolithic.The 31th European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting (Interwined pasts), Belgrade Virtual, 2-6 September 2025 - Saopštenje sa međunarodnog skupa štampano u izvod
Blockade politics: political competences and understandings of politics among student protesters in 2024/25
No full textIstraživanja političke participacije mladih ukazuju na dva višedecenijska trenda: njihovu rastuću otuđenost i isključivanje iz političkog procesa, odnosno udaljavanje od konvencionalne politike i okretanje vaninstitucionalnim oblicima političkog aktivizma. Učešće u društvenim pokretima,
demonstracijama, blokadama i drugim vidovima protestne politike čini sve značajniji deo repertoara političkog delovanja mlađih generacija. Iz teorije je proizašao argument da se u pozadini ispoljenih trendova ne krije nužno apatija koliko je reč o reakciji na postpolitičku konfiguraciju, te skepsi refleksivno angažovanih građana prema političarima i priznatima
intelektualnim autoritetima. Uz to, pobornici teze o „društvu pokreta“ David S. Meyer i Sidney Tarrow tvrde da su prakse političkog osporavanja, uključujući proteste, postale sastavni i podrazumevani deo političkog života. Uvreženo razumevanje politike, prisutno kako u javnom tako i svakodnevnom govoru, pomenute prakse, međutim, neretko svrstava u drugorazrednu aktivnost, tretirajući ih kao korektiv ili dopunu „prave“ politike. Studentski protesti u Srbiji 2024/25. godine su svojim inovativnim repertoarom akcija, koji se velikim delom temeljio na dugotrajnim blokadama fakulteta i plenumskoj demokratiji, dodatno uneli pometnju u tradicionalno poimanje politike i političkog delovanja, tesno vezano za model liberalne predstavničke demokratije i propratnu ideologiju „nepostojanja alternative“. Jedan važan pravac u okviru istraživanja savremenog studentskog aktivizma i studentskih protesta usmeren je ka otkrivanju perspektive samih učesnika i unutrašnje logike mladalačkog bunta, dajući time značajan doprinos praćenju dinamike procesa (de)politizacije i izazova koje oni upućuju političkom poretku. Ovakav pristup biće primenjen i u analizi studentskog protesta 2024/25, s ciljem da se pruži odgovor na sledeća pitanja: da li studenti određuju svoje angažovanje kao političko, kako uopšte shvataju politiku i, najzad, prepoznaju li sebe kao politički kompetentne aktere. U tu svrhu biće korišćena istraživačka građa dobijena putem intervjua sa studentima učesnicima protesta u sklopu projekta „Talas studentskog bunta u Srbiji: blokade 2024/2025“ Instituta za sociološka istraživanja Filozofskog fakulteta u Beogradu.Two long-standing trends have been observed in contemporary research on the political participation of youth: their growing disaffection
and withdrawal from the political process, as well as their distancing
from conventional politics and turning toward noninstitutional forms
of political activism. Participation in social movements, demonstrations,
blockades, and other forms of protest politics has become an increasingly
important part of the political action repertoire of younger generations.
It’s not necessarily apathy that lies behind manifested trends. Rather, according to a theoretically based argument, these trends may represent a
reaction to a post-political configuration, coupled with the reflexive skepticism of engaged citizens towards politicians and recognized intellectual
authorities. Moreover, proponents of the „social movement society“ thesis,
David S. Meyer and Sidney Tarrow, argue that practices of political contestation, including protests, have become integral and implicit parts of political life. Still, the deep-rooted understanding of politics, present both in
public and everyday discourse, seems to classify protest politics merely as
a corrective or a complement to „real“ politics. The 2024/25 student protests in Serbia, with their innovative repertoire of actions, largely based on
plenary democracy and long-term blockades of universities, subverted the
traditional understanding of politics and political action, closely related to
the liberal representative democracy model and the underlying „there is
no alternative“ ideology.
One important trend in the research of contemporary student protests and activism is focused on the participants’ perspective and exploration of the internal logic of youth revolt. This kind of approach, which
helps us look into the dynamics of the (de)politicization processes and
the challenges they pose to the political order more closely, will be applied in the analysis of the 2024/25 student protests in Serbia. We are
guided by the following questions: whether the students understand and
classify their engagement as political; how they define politics in general; and, finally, whether they recognize themselves as politically competent
actors. Interviews with student protesters were conducted in the course
of the project „The Wave of Student Revolt in Serbia: University Blockades 2024–2025“ of the Institute for Sociological Research of the Faculty
of Philosophy in Belgrade.Naučna konferencija Studentski protesti 2024/25: BloKADA, ako ne SADA?, Beograd, 22. i 23. novembar 2025. - Saopštenje štampano u izvod
Absolute dating of early Magyar cemeteries: Przemysl (Poland) and Batajnica-Velika humka (Serbia)
No full textAn Early Magyar cemetery excavated in the late 1970s and early 1980s on Rycerska Street in Zasanie, the northern district of Przemyśl in SE Poland. represents a truly unique early medieval funerary site. It is the earliest known inhumation cemetery in medieval Poland and the only confirmed evidence of Magyar’s presence to the north of the Carpathian Mountains, known from Poland. Between 2021 and 2023, this archaeological assemblage was subjected to a new, comprehensive analysis, including radiocarbon dating. Fourteen of 20 radiocarbon dates were secured at the Poznan Radiocarbon Laboratory and six at CEZA in Mannheim. All dates fall within 8/9t. ˗early 11th centuries. Similar studies were made for an Early Magyar burial from Batajnica-Velika, found a few kilometers north of Belgrade in the historical region of Syrmia (Srem). This burial was placed in the 10th -11th century in the contact zone between the Byzantium and Early Magyar holdings. The grave assemblage 1074 II from Batajnica-Velika was dated at the Poznań Radiocarbon Laboratory. Our presentation examines these dates in the context of other radiocarbon chronologies from Central Europe dating back to the 10th century. We will compare and analyze the results, assessing potential discrepancies and their underlying causes. Moreover, we will compare radiocarbon chronology with the evidence obtained from the study of archaeological materials and historical written sources.The 31st European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting (Interwined pasts), Belgrade Virtual, 2-6 September 2025 - Saopštenje sa međunarodnog skupa štampano u izvod
Absolute chronology and spatial organization of the Early Bronze Age necropolis in Mokrin
No full textThe chronology of the Bronze Age in the Carpathian basin is largely based on relative chronologies, i.e. stylistic analysis of ceramic (and other) materials. While the number of radiocarbon dates is generally increasing, certain important sites are still poorly dated. One of the largest necropolises from this period, i.e. Mokrin necropolis, which traditionally belongs to Maros culture, is dated only with 6 radiocarbon dates. Here we synthesize the previous 6 radiocarbon dates with 13 new radiocarbon dates, with two goals in mind: 1) to explore the absolute chronology of the site, specifically to determine its chronological limits; and 2) to test hypotheses about the spatio-temporal organization of the site. Our data show that the chronological limits of the necropolis were most probably between 2073 and 1822 BC. Concerning traditional relative chronologies, none of the previous hypotheses about the internal chronological development of the necropolis is supported by data. Our results suggest that all parts of the necropolis were used relatively simultaneously