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A spectacle of the Roman amphitheatre at Viminacium: multiproxy analysis of a brown bear skull
No full textRoman amphitheatres were centres of public
entertainment, hosting various spectacles that
often included wild animals. Excavation of a
building near the Viminacium amphitheatre in
Serbia in 2016 uncovered the fragmentary cranium
of a bear. Multistranded analysis, presented
here, reveals that the six-year-old male brown bear
(Ursus arctos) suffered an impact fracture to the
frontal bone, the healing of which was impaired
by a secondary infection. Excessive wear to the
canine teeth further indicates cage chewing and
thus a prolonged period of captivity that makes it
likely this bear participated in more than one
spectacle at the Viminacium amphitheatre
Гвоздено доба Лесковачке котлине
No full textRemains of the Early Iron Age at Svinjarička Čuka were one of the first recorded at the site, starting from the first excavation campaign back in 2018, both within the cultural layer and different features. During the first excavation campaign, a pit was recorded in trench S1, in square S 22. The put measured the dimensions of 1.85 x 0.65 m, with the recorded depth of 0.65 m. The pit was filled with dark brown soil, typical for this stratigraphic phase, and with pieces of burnt daub and potsherds. The pottery from the pit was concentrated near its bottom, and represented by a small pear-shaped beaker and a jar decorated with modeled bands with rows of finger impressions
Spindle whorls from Viminacium – typological and contextual analysis
No full textThe increase in textile production during the Roman period led to a significant rise in the number of textile tools. Numerous and diverse implements for spinning, weaving, and sewing are being discovered at various sites throughout the Roman Empire. This is equally true for the Roman site of Viminacium in Serbia, where evidence of various textile production activities has been identified based on these tools, with spindle whorls being particularly abundant
Il cristianesimo negli agglomeratifortificati secondari di frontiera. Limes danubiano
No full textThe purpose of this study is to investigate evidence for Christianity through a detailed survey of the Danube frontier, including Pannonia I, Valeria, Pannonia II, Moesia I, Moesia II, Dacia Ripensis, (Dacia Traiana) and Scythia, recording fortifications and densely populated fortified sites, with the exception of such centres distinguished by their status as cities. The presence of Christian communities has been documented by a topographical survey of Danubian cordon. Each site has been catalogued in the light of research, publication, and recent archaeological discoveries. The descriptive sections are supported by archaeological and topographical analysis (fourth to seventh centuries) and a comprehensive classification of Christian finds, recording active members of Christian communities, their political and cultural engagement. The study will provide a general account of the process of Christianization observed through specific features. The cordon along the Danube was occupied by a significant number of military stations and, where it can be observed, those sites reveal, within and around their walled enclosures, a wide range of settlement patterns and distinctive characteristics such as the adoption of peculiar architectural settings observed as evidence for religious engagement in association with a broader process of Christianization. In some cases they appear to record a special relationship of dependency on the nearby bishoprics. The Byzantine reorganization of the limes involved a monumentalization of Christian presence which was linked directly with a renewed planned fortified system. This paper was intended to incorporate a general and comparative analysis with the entire frontier of the Empire covered by regular historical and archaeological surveys, based again on the identification of Christian evidence, compiled by the other members of the équipeInterdisciplinary Studies in Ancient Culture and Religion, 2
The World Needs More Anthropology
No full textThe article is part of the Tribute to Thomas Hylland Eriksen, composed by several scholars who knew him or his work. The entire Tribute is attached as a PDF file
Salt through time - a multidisciplinary approach to understanding salt, life and the Earth system
No full textThe poster presents a multidisciplinary approach to studying salt through different time periods, its exploitation, production, usage and impact of human life and the living creatures on Earth
Humans and animals in the Middle Ages
No full textКако би изгледао средњовековни свет без животиња? Без волова на њивама, коња у биткама, свиња на имањима, соколова у рукама племства? Тешко је замислити. Животиње су биле неизоставан део свакодневног живота у средњем веку. Оне су обезбеђивале храну, одећу, радну снагу и забаву, а истовремено имале дубок економски, културни и симболички значај. Сточарство је било основна привредна грана, а домаће животиње – говеда, овце, козе и свиње – биле су кључне за исхрану и трговину, обезбеђујући месо, млеко, вуну и кожу. Коњи, магарци и муле служили су за рад и транспорт, док су дворишта била домаћини кокошака, патака и гусака, које су обезбеђивале јаја и месо. Пси и мачке су били верни љубимци, али и незамењиви помагачи. Пси су чували домаћинства и стада, пратили господаре у лову, док су мачке играле кључну улогу у борби против глодара. У средњем веку, лов је био привилегија племства, а право на лов било је владарско, често уступано цркви и властели. Дивље животиње ловљене су не само због хране већ и због цењеног крзна. Иако је лов био важан за обогаћивање исхране, остаци дивљачи на археолошким налазиштима су ретки. Најчешће ловљене врсте биле су јелен, дивља свиња и зец, а нешто ређе срна, вук, медвед, лисица, рис и веверица. Иако риболов није играо кључну улогу у свакодневној исхрани, свакако је доприносио разноврсности јеловника. Међу често коришћеним рибама биле су врсте попут шарана, деверика, штука, смуђа и сома. Ипак, прави луксуз представљале су дунавске врсте, као што су моруна, руска јесетра и паструга, које су на ове просторе вероватно стизале трговином. Животиње су често биле симболи престижа и богатства. Паунови су красили дворишта, док су дресирани соколови и јастребови били омиљени међу владарима и племићима. Егзотичне животиње размењиване су међу владарима као знак моћи, а у средњовековној Србији коњи су често били највреднији дар. Животиње су имале и значајно место у религији и веровањима. Многе од њих су у религијској симболици представљале особине и божанске квалитете, или су биле повезане са одређеним светим радњама. На пример, јагње је било симбол Христа, а лав симбол храбрости и моћи, често приказиван уз владаре или светитеље. У средњем веку животиње су биле много више од извора хране и радне снаге. Оне су обликовале свакодневни живот, друштвене односе и биле симболи моћи и престижа. Биле су кључне за привреду, али и за културоло- шки идентитет средњовековног друштва
A case study of juvenile osteomyelitis from medieval Serbia
No full textThe late medieval necropolis of Dublje Iznad Kuće is located about 250 m west of The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, in Novi Pazar, Serbia. Archaeological excavations took place from 2017 to 2020; on that occasion, 166 graves were discovered. The anthropological analysis of the skeletal remains from this site showed that infectious diseases were not so common in this population; however, one skeleton caught our attention. In grave no. 146, the skeletal remains of a juvenile male individual were discovered. During bioanthropological analysis, we observed several pathological changes (such as periostosis and maxillar sinusitis), but the most notable pathology condition was progressive osteomyelitis on the medium and distal part of the right femur, followed by probable septic arthritis on the distal end of the right femur, the proximal end of the right tibia, and on the right patella. Periosteal lesions are also visible on the lateral side of the right tibia, indicating that infection has spread to that part of the body. Osteomyelitis is a progressive bone infection accompanied by inflammatory destruction, necrosis, and new bone formation, involving one or more regions of the bone and the surrounding soft tissue. This
infection is the result of the introduction of pyogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi, and multi-celled parasites into the bone. In this presentation, we will focus on this infectious disease, the possible causes of this infection, and what this person’s life might have been like
Technology and function of bone objects from the Roman period: some preliminary results
No full textTechnological and functional studies of macro traces that may be noted on bone
objects are constantly improving with new theoretical and methodological frameworks
and with advances in equipment. Studies of traces of manufacture and usewear were
focused mainly on the prehistoric bone assemblages, while those from historic periods
are rarely included in analyses. Recent excavations at the site of Klenak -Adžine Njive in
northern Serbia yielded a bone tool assemblage from several periods, from the Neolithic
to the Middle Ages. Several bone objects were found within features from Roman times,
including several bone pins. These pins are usually interpreted as decorative pins used
for clothing and for hair. We examined these pins with magnifications up to 50x to analyse usewear traces, with the main objective to study the patterns of usewear,
possible variations, and to try to determine their function closely
Батиметријска проспекција римског лимеса у Србији и методолошки приступ
No full textУпотреба батиметријских метода у археолошким истраживањима
представља значајан искорак ка неинвазивној детекцији, изучавању и
документовању подводних локалитета у Србији. Примена савремених
сонарских система омогућава генерисање детаљних тродимензионал-
них модела терена и евентуалну идентификацију објеката од археолош-
ког значаја. У раду ће бити изнета досадашња искуства и запажања,
добијена превасходно мапирањем дунавског корита, с циљем лоци-
рања остатака архитектуре римског периода. Посебан акценат стављен
је на методологију примене батиметријских техника при археолошкој
проспекцији, укључујући избор опреме, параметре снимања, анализу
података и интеграцију резултата са постојећим археолошким и исто-
ријским сазнањима. Истраживања су заснована на комбинацији архе-
олошких, историјских и географских података уз употребу класичних
и напредних сонарских система, попут модела Garmin 120 и Hi-Target
HD-Max. Стечено искуство и закључци у примени наведене технологије
представљају кључне резултате SEED пројекта Археолошког институ-
та, намењеног младим истраживачима, и својеврстан почетак изучавања
подводног културног наслеђа у Србији