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Владимир Р. Петковић и оснивање Археолошког института: околности и реализација
No full textУлога Владимира Петковића у формирању Археолошког института представља део процеса који је у
југословенској науци започео током прве половине 20. века. У раду се разматрају околности под којима је наш угледни
византолог покушао да оснује археолошке научне установе под разним називима. Према доступној архивској грађи, ова
идеја ће се јавити најпре средином тридесетих година 20. века, тачније од тренутка када Петковић напушта радно место у
Хисторијско-уметничком музеју у Београду. Упоредо са покушајем оснивања, интензивира се и тежња за успостављањем
координације и надзора над теренским радовима у Краљевини Југославији под окриљем Археолошког института.
Коначна реализација тог напора догодиће се на Петковићев предлог после Ослобођења, тачније 1947. године, када
Академија увелико спроводи програм оснивања научних установа по угледу на СССР. Један од примарних циљева
програма био је стварање кровне институције која би се бавила археолошким проучавањем „културних споменикаˮ.
Током Петковићевог управљања новоформираном установом, овај идејни подухват, наслеђен из међуратног периода,
уз помоћ његових сарадника биће коначно спроведен у дело
Лични украси као погребни прилог и погребна опрема: могућности и ограничења у интерпретацији (на неколико примера из праисторије Балкана)
Get PDFАрхеолошки гробни налази веома су разнородни по природи и по намени, и укључују предмете стављене уз покојника, чија је намена најверовтније била да буду понуде или жртве загробним божанствима, али поједини налази могли су бити и део погребне опреме, односно одећа и накит сахрањене особе. Праисторијски лични украси често су налажени управо у гробним контекстима и интерпретација самог гробног налаза и личних украса у таквим случајевима чврсто су испреплетани. С једне стране, присуство украса, посебно ако су бројни, и/или од материјала као што је злато, интерпретирају се као симбол статуса покојника, а са друге стране самим личним украсима се придаје симболички значај због тога што су нађени у погребним контекстима. У овом раду ће на неколико примера из праисторијске археологије бити анализиране могућности и ограничења међусобно повезаних интерпретација. Већ само присуство накита у гробу истовремено је и показатељ неких аспеката погребних обреда и обичаја – на пример, да се покојник сахрани обучен, и са накитом. Анализа трагова употребе на украсима указује да ли су и колико ношени током живота, док положај у гробу указује о каквом виду украса се ради (да ли је у питању део огрлице или део одеће, и слично). Избор украсних предмета за погребну опрему указује на симболички значај накита, који је могао бити симбол статуса и/или идентитета (групног, индивидуалног), и упоредна анализа самих скелета (пол, старост) и осталих погребних прилога може указати на уже значење
Churches in the Vicinity of Justiniana Prima
No full textThe erection of a new 6th century metropolis, Justiniana Prima, on the site of Caričin Grad, was part of a larger building project in a rural, hilly setting of the western parts of Dacia Mediterranea, which had also included the construction of nearby churches
New Absolute Dates for the Middle and Late Bronze Ages in the Central Balkans and Some Indications of the Local Bronze Metallurgy and Workshops
No full textThis article presents a more detailed discussion of new absolute dates for the Middle Bronze Age and Late
Bronze Age in the central Balkans. The dates are significant for two reasons. Firstly, they provide general information
about a chronological frame of the Middle and Late Bronze Age cultures in Serbia, and secondly, they indicate certain
corrections in the dating of the one specific type of socketed axe that appears to be somewhat older than previously
considered. What is important to underline for the period of the Middle and Late Bronze Age is also evidence of the
existence of a local metallurgy, including the detection of tin ore in western Serbia on the south slopes of Cer Mountain,
remnants of the copper smelting activities at the Ružana site in eastern Serbia and numerous finds of stone moulds for
casting different bronze objects
Neolithic bone artefacts from the site of Borđoš
No full textNeolithic bone industry from the site of Borđoš: report on the assemblage of bone tools and ornaments.Ceo zbornik dostupan na adresi : https://muzejvojvodine.org.rs/wp-content/uploads/pdf/elektronska_izdanja/Bordjos-web%20final.pd
The Late Antique paintings in Naissus in a social, religious and archaeological context
No full textDuring Late Antiquity, the Roman city of Naissus (present-day Niš, SRB) played an important role in the economic, social and military sphere of the province of Dacia Mediterranea and it was known as the birthplace of at least two emperors (Constantine I and Constantius III). In this period Naissus represented an important center of spreading Christianity with a changing orientation, from orthodox to Bonosus’ heresy.
During the reign of Theodosius I, one of the prosperous periods in the history of Naissus, the opulence of the city can be seen mostly in the burial sphere. The tombs with wall paintings from this period are connected to the funerals of Christian inhabitants from the city’s upper social classes. The paintings from the last decades of the 4th century are specific with their rich figural, floral and symbolic images (Christograms in a laurel wreath, figures of St. Peter and St. Paul and other saints, images of Eden with rich flora and fauna). They belong to solid provincial craft production, and parallels for them can be found in paintings from similar period in the luxurious graves and mausoleums of Sopianae, Serdica, Thessaloniki and Rome.
After the invasions of the Huns in 441 and 447 and the decline of number of inhabitants, the restoration of the city began under Anastasius I and continued under Justinian I. Traces of this renewal are visible in the sacral and funerary spheres. Paintings from tombs from the end of the 5th and the 6th centuries contained reduced representations, such as the depiction of the journey of the soul through spheres until the Divine throne or through the symbolic presence of Christ (the images of a cross) and resurrection over death
Ends, starts and consistence: Food economy, settlement pattern and material culture in the central Balkans at the end of the 5th and beginning of the 4th millennium BCE
No full textIn the central Balkans, the time after the dissolution of the Neolithic Vinča culture
is designated as the Early-Middle Eneolithic/Copper Age. Recent archaeological
investigations have enlarged the evidence from this period and improved our knowledge
of the lifestyle following the Neolithic, including new developments. For instance, new
settlements emerged in the already settled areas (e.g., plains), whereas others were
founded in previously unoccupied places, including less accessible locations such as
elevated plateaus and caves. This process of colonization of previously peripheral (micro)
regions unfolded in areas rich in copper ores and agriculturally marginal (with poor soils).
The settlements were small, dense and predominately single-layer, suggesting frequent
relocations of occupation.
The data on food economy are limited but nonetheless point to some new trends.
Plant production apparently relied on a narrower set of crops than before (e.g., legumes
are rare finds), but with continued use of wild resources. Animal husbandry seemingly
favoured caprines (sheep and goat) and pig over cattle, unlike in the previous period;
a wide range of wild fauna was exploited, with red deer remains most frequent in the
assemblages.
Pottery is dominant among the preserved material culture, and it features new shapes
and styles and the use of new ornamentation techniques (white, yellow and red painting,
graphite treatment, gold-coating). New type of small, light, conical ceramic spindle
whorls appeared for the first time, suitable for spinning short fibres (e.g., sheep/goat
hair). Copper artefacts are frequent finds from this period, including heavy tools.
This paper will discuss continuity and discontinuance in lifestyle from the Neolithic
into the Early-Middle Eneolithic using the archaeological information on food economy,
settlement and material production in the central Balkans.An International Conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the first archaeological research on the Sultana tell site (Romania
“Antinous the Good” in Municipium DD in Moesia Superior: Architectural Analysis of Presumed Antinoeion and Cult Practice
No full textIn one of the most important mining centres of the ancient Central Balkans, known as Municipium DD (contemporary small town of Sočanica), the remains of a temple dedicated to Emperor Hadrian’s companion, Antinous were discovered along with different epigraphic monuments and archaeological objects. In this paper, through architectural and archaeological analysis, a proposed interpretation of the temple’s appearance and archaeological objects dated to the same period as the temple and discovered in the sacral place or its vicinity, is presented. The interpretation of all finds shows that the 2nd century temple belonged to the Ionic order of temples, which is a significant fact bearing in mind Emperor Hadrian’s respect and love for the Greek culture and art. The temple of the young Bythynian Antinoeion in Municipium DD lasted only briefly (it was presumably later transformed into Jupiter’s temple or a Capitolium) and the imperial effort of spreading the cult of Antinous from the mentioned mining site was carried on not only by the mining administrators and miners, but also other high officials in the city administration, high officials in the Roman army, etc. The establishment of the Antinous cult far away from its heartlands in Asia Minor, Greece and Rome, attests to Hadrian’s continued wish to spread the cult of his companion in all parts of the Imperium and to offer a hellenophonic vision of a heterogeneous Roman Empire
Црква Рођења Пресвете Богородице у Лугу – резултати заштитних археолошких истраживања 2021. године
No full textРепублички завод за заштиту културно-историјског и природног наслеђа из
Бањалуке спровео је заштитна археолошка икопавања, на локалитету Црква Рођења
Пресвете Богородице у Лугу, током августа 2021. године. Узрок за ископавања је била
девастација цркве, услед нестручног покушаја конзервације. Сама ископавања су била мањег обима, на ограниченом простору. Откривени су темељи апсиде и јужног зида старије цркве, која се само оквирно може датовати у позни средњи век, као и више гробова из периода турске власти
An Insight into Dietary Habits of St. Barbara Monastery (Southwestern Serbia) During the Early Modern Period: A Zooarchaeological Perspective
Get PDFSince the late 14th century, throughout the Modern period, the Ottoman conquest of Serbia led to the devastation and desecration of churches and monasteries, looting of their assets, and the conversion of some sacred Christian sites into mosques. Despite this, the Serbian Orthodox Church persisted and even expanded during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. While some monasteries fell into disrepair, others prospered, such as the St. Barbara Monastery, located on Reljina Gradina near Novi Pazar (Southwestern Serbia). Based on written sources, the monastery was built during the 16th century, which was proved by archaeological excavations. It was burned down at the end of the 17th century. The excavations have also confirmed an older Medieval necropolis beneath the monastery buildings. The monastery consists of the church, east and west blocks of buildings, and a surrounding wall. It also includes a well, refectory, and kitchen. During the excavations in 2022 and 2023, a small surface in the western part within and outside of the churchyard was excavated. Archaeological material of the 16th and 17th centuries was not abundant, consisting mostly of kitchen and tableware, and less numerous small finds and faunal remains. This paper aims to present faunal analysis results from St. Barbara Monastery, and reveal the dietary habits and characteristics of everyday life of monastery inhabitants from a zooarchaeological perspective. The analysis suggests that domestic animal meat and fish were predominantly consumed. Caprine remains were the most abundant, as the most significant source for exploitation of primary and secondary products. Albeit small, the faunal assemblage from a few contexts of St. Barbara uncovered by now is significant since it is the only known Modern period monastery faunal collection from the territory of Serbia