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Mogila-Cigansko Brdo: middle Bronze age horizon. a contribution to the study of chronology and distribution of the Vatin group
No full textDuring the rescue archaeological excavations connected with the construction of
the Požarevac-Golubac Motorway, the Institute of Archaeology in Belgrade conducted archaeological
excavations on sixteen archaeological sites in the period between 2022 and
2024. The site of Mogila-Cigansko Brdo, located in the outskirts of the present-day city
of Požarevac in Northeastern Serbia was excavated in late 2022 and spring of 2023. The
vertical stratigraphy at the site indicated that the site was settled during the Middle
Bronze Age (Vatin group), Late Bronze Age (Žuto Brdo group), and the Early Roman Period.
Additionally, several burials attributed to the Late Antique Period were recorded
within the eastern periphery of the site. Of particular importance are Middle and Late
Bronze Age features which yielded suitable materials for both the stylistic and typological
analyses, archaeozoological analyses, and the absolute dating. Two features, a semi-sunken dwelling and a single burial from the Middle Bronze Age are of particular importance,
since those allow for new interpretations of the territorial and chronological position
of the Vatin group in the territory of Northeastern Serbia
Isotopes of metal objects in the FLOW project: retrospective and prospective insights
No full textOne of the main goals in the FLOW project was provenance analysis of copper and bronze objects. During the project, we sampled 225 bronze and 90 copper objects from the Central Balkan region. The aim of the project was to analyze as many metal isotopes as possible, so we take measures of δ65Cu, δ124Sn, as well as lead isotopes ratios 206/204, 207/204, and 208/204.
We sampled and analyzed 56 copper axes from the Early Copper Age in the central Balkans and the Carpathian Basin (ca. 4500-3500 BC), so-called Jászladány-type axes. Beside relatively equal geographical distribution, we took all the samples from two hoards (Štitar and Bair). The axes returned the highest δ65Cu isotopes yet recorded in the region (up to 2.0‰), indicating the exclusive use of oxidized ores. Although Pb was absent, the majority of the axes copper were enriched in bismuth, so we can assume a single as yet undetermined local copper source.
A later hoard with axes of the Pătulele type shows consistently high δ124Sn similar to that observed in the Istrian and Black Sea regions, and indicating the use of tin imported from Central Asia. Also, two axes have 5.5% and 6% silver in the metal alloy, and one can wonder about the functionality of such a metal weapon/tool?
Also, we should mention new find of an exceptional example of a sword with three parallel transverse midribs (Dreiwulstschwerter), whose ornamental motifs clearly point to the Gundelsheim type. The bronze alloy of this sword is of exceptional purity, as only 0.81% is represented by impurities that are not copper and tin. The elemental composition of the sword reads the following: Cu – 90.93% and Sn – 8.26%, adding to a total of 99,19%.
Tin isotopes from more than 200 bronze objects provided insights into tin provenance across Serbia, particularly in southwestern and southeastern Serbia where such data had been lacking
Viminacium - fresco-decoration of the amphitheater 2011
No full textАнализа фресака са виминацијумског амфитеатра извршена 2011. године.A database of archaeological excavations since the year 2000: https://www.fastionline.or
Iustiniana Prima 2011
No full textАрхеолошка истраживања на локалитету Царичин град - Iustiniana Prima вршена 2011. године.A database of archaeological excavations since the year 2000: https://www.fastionline.or
Sirmium - site 85 - 2013
No full textАрхеолошка истраживања на локалитету 85 у Сирмијуму - Сремској Митровици у 2013. години.A database of archaeological excavations since the year 2000: https://www.fastionline.or
Vrelo - Šarkamen 2013
No full textАрхеолошка истраживања на локалитету Врело - Шаркамен извршена 2013. године.A database of archaeological excavations since the year 2000: https://www.fastionline.or
Animal teeth as amulets in the Bronze Age Period
No full textAnimal skeletal elements were used for production of personal ornaments since the Palaeolithic times. In particular animal teeth were widely used, since the Upper Palaeolithic and into the historical periods. Animal teeth were used with minimal modifications, usually just the perforation was added in the upper part, and they were aligned onto a string to create a necklace or bracelet, or sawn to some clothing item. They were presumably selected for their morpho-technic characteristics, but also for their symbolic meaning and value, derived from the connection with the animal from which they were taken. Teeth of some animals were used more than the others – in particular, residual canines of red deer and canines of Canids were widespread in different geographical and chronological settings.
In this paper will be analysed animal teeth used as decorations in the Bronze Age, within the Maros cultural group, widespread in the river Maros (Moriš, Mureş) basin in present-day northeastern Serbia, southeastern Hungary and western Romania. Two necropoles were excavated in the second half of the 20th century in the Banat region in Serbia: Ostojićevo and Mokrin. Grave goods consisted of ceramic pots, bronze jewellery and weapons, gold jewellery, as well ornaments from shell, bone and teeth. In particular, animal teeth were quite frequent. Mainly teeth from dog (Canis familiaris) were used, although other teeth from other animals occur as well – residual canines of red deer (Cervus elaphus), teeth from equids (Equus sp.), etc.
The amount of the teeth varies considerably from grave to grave – while at some just one or few teeth were found, while in some over twenty teeth were found. Use wear traces on these objects are very interesting. All these teeth were used (perforations are polished and worn), suggesting they were used during the lifetime and not just produced for the funeral purposes, but it is even more interesting to note that the degree of use wear differs on teeth found together, thus suggesting that the ornamental piece that contained them (necklace, bracelet) was enriched and/or repaired during the usage. The position in the grave suggests that they were used as necklaces, but also were part of clothing – most likely, sawn to the belts. Furthermore, some of the amulets produced from lithic raw materials or from shell imitate up to a certain extent the morphology of the animal teeth, in particular red deer residual canines. Within Maros culture cemeteries, they are mainly associated with female graves, but they were found in settlements as well, lost or discarded.
The symbolic meaning of these amulets cannot be identified with certainty, however, certain hypotheses can be made, which are complementary (i.e., not mutually exclusive) – their long use and traces of repair suggests they were valued items, their association with female graves suggest they were perhaps used to display status and/or identity. Furthermore, their traits – frequent presence in graves, strict choice of animal species, as well as long use and traces of repair suggest they also had apotropaic and/or prophylactic meaning, most likely connected with the meaning ascribed to the animals from which the teeth were taken.[ https://icamulets.wixsite.com/amulets/about-4
Прстење раноарпадовског периода у Војводини и Карпатском басену: имитације и локалне креације
No full textTokom formiranja ugarske države, krajem 10. i u 11. veku, u Panoniji je stvoren jedinstven kulturni i zanatski ambijent u kome je oblikovana osobena materijalna kultura, čiji se tragovi nalaze u brojnim istraženim naseljima i nekropolama. Na prostoru današnje Vojvodine, koji je pripadao onovremenoj južnoj Ugarskoj, prate se isti arheološki fenomeni kao u drugim delovima Karpatske kotline. U nekropolama se nalazi nakit eklektičnog stila na kome se prepoznaju različiti elementi lokalnog porekla i oni iz okruženja. Na osnovu tumačenja višeslojnih karakteristika nakita stiče se uvid u ukus sredine i proizvodne trendove, ali se takođe mogu neposredno sagledati i širi kulturni i društveno-ekonomski procesi u regionu. Ovom prilikom, namera je da se razmotre stilske, proizvodne i upotrebne odlike tri srodne grupe prstenja – prstenje trakaste karike sa kalotastom glavom, odnosno sa kasetom za ukrasni kamen i prstenje u vidu alke sa grupama granula koje podražavaju dve prethodne forme. Prva grupa predstavlja importovane vizantijske predmete, druga i najbrojnija jesu imitacije i stilske mešavine vizantijskih i centralnoevropskih predložaka, ali sa jasnim lokalnim odlikama. Treću grupu čini najjednostavnije prstenje koje u celini predstavlja lokalne kreacije.The paper examines three related groups of rings used in the Carpathian Basin from the mid-10th to the late 11th century, a period corresponding to the early Árpád period. One group includes Byzantine rings characterised by a ribbon-shaped hoop and a calotte-shaped head. Another consists of rings with settings for decorative stones, which imitate and blend Byzantine and Central European models while displaying distinct local features. A third group features simple hoop-shaped rings adorned with clusters of granules. The author seeks to closely define the specific local characteristics of these rings
Identification and interpretation of hunting and fishing gear from osseous raw materials in prehistory
No full textOsseous raw materials were widely used since the Palaeolithic period, and, in particular in the Upper Palaeolithic, a wide range of different hunting and fishing implements were produced from bones and antler – spear projectiles, barbed points, hooks, etc. Osseous projectile points and fishing hooks continue to be produced in the Holocene as well. In this paper will be analysed some of the main techno-types of hunting and fishing gear, in particular their technological traits, their identification of hunting and fishing weapons and differentiation from other artefact types, and also use wear traces and the interpretation of their possible mode of use. In particular, the problems of identification and functional interpretation of hunting and fishing gear from the later prehistoric periods (Neolithic, Eneolithic and Bronze Age) period will be discussed: how morphological and technological traits may indicate use, main traits and possible mode of use of hooks and barbed points produced from red deer antler, characteristic for the Late Neolithic period, and main traits and interpretation of the so-called toggle harpoons, widespread in the southern Carpathian basin in the Late Neolithic and early metal period.Knjiga apstrakata dostupna je na adresi: https://metarh.ffzg.unizg.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MetArh_12_2024_Book-of-abstracts.pd
Arheološka istraživanja na nalazištu Slatina - Turska Česma u Drenovcu 2021. godine
No full textTokom 2021. godine u Drenovcu su realizovana dva projekta podržana od strane Ministarstva
kulture Republike Srbije. U okviru projekta Stalna arheološka radionica – Srednje
Pomoravlje u neolitizaciji jugoistočne Evrope vršena su iskopavanja jednog vinčanskog objekta
na prostoru zapadno od auto-puta, a u okviru projekta Konzervacija, restauracija i prezentacija
neolitske arhitekture u Drenovcu radilo se na opremanju izložbenog prostora u okviru zaštitne
konstrukcije Balona 1. Iako se aktivnosti u okviru ovih projekata razlikuju, oba imaju u fokusu
kasnoneolitsko naselje i arhitekturu kuća.
Istraživanje kuća s ciljem konzervacije i prezentacije kasnoneolitske arhitekture započeto
je još 2013. godine. U prvoj fazi, fokus projekta je bio na grupi objekata na prostoru istočno
od auto-puta, predviđenih za prezentaciju u okviru zaštitne konstrukcije Balona 1 (Peric et
al. 2017a; 2017b; 2019; 2022). Kampanja 2021. godine je označila početak istraživanja objekata
unutar temelja za drugu zaštitnu konstrukciju – Balon 2, koja se nalazi u zapadnom,
ravničarskom delu neolitskog naselja. Cilj istraživanja 2021. godine jeste otkrivanje
objekta koji se ocrtavao kao približno pravougaona anomalija uz severozapadni temeljni zid.
Imajući u vidu veličinu anomalije, započeto je istraživanje sonde XXVIII, dimenzija 15 x 10m
(sl. 1)