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Ground and abrasiv stone tools from the site of Borđoš
No full textThe study of the ground and abrasive stone industry at any site in the southern Pannonian plain always represents a challenge. Stone was a rarity in this region and every occurrence of it in an archaeological layer, even when there are no traces of processing and use on it, represents a certain sign that it ended up there intentionally, having been brought from afar, perhaps even as a finished product. Stone tools discovered at Borđoš were made from high-quality stone, solid and hard, hence, toolsmade from it could have been used for long periods of time. Stone axes, adzes and chisels were used in woodworking, as indicated by use-wear traces registered on them as well. On the other hand, tools made from rocks with abrasive properties, namely, grindstones and whetstones, were used in the production of ground stone tools with a cutting edge. Querns and pounders were an obligatory part of the household inventory at Borđoš, since they were used for food preparation. On the basis of the quality of the raw material, the careful processing and long-term usage, it can be seen that the craftsmen from the Neolithic site of Borđoš invested a lot of effort and skills in the making these objects, as can be seen on almost every stone item
From Thessaloniki to Selânik: the long continuity of urban ceramic production in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean
No full textCeramics of Late Byzantine and Ottoman Thessaloniki (the 13th-19th centuries) were studied with archaeological and scientific methods aiming to characterise the ceramic production in this major city of the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean. The paper explored the impact of the Ottoman conquest, migrations and socio-economic changes in the city on the ceramic production technology. With this aim, common pottery and tobacco pipes excavated at the site of Hamza Bey Mosque, located in the centre of historical Thessaloniki, were subjected to macroscopic, petrographic and chemical analyses. The integrated results contributed to the identification of several urban potting traditions that can be associated with distinct workshops. The production of glazed tableware is characterised by the long technological continuity, spanning between the 13th and 19th centuries, despite frequent changes of decorative styles that followed consumption trends. This continuity is visible in all production sequences, from the procurement of raw materials to the application of high-lead glazes. In addition, two other potting traditions of the Ottoman period introduced technological diversity that could reflect the socio-economic complexity of Thessaloniki between the 15th and 19th centuries
Prljuša, Mali Šturac: istraživanje u 2021. godini.
No full textDugogodišnja arheološka istraživanja lokaliteta Prljuša – Mali Šturac na Rudniku
pokazala su da je na ovoj planini tokom eneolita i ranog bronzanog doba, postojao bogat
i vrlo aktivan rudarski centar u okviru koga je vršena eksploatacija malahita. Danas, kao
jedan od najvećih praistorijskih rudarskih kompleksa u jugoistočnoj Evropi, Prljuša je
izuzetan primer mešovite, površinsko–podzemne eksploatacije bakarne rude, i najimpozantniji
ostaci otkriveni su u višoj zoni lokaliteta, koja se u kontinuitetu istražuje od
2014. godine (Antonović, Dimić 2017; Antonović et al. 2018, 2019, Antonović et al. 2021a;
2021b). Te godine započeta su istraživanja okna nazvanog Objekat 1, za koje se vremenom
ispostavilo da predstavlja sistem međusobno povezanih hodnika i manjih i većih galerija
u nizu. Tokom istraživanja u okviru pojedinih galerija otkriveni su stepenice i prolazi koji
su vodili ka višem zaravnjenom prostoru na severu, gde se pretpostavljalo da postoji još
jedno praistorijsko rudarsko okno, u dokumentaciji označeno kao Objekat 2. To je
istraživačima ukazalo na mogućnost da su ova dva rudarska objekta povezana i da čine
jednu integralnu celinu. Kako bi se njihova povezanost potvrdila, 2019. i 2020. godine
sprovedena su istraživanja severne granice Objekta 1 (Antonović et al. 2021b, Dimić et al.
2023). Tada je otkriveno da se nekoliko strmih hodnika, odnosno galerija, prostire iznad
te severne granice, čime je i potvrđeno da ova dva objekta suštinski predstavljaju jedan
veliki rudarski rad. Stoga je odlučeno da se istraživanje u 2021. godini proširi na prostor
Objekta 2 (sl. 1), sa ciljem da se pronađu njegove istočne i severne granice, zatim da se veza
dva okna detaljno istraži, a prostor čitavog ovog kompleksa definiše. Iskopavanje Objekta 2
bilo je neophodno i kako bi se stekli svi uslovi za nastavak uređenja ove zone lokaliteta za
posetioce, čija je prva faza završena 2019. godine na prostoru Objekta 1 (Антоновић et al.
2020; Nikolić et al. 2021)
Review of fragments of Roman wall paintings from Skelani, Bosnia and Herzegovina
No full textIn the premises of the ancient building complex at the Zadružni Dom site in Skelani, Republika
Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, alongside very well-preserved mosaics, a large number of fragments
of wall paintings from the Roman period were found. The building was dated to the late 3rd and early
4th century, being a part of the presumed settlement of Municipium Malvesiatium in the former province
of Dalmatia.
Although the first archaeological excavations of the settlement were conducted at the end of the 19th
century, it was only in the 21st century that they were resumed. The fragments of wall paintings were
recorded in various rooms of the mentioned building during these excavations. Unlike the preserved
large floor mosaics, the fragments do not provide much data for the reconstruction of the paintings,
but reveal the existence of diverse colour schemes and artistic motifs. They offer a range of other
information, related to different types of plasters and their composition, evidence of past renovation,
and traces of burning and pigment alteration. In addition to the large number of fragments, in certain
parts of the building, in situ wall painting has been preserved in the socle area, additionally contributing
to the understanding of the decoration used in this late antique building
Preliminarni rezultati projekta arheološka istraživanja u donjem toku Južne Morave u 2020. godini
No full textProjekat Arheološka istraživanja u donjem toku Južne Morave,1 koji realizuju Arheološki institut, Beograd, Centar za kulturu i umetnost Aleksinac, Narodna biblioteka „Stevan Sremac“ Sokobanja i Narodni muzej Niš, predstavlja nastavak arheoloških istraživanja započetih 2014–2019. godine (Милановић, Милојевић 2013; Милановић, Милојевић 2016; Милановић, Милојевић 2018; Мilanović, Мilojević 2019; Milanović 2021; Milanović 2021a).2 Tokom 2020. godine uspešno su realizovana tri segmenta projekta. Prvi segment projekta predstavljala je arheološka prospekcija sa geofizičkim istraživanjima na lokalitetima Crnokalačka Bara u Rujištu kod Ražnja i Vrelska čuka u Čitluku kod Sokobanje
Projekat Privredni obrasci i eksploatacija sirovina u župi i nahiji Ras
No full textTokom brojih obilazaka terena i prospekcije prostora srednjovekovne župe Ras i njene
neposredne okoline, obavljenih u periodu od kraja sedamdesetih godina prošlog veka do
danas, istražen je ili evidentiran veliki broj lokaliteta iz svih hronoloških epoha. I pored činjenice da je tokom poslednjih decenija 20. veka znatna istraživačka pažnja pridavana proučavanju spomenika na prostoru Rasa, promatranje geoprivrednih odlika prostora, koje podrazumevaju pogodnosti za naseljavanje i obavljanje različitih oblika privrednih delatnosti, bila su veoma retka. Jednu od najvažnijih pomenutih pogodnosti predstavljaju položaji izvora kvalitetnih sirovina. Prethodna proučavanja strategije nabavke sirovina i organizacije proizvodnje keramike na širem prostoru Rasa u razdoblju od početka 13. do početka 15. veka, ukazala su na činjenicu da su položaji izvora sirovine u velikoj meri uslovljavali organizaciju proizvodnje i izgled privrednih tokova na prostoru srednjovekovnog Rasa. S tim u vezi, izvođenjem ovog projekta učinjen je pokušaj da se uoče nova arheološka nalazišta, dopune podaci o poznatim lokalitetima, ali i da se fokus istaživanja usmeri ka razumevanju planske organizacije srednjovekovnih naselja kroz otkrivanje ležišta sirovina koje su bile neophodne za njihovo nesmetano funkcionisanje
Н. П. Кондаков и Институт Кондаков за византологију и археологију у Београду (1938–1941)
No full textСазнања о раду Института Кондаков за византологију и археологију у Бео-
граду могу се највећим делом реконструисати на основу личне кореспонденције коју
су чланови установе водили током боравка у Југославији и Чехословачкој. У првим
сегментима текста се, у краћим цртама, представља научно стваралаштво Никодима
Павловича Кондакова и историјат развоја Семинара/Института Кондаков у Прагу,
са посебним тежиштем на проучавање главних разлога и утицаја који су довели до
његовог оснивања. Посебан део рада обухвата анализу одлуке представника установе
о пресељењу у Београд због тешке политичке и економске ситуације која је у другој
половини тридестих година 20. века била заступљена у централној Европи. Научна
делатност Института на новој адреси може да се у доброј мери сагледа кроз необја-
вљену административну грађу која се налази у јавним архивима у Србији. Полазећи
са таквог становишта, један од циљева овог рада јесте да на основу нових писаних
извора пружи садржајније податке о деловању Института Кондаков у Београду, прве
званичне научне институције на овом просторима која се бавила проучавањем визан-
тијске археологије и уметности
Characterization of Culturable Mycobiome of Newly Excavated Ancient Wooden Vessels from the Archeological Site of Viminacium, Serbia
No full textTwo ancient wooden vessels, specifically a monoxyle (1st century BCE to 1st century
CE) and shipwreck (15th to 17th century CE), were excavated in a well-preserved state east of the
confluence of the old Mlava and the Danube rivers (Serbia). The vessels were found in the ground that
used to be river sediment and were temporarily stored within the semi-underground exhibition space
of Mammoth Park. As part of the pre-conservation investigations, the primary aim of the research
presented was to characterize the culturable mycobiomes of two excavated wooden artifacts so
that appropriate conservation procedures for alleviating post-excavation fungal infestation could be
formulated. Utilizing culture-based methods, a total of 32 fungi from 15 genera were identified, mainly
Ascomycota and to a lesser extent Mucoromycota sensu stricto. Soft-rot Ascomycota of genus Penicillium,
followed by Aspergillus and Cephalotrichum species, were the most diverse of the isolated fungi. Out
of a total of 38 isolates, screened on 7 biodegradation plate assays, 32 (84.21%) demonstrated at least
one degradative property. Penicillium solitum had the highest deterioration potential, with a positive
reaction in 5 separate plate assays. The obtained results further broaden the limited knowledge on the
peculiarities of post-excavation soft-rot decay of archaeological wood and indicate the biochemical
mechanisms at the root of post-excavation fungal deterioration
A Marble Sarcophagus Lid Fragment with Gorgoneion: Viminacium Spoil in Nimnik Monastery
Get PDFA fragment of a Roman marble monument with a relief of the head of
Medusa was incorporated as spolia into the church of St. Nicholas in the monastery
of Nimnik. In paper indicates the possibility that the spoil was part of the lid of a sarcophagus. The characteristics of this presumed sarcophagus are reviewed, as well as
analogies, the workshops in which it might have created, and its importance in relation
to other marble sarcophagi from Viminacium, preserved today