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Bone technology in the Late Neolithic Vinča culture: Manufacturing pointed tools
Get PDFThe bone industry of the Late Neolithic / Early Eneolithic Vinča culture was rich and diverse; different osseous raw materials (diverse skeletal elements) were used for the production of everyday items, weapons and ornaments. The selection of raw materials was usually strict – certain skeletal elements were consistently used for specific artefact types, often depending on their physical properties. The manufacturing techniques display a certain level of standardisation, in particular, the most common tool type, medium-sized pointed tools (awls), was generally produced by using the same manufacturing techniques and resulting in more or less standardised products. In this paper, an overview will be provided of manufacturing techniques used for the production of pointed tools from several Vinča culture sites: Vitkovo, Pločnik and Vinča – Belo Brdo, reconstruction of the chaîne opératoire, the morphological features of the subtypes and variants, and their overall cultural and economic importance will be discussed.[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S104061822300071X?via%3Dihub
Иновације у процесу ткања и промене у привреди и друштву заједница 5. миленијума пре н. е. на централном Балкану и суседним регијама
Get PDFНовија истраживања на археолошким локалитетима Бубањ и Велика Хумска Чука код Ниша наговестили су појаву новог типа ситних и лаких керамичких „кратких конусних“ пршљенака у контекстима из раног енеолитa (око 4400-4250 пре н. е.). Тај феномен је недавно доведен у везу са појачаним значајем технике упредања кратких животињских влакана, као што су козја длака и овчија вуна, и појавом мобилнијег сточарства, климатским променама и миграцијама становништва на Балкан крајем 5. и првој половини 4. миленијума пре нове ере.ур. А. Црнобрња и В. Филипови
Dentalno zdravlje stanovnika sahranjenih na lokalitetu Begov Most – Staničenje
Get PDFZubi su, kao najčvršća komponenta u ljudskom organizmu, otporniji na dekompoziciju i tafonomske faktore u odnosu na ostali koštani materijal. Analiza zubnog materijala iz arheološkog konteksta pruža obilje informacija o zdravlju analizirane individue, ali i cele populacije, o sličnostima i razlikama u vrsti i načinu ishrane, kao i razlikama u odnosu na individualnu starost, pol, socijalni status, kako unutar jedne populacije, tako i između dve i više populacija, kroz različite periode. U radu će biti prikazano dentalno zdravlje stanovnika sahranjenih na kasnoantičkoj nekropoli Begov Most – Staničenje (okolina Pirota). Tokom istraživanja 2014. i 2015. godine konstatovane su 132 grobne celine. Za analizu je bilo dostupno 128 skeleta, od kojih su 92 individue imale očuvani dentalni materijal (1.448 mlečnih i stalnih zuba). Posebna pažnja je usmerena na učestalost pojave karijesa, zaživotnog gubitka zuba, kamenca i periapikalnog apscesa, u celoj populaciji, kao i na razlici između starosnih i polnih kategorija. Rezultati su pokazali da skoro u svim ispitivanim kategorijama individue ženskog pola imaju najveću učestalost dentalnih oboljenja, što se poklapa i sa rezultatima dobijenim u ostalim delovima Rimskog carstva, ali i u drugim istorijskim periodima.Teeth, as the strongest component in the human body, are more resistant to decomposition and
taphonomic factors compared to other bone material. The analysis of dental material from an archaeological context provides an abundance of information about the health of the analysed individual, but also of the entire population, about similarities and differences in the type and manner of nutrition, as well as differences in relation to individual age, gender, social status, both within one population and between two or more populations, through different periods. This paper will present data on the dental health of the population buried at the Late Antique necropolis of Begov Most – Staničenje (vicinity of Pirot). During the research in 2014 and 2015, 132 grave units were identified. A total of 128 skeletons were available for analysis, out of which 92 individuals had preserved dental material (1448 deciduous and permanent teeth). A special attention was given to the frequency of caries, ante mortem tooth loss, calculus and periapical abscess, in the entire population, as well as the difference between the age and sex categories. The results showed that in almost all of the examined categories, female individuals had the highest frequency of dental diseases, which coincides with the results obtained in other parts of the Roman Empire, as well as in other historical periods
Црква рођења пресвете Богородице у Лугу – резултати заштитних археолошких ископавања 2021. године
No full textЦрква рођења Пресвете Богородице (Сл.1) налази се на обронцима Дебелог врха, изнад магистралног пута Требиње – Љубиње, на око петнаест километара од Требиња и десет километара од манастира Тврдош. Црква је изграђена у првој деценији шеснаестог вијека. О изградњи цркве постоји велики број писаних извора у дубровачком архиву. По својим
архитектонским карактеристикама припада херцеговачким црквама са прислоњеним луковима. Реч је о једнобродној цркви, правоугаоног облика са спољне стране квадратном, а унутра полукружном апсидом и дозиданим звоником на преслицу. Уз цркву се налазе средњовековни надгробни споменици - стећци, као и савремено гробље. Црква се налази на листи националнх споменика Босне и Херцеговине. Усред нестручног покушаја обнове цркве дошло је до девастације објекта, тј. потпуног рушења цркве (Сл.2). Због овога било је неопходно започети заштитна археолошка ископавања како би се утврдило колику су штету претрпели културни слојеви који су се налазили уз саму цркву као и испод ње. Током
заштитних археолошких истраживања, прикупљено је више артефаката из
периода средњег века и периода отоманске доминације. Истражено је осам гробова, који су озидани притесаним каменом и прекривени каменом плочом, док су у зони темеља порушене цркве, откривени остаци – бочни зидови, зидови апсиде и под – старије цркве, која је била нешто већих димензија
Виминацијум - историјат истраживања
Get PDFThe legionary fort in Viminacium was
most likely established at the beginning of the
1st century CE, as the Romans reached this part
of the Danube Valley. It seems that organising
the military on the Danube occurred simultaneously
with the establishment of the province
of Moesia, in the year 15 CE. The Romans’ tendency
to establish legionary forts on the Danube
and to obtain a border that would be more
secure was motivated by the need to protect the
Roman provinces in the south of the Balkans
from plunderers from the north. Subordinating
free tribes that used to dwell between the province
of Macedonia and the Danube occurred
over the three final decades of the 1st century
BCE and ended with a gradual movement of legions
from Macedonia towards the north and
the establishment the province of Moesia. This
stretched from the river Sava to the Black Sea. It
soon became apparent that the province was too
big to be effectively controlled and, as a result,
in the year 86 CE, it was divided into two parts:
Upper and Lower Moesia
Danube limes in Serbia: on the way to a UNESCO World heritage site – problems, challenges and solutions
Get PDFSince 1987, when the first part of the Roman Limes was
inscribed to the UNESCO List of World Heritage, there has been an idea
to unite this system, stretching over 5,000 km across the Roman
provinces in Europe, the Near East and North Africa, into one big site
– Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Ployer, Polak and Schmidt 2017).
Apart from Hadrian’s and Antonine’s wall, the Lower Germanic, the
Upper German-Raetian Limes and the western part of the Danube
Limes have also been inscribed to this list so far.
The Danube Limes was divided into two segments – western and eastern, with the parts in Germany, Slovakia and Austria already
inscribed. The nomination of the eastern part of the Danube Limes is
a joint project of four countries – Croatia, Serbia, Romania and
Bulgaria.
The Limes section in Serbia is 450 km long. Archaeological
prospection and excavations have confirmed the existence of
approximately 80 sites, 10 in the province of Pannonia Inferior and 70
in Moesia Superior (Korać et al. 2014). For the revised Tentative List,
35 sites were selected (Tentative List).1st International Conference with Workshop. Science for Conservation of the Danube Limes. Mortar Design for Conservation – Danube Roman Frontier 2000 Years after. Programme and Abstracts. June 27th – July 1st 2022, Viminacium, Serbi
Interpretation of Cultural Heritage and Formal Education: ‘’TRAME’’ Erasmus+ Project Serbia Participation
Get PDFToday, the valorization of cultural heritage is seen as a complex process, which is primarily based on an interdisciplinary approach, greatly surpassing the known concepts of protection, presentation or interpretation. Certainly, the foundations of adequate valorization of cultural heritage should primarily be shaped by knowledge about it, and formal education must necessarily be seen as one of the basic carriers of information and the initial phase of continuous work on developing awareness of the importance of heritage. Therefore, the first valuation of heritage is inextricably linked to the knowledge gained in schools, at the first place - primary, and more importantly in the secondary. From all the above, it follows that it is necessary to make cultural, and especially archaeological heritage, as accessible as possible for the educational system through an appropriate methodological approach and modern tools, as well as examples of good practice, whether on an international, national or local level. On the other hand, in order to achieve this kind of synergy, the interpretation of cultural heritage in all three mentioned segments plays a very important role. It enables the development of teaching methodologies through non-formal learning and the application of practical knowledge formed through the use of various educational tools, while through examples of good practice it develops a sense of acceptance (adoption) and evaluation of heritage in local environments. This type of dialogue between formal education and interpretation of cultural heritage is one of the topics researched by the TRAME project - Tracce di memoria from the Erasmus + program, and on this occasion the main results of the project will be presented
Chemical analysis of historical mortars from the Roman period in Serbia
Get PDFThis work is part of the MoDeCo2000 project research concerning the historical mortars from the Roman period in today’s Serbia. It is focused on the chemical analysis of mortar samples selected from archaeological sites along the Danube River. The main compositional and technological features of the mortars were determined by chemical analyses with energydispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) with an HF resistant introductory system. The aim of this study is to present the analytical chemistry strategy used for the rapid and reliable characterisation of the relevant features of historical mortars
Numismatic and Archaeological Evidence of Supra-Regional Trade in the Southern Parts of the Late Avar State
Get PDFThis article will bring together the archaeological finds from Syrmia and southern Bačka, mostly numismatic, which apparently testify to the supraregional trade that was taking place in the southern parts of the Late Avar state: Abbasid coins from Sirmium, Zemun, Čelarevo, Futog, and Šišatovci, as well as a well-known hoard from Donji Petrovci (also containing nine dinars),
and an eighth-century solidus from Maglić. In doing so, it will build upon the studies of, first of all, Michael McCormick, Falko Daim, and Péter Somogyi. These finds have been mistakenly connected with migrations, or left without interpretation; only occasionally some of them were described as pointing to inter-ethnic trade relations. On the other hand, the belt-set from Zemun, bearing human representations in a Late Roman style, may be seen as indicative of connections between the northern Mediterranean region and the southern parts of the Khaganate.Zbornik radova s međunarodnog znanstvenog skupa održanog u Vinkovcima 2020. godine / Proceedings of the international scientific conference held in Vinkovci 2020. Musei Archaeologici Zagrabiensis Collectanea archaeologica
Kritika: Csanád Bálint, The Avars, Byzantium and Italy. A Study in Chorology and Cultural History, Varia Archaeologica Hungarica 31, Institute of Archaeology, Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Archaeolingua, Budapest 2019, 372 pp, 82 figs
No full textA közelmúltban három fontos monográfia jelent meg az avarokról angol nyelven. Walter Pohl 1988-аs, híres könyvének jelentős mértékben korszerűsített fordítása (Pohl 2018), Georgios Kardarasnak a Bizánc és az avarok 6. és 9. század közötti kapcsolatait tárgyaló műve (Kardaras 2019), valamint, ezen mindenekelőtt történelmi szintézisek mellett, Bálint Csanád alább bemutatandó, újszerű elgondolásokat közre adó könyve is felkelti az olvasó figyelmét