Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
DAIS - Digital Archive of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsNot a member yet
18016 research outputs found
Sort by
Route
No full textOn the official website of the European Commission, the term “migration route” is defined as: “The geographic route along which migrants and refugees move via hubs in transit areas from their country of origin to their country of destination, often travelling in mixed migration flows.”1 This definition was adopted by the European Migration Network, “an EU network of migration and asylum experts who work together to provide objective, comparable policy-relevant information and knowledge on emerging issues relating to asylum and migration in Europe.” The wording was taken from the International Centre for Migration Policy Development , an organization associated with several controversies, including lack of transparency, racist rhetoric, and facilitating cooperation between European Union agencies and various North African groups to prevent migratory movements toward the EU. The definition presents migrants and refugees as two essentially distinct categories, dehumanized through the conceptual metaphor of water (flow) and elements that mix (with pure categories being polluted). It also segments space, assigning different roles and characteristics to it, so we have countries of origin, transit countries characterized by hubs, and countries of destination. These segments form parts of an asymmetrical system—the route. The route itself is presented as a geographical, natural, and objective entity. Using the example of the Balkan route, we will show that migration routes are far more complex phenomena, suitable for a whole spectrum of political, economic, and cognitive uses.Volume 54: Forced Migration: Keywords of the Balkan Route: The European Irregularized Migration Regime at the Periphery, edited by Marijana Hameršak, Iva Pleše, and Tea Škokic. https://doi.org/10.3167/ 978183695245
Studies of Middle Palaeolithic variability in the Balkans: an overview of recent interpretations
No full textThis paper offers a critical examination of recent research on the variability
of Middle Palaeolithic lithic industries across the Balkans, aiming to delineate
realms of consensus and areas of divergence in scholarly perspectives. Regarding
diverse approaches to analysing and interpreting Middle Palaeolithic industries,
it has been concluded that the technological variability in the Middle
Palaeolithic of the Balkans cannot be adequately assessed solely through knapping
methods. In the Balkans, the main knapping methods (Levallois, Quina, discoid)
appeared as early as MIS 7/6 and were simultaneously used throughout the
entirety of the Middle Palaeolithic. Hence, we believe that future studies should
focus on examining all potential factors that could have influenced the variability
of spatially and temporally defined technocomplexes, including analyses of climatic
and ecological changes, raw material distribution, and population movement
Caves, Herdsmen, and Migrants of the Late Eneolithic
No full textThe paper discusses a specific settling aspect of the bearers of the Late
Eneolithic Coţofeni–Kostolac group in the territory of Serbia: the utilisation of
caves and cavelets. Compared to other periods of later prehistory, bearers of the
Coţofeni–Kostolac group seemingly display a higher preference for settling in
caves, or in their immediate surroundings. Such a trend has been interpreted in
tight relation to their presumed subsistence strategies, based primarily on mobile
stockbreeding. The paper will aim to provide further chronological and cultural
insight into such interpretations, with a small overview of the existing data
Beška–Most, Between Vinkovci and Vatin Contributions to the Understanding of the Pančevo–Donja Varoš Type
No full textThis paper examines the contents of a pit discovered in 2007 at the
Beška (Kalakača)–Most site. An area of approximately 350 m² was excavated, and
only a single feature was attributed to the Early Bronze Age – a refuse pit.
Through typological analysis of the pottery recovered from the pit, we sought to
determine the chronological and cultural context of this material. Four reconstructed
vessels show the greatest similarity to ceramics from the Pančevo–Donja
Varoš/Fire Station site. Amphorae with flat plastic ribbing above the shoulder
have been identified as belonging to the Beška type. In the Danube region, such
material has been documented in closed assemblages at only these two sites. The
Donja Varoš horizon still draws on the Late Vučedol (Vinkovci–Makó) tradition,
most clearly evidenced by bowls decorated on the interior and the presence
of barbotine on storage vessels. The predominance of Beška-type amphorae represents
an innovation and indicates the beginning of the formation of a new culture.
Typical forms of the Post-Vučedol horizon – thick-rimmed bowls, pitchers,
and flask-shaped vessels – disappear. This new cultural phenomenon was designated
by N. Tasić as the Pančevo–Donja Varoš horizon, and the amphorae as the
Donja Varoš type
A Middle Bronze Age Metalworking Workshop at the Site of Vinča–Belo Brdo?
No full textThe modest remains of the Vatin culture settlement at the site of
Vinča–Belo Brdo revealed some indicators of metalworking activities. Architectural
remains and portable artefacts – including a crucible – of an overground object,
and an exceptional and rare find of a mould for spearhead casting have been
recognised as instructive for metal processing. Being situated in the southern
zone of the spread of the Vatin culture, the settlement in Vinča undoubtedly
played an important role in the transfer of technological knowledge connected
with the invention of bronze socketed spearheads – a new type of device which
enriched the Middle Bronze Age metalwork repertoire
Roman Taurunum: The Extreme East of the Province of Pannonia
No full textThis study’s geographical scope explicitly covers the eastern part of
southern Pannonia, which corresponds to present-day Serbia. The fortifications
on the Danube Limes in Lower Pannonia, south of the Drava river, built on the
right bank of the river, were connected by land. Roman Taurunum (Zemun) was
strategically important because it is located at the confluence of the Sava and
Danube rivers and was located at the crossroads of the most important communications
i n Pannonia, w hich r an t hrough t he v alleys o f t he D rava, S ava, a nd
Danube. Taurunum, probably during the reign of Emperor Vespasian, became
one of the main ports of the river fleet in Pannonia (Classis Flavia Pannonica) in
the southern part of the province, which largely contributed to the fact that this
settlement evolved differently, in several respects, from the other fortifications of
the Danube Limes
Ars Praehistorica : commemorating Nikola Tasić’s legacy in Balkan antiquity
No full textIt was my distinct honor to compose the introductory text for the collection
of papers dedicated to Academician Nikola Tasić (1932–2017),
an eminent figure and towering authority in Serbian and Yugoslav archaeology.
The very mention of Academician Nikola Tasić evokes associations
with the great triad of Serbian prehistorians, which, alongside
him, included Milutin Garašanin and Dragoslav Srejović. Together with
contemporaries such as Vladislav Popović and Bogdan Brukner, this generation
epitomized what may rightly be termed the golden age of Serbian
archaeology, both within the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts andintellectual legacy of Academician Nikola Tasić within the confines of a
single text is an almost impossible task. His career, spanning over half a
century, was not merely a succession of publications and excavations, but
a foundational enterprise—constructing the very framework upon which
the modern understanding of the prehistory of Southeastern Europe
continues to rest. As an archaeologist, a synthesizer of knowledge, director
of the Institute for Balkan Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences
and Arts and the National Museum in Belgrade, and vice-president of
the Academy itself, Nikola Tasić embodied an institution in his own
right: a scholar who mastered empirical data while also possessing the
rare capacity to discern major historical processes within the multiplicity
of cultural fragments. His legacy endures, crystallized around several
pivotal contributions.
in the broader scholarly domain. To summarize the scholarly opus an
The Reach of Female Power and its Exile: A Confession of Circe by Madeline Miller
No full textRad je posvećen romanu Kirka (2018) Madlin Miler kao jednom od
primera recepcije antičkih i poznijih mitova o Kirki, među kojima
je i onaj najpoznatiji, opevan u Odiseji. Kroz ispovest ozloglašene
čarobnice problematizuju se brojne istorijske ali i savremene teme ‒ društvene hijerarhije, nejednakosti i potčinjenosti, nasilja i rata,
porodičnih odnosa (komodifikacije ženskog tela i seksualnosti, ali
i odnosa roditelja prema deci). Priča o Kirki, Odiseju i njegovim
pratiocima ispričana je iz ženskog ugla, kao ispovest ličnosti sa
margine, i može se dovesti u kontekst feminističke prakse revizije
mitova. Roman predstavlja primer recepcije antike koji počiva na
temeljnom poznavanju ne samo grčkih mitova, već i grčke istorije,
svakodnevice i književnosti, pa i pojedinih akademskih problema
koji se promišljaju kroz naraciju i fikciju. Ovaj tekst problematizuje
naznačene teme i vraća ih iz književnog registra u naučni, osvetljavajući brojna pitanja iz perspektive izučavanja antike i antičkih
svetova kroz antropološku i teorijsku perspektivu.The paper deals with the novel Circe (2018) by Madeline Miller
approached as an example of the classical reception of ancient myths about Circe through the time, among which is the most famous
one from the Odyssey. The confession of the famous witch addresses numerous historical and contemporary issues, including social
hierarchy, inequality and submission, violence and war, and family
relations (commodification of women’s body and sexuality, and the
attitude of parents towards children). The story about Circe, Odysseus and his companions is told from a woman’s perspective, as a
confession by a marginalized person, and it might be regarded in
the context of feminist myth revision. The novel is an example of
classical reception grounded in proficient knowledge not only of
ancient myths, but also of ancient Greek history, everyday life and
literature. Interwoven in the narrative are reflections of some academic issues that are regarded through fiction. This text problematizes
the mentioned issues, returning them from a literary register into an
academic one, and sheds light on them from the perspective of researching antiquity and the ancient worlds through the perspective of
anthropology and theory.Biblioteka Panelinion / Karpo
Yamna culture in Bačka and Serbian Banat
No full textThe Vojvodina area is one of the least explored expansion zones of
steppe barrow communities of Eastern European origin. New data on this issue
was obtained by implementing the Polish–Serbian project “Danubian Route of
the Yamnaya Culture”. As part of the project, two burial mounds located in Bačka,
in the Šajkaška region, were examined (Šajkaš, Ciganska Humka, and Žabalj,
Medisova Humka). These studies collected comprehensive data on the stratigraphy
of the burial mounds and details of the funeral rites and mortuary practices.
Materials for bioarchaeological and chronometric analyses were also obtained.
The newly discovered graves, along with those from previously examined burial
mounds in the territory of Vojvodina, exhibit features typical of the funeral rites
of steppe communities from the first half of the third millennium BC, associated
with the Yamna culture throughout the Pannonian plain. It is also a rite analogous
to the entire Danube–Tisza zone of expansion of this culture. In light of the
research, the Pre-Yamna horizon (fourth millennium BC) is poorly visible, including
the phase of barrow graves with cremation burials, connected with the
Baden–Coţofeni circle. A series of radiocarbon dates were obtained for barrow
graves from Bačka and Banat. The results place the dated finds in two time horizons:
early Yamna (3000–2900 BC) and late Yamna (2900/2800–2600 BC)
Early Iron Age Finds of Women’s Costume and Jewellery from Orolik, Western Syrmia
No full textThe finds from the site of Orolik–Rajterovo Brdo in western Syrmia
include boat-shaped fibulae and a bracelet with stamp-shaped terminals that can
be dated to the end of the seventh and the beginning of the sixth century BC.
Outside of the explored Bosut group settlements, few women’s costume and jewellery
items have been found in graves from the period in Syrmia. The boatshaped
fibulae from Orolik, together with other fibulae of this form from Dalj
group cemeteries in Baranya and eastern Slavonia, point to cultural connectivity
with western Hungary. On the other hand, the bracelet with stamp-shaped terminals
is a testimony of cultural contacts with the northern part of the central
Balkans. Rajterovo Brdo also included younger finds of type Certosa fibulae of
type V associated with the Syrmian group. The finds of boat-shaped fibulae and
the bracelet with stamp-shaped terminals indicate that the beginning of the Early
Iron Age in Syrmia and eastern Slavonia, regardless of their cultural dichotomy,
was marked by different communication networks which are most visible in the
characteristic items of female costume and jewellery. These items reflect cultural
transfers from neighbouring regions which led to the creation of unique and hybrid
combinations of women’s costume