Papers by Hrvoje Potrebica
U pokusnim istraživanjima na Plišu kod Velike potvrđeno je postojanje visinskog prapovijesnog nas... more U pokusnim istraživanjima na Plišu kod Velike potvrđeno je postojanje visinskog prapovijesnog naselja koje se na osnovi prikupljenih keramičkih ulomaka može datirati u kasno brončano i starije željezno doba. S obzirom na istaknut položaj na vrhu strmog uzvišenja na južnim obroncima Papuka, s naselja se moglo kontrolirati komunikacije koje su vodile sjevernim dijelom Požeške kotline kao i onu koja je dolinom potoka Veličanke vodila prema Podravini. Iako je nalazište oštećeno radom kamenoloma, na pojedinim dijelovima sačuvane su netaknute površine čija istraživanja mogu posvjedočiti o trajanju naselja kao i njegovoj infrastrukturi.During March and April 2011 trial excavation of the site Pliš near Velika was carried out (township Velika, Požega-Slavonia County). The site is located on one of the prominent southern slopes of Papuk (altitude 559 m) above the valley of the Veličanka stream (Fig. 1). South-eastern and eastern part of the site are endangered by the activities of the quarry....
V zadnjih dveh desetletjih se je večina s kaptolsko kulturno skupino povezanih raziskav odvijala ... more V zadnjih dveh desetletjih se je večina s kaptolsko kulturno skupino povezanih raziskav odvijala v Požeški kotlini. Železnodobne skupnosti na tem območju vsekakor pripadajo vzhodnohalštatskemu kulturnemu kompleksu, a so imele tudi zelo močne stike z jugom, kar je še zlasti vidno v poznohalštatskem obdobju. Številni predmeti, kot so deli oborožitve in noše, dosežejo prav v Požeški kotlini svoje najbolj oddaljene točke razprostranjenosti v evropskih okvirih. Preliminarne geofizikalne raziskave na velikem in prosperirajočem naselju z dolgo kontinuiteto kažejo na visoko organizirano, skoraj urbano strukturo. Arheobotanične analize spreminjajo opredelitev grobnega rituala teh skupnosti. Lidarski posnetki kažejo na nov policentričen model ustroja skupnosti v Požeški kotlini. Raziskave na najdišču Bangradac pa dopuščajo hipotezo, da so železnodobna središča Požeške kotline nastala z opuščanjem poznobronastodobnih utrjenih naselij in ustanavljanjem novih središč na nižjih obronkih bližje do...
A genetic probe into the ancient and medieval history of Southern Europe and West Asia
Science
Literary and archaeological sources have preserved a rich history of Southern Europe and West Asi... more Literary and archaeological sources have preserved a rich history of Southern Europe and West Asia since the Bronze Age that can be complemented by genetics. Mycenaean period elites in Greece did not differ from the general population and included both people with some steppe ancestry and others, like the Griffin Warrior, without it. Similarly, people in the central area of the Urartian Kingdom around Lake Van lacked the steppe ancestry characteristic of the kingdom’s northern provinces. Anatolia exhibited extraordinary continuity down to the Roman and Byzantine periods, with its people serving as the demographic core of much of the Roman Empire, including the city of Rome itself. During medieval times, migrations associated with Slavic and Turkic speakers profoundly affected the region.
Science
We present the first ancient DNA data from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of Mesopotamia (Southeastern... more We present the first ancient DNA data from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of Mesopotamia (Southeastern Turkey and Northern Iraq), Cyprus, and the Northwestern Zagros, along with the first data from Neolithic Armenia. We show that these and neighboring populations were formed through admixture of pre-Neolithic sources related to Anatolian, Caucasus, and Levantine hunter-gatherers, forming a Neolithic continuum of ancestry mirroring the geography of West Asia. By analyzing Pre-Pottery and Pottery Neolithic populations of Anatolia, we show that the former were derived from admixture between Mesopotamian-related and local Epipaleolithic-related sources, but the latter experienced additional Levantine-related gene flow, thus documenting at least two pulses of migration from the Fertile Crescent heartland to the early farmers of Anatolia.
Kasnolatenski ratnički grob iz Malog Bilača (Požeška kotlina, Hrvatska)
Studia Praehistorica in Honorem Janez Dular, 2014
Hallstatt burial customs from the archaeobotanical perspective – necropolis at Kaptol-Gradci (Croatia)
Abstract book ot the 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists 2017 : Building Bridges, 2017
Overview of late Roman pottery from Lumbarda (Croatia)
Abstracts book of Late Roman Cooking Ware Conference 7 (València, Riba-roja de Túria - Alacant, Spain), 2019, 2019
Lumbarda is located on the island of Korčula. The Late Roman complex at the site of Sutivan was c... more Lumbarda is located on the island of Korčula. The Late Roman complex at the site of Sutivan was confirmed in by excavations which lasted from 2007 to 2011. During the archaeological excavations in 1999 and 2001, remains of no less than five different structures were identified, the use of which is not entirely clear, due to their poor state of preservation. The structures include two small apsidal basins, two channels for water drainage and a well. Those can be interpreted as some sort of a thermal complex. The economic component of the site can be seen in small finds, such as fishing tools and items relating to blacksmithing, olive processing and trading in oil and wine. The pottery found at Lumbarda (Sutivan) can be dated to times between the middle of the 4th to the 7h century. Amphorae came from workshops in the eastern Mediterranean (Aegean, LR2), from Gaza (LR 4) and African workshops (Spatheion 1). The distribution of LR2 amphorae on the eastern Adriatic points to the fact that they were frequently used in the entire territory of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Fine tableware mostly came from Asia Minor (Phocaean Red Slip) dated from the late 4th century AD into the 7th century. Jug called "Tipo Crecchio" is dated from 6th to 7th CE. Kitchen coarse ware displays a certain regional fabric influenced by a general trend of production. Pots and deep bowls were of high-quality and have a coarse fabric. Seeing as the study of vessels with a coarse fabric was made difficult because of the lack of published finds from the Roman province of Dalmatia, we can, based on shape, say that they are part of the typical repertoire of the 4th and 6th centuries. There are visible influences from the Aegean territories, and some vessels display regional characteristics.
Dental microwear texture analysis as a tool for discerning intra-population dietary patterns: Evidence from the Croatian Copper Age site of Potočani
UDK/UDC: 903.5(497.5 Kaptol)''6383'' Izvorni znanstveni rad / Original scientific paper brought t... more UDK/UDC: 903.5(497.5 Kaptol)''6383'' Izvorni znanstveni rad / Original scientific paper brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk vamz / 3. serija / lii (2o19) 32 Uvod Grob ratnika visokoga društvenog statusa iz tumula IV na groblju Kaptol-Čemernica predstavlja jednu od najznačajnijih grobnih cjelina u okviru starijega željeznog doba sjeverne Hrvatske. Zbog iznimno bogatog i specifičnoga grobnog inventara, u stručnoj se literaturi ovaj tumul označava kao kneževski i slovi za jednu od najvažnijih grobnih cjelina u jugozapadnom dijelu Karpatske kotline. Tijekom starijega željeznog doba Kaptol je bio kompleksno središte koje je obuhvaćalo visinsko naselje i dva groblja pod tumulima. Na zaravni, smještenoj na južnim obroncima Papuka, na položaju Gradca 1 , nalazilo se utvrđeno visinsko naselje s grobljem pod tumulima, smještenim južno od njega, također na položaju Gradca. Južno od ovog položaja, s druge strane potoka Bistra, u dolini, nalazilo se drugo groblje pod tumulima Kaptol-Čemernica. 2
Celts and La Tene Culture – a View From Periphery
In early stages of Croatian prehistoric archaeology 'Celts' were perceived as more or les... more In early stages of Croatian prehistoric archaeology 'Celts' were perceived as more or less defined ethnic group whose migration into these areas brought about significant and deep change in the material culture of the Late Iron Age. Since Croatia is located on periphery of the ‘Celtic world’, the material culture as well as some features of social organisation recognized as ‘Celtic’, were always considered to be initially foreign element coming from outside and fundamentally changing inner structure and cultural identity of local population. However, soon it became obvious that some elements of ‘Celtic’ material culture reached local Iron Age communities before they became part of the La Tene cultural complex. At that point the concept of the La Tene Culture was widely accepted and used to mark the difference between material culture and actual ethnic groups, although the ‘Celts’ were always considered as population indigenous to this cultural phenomena. On the other hand, c...
U probnim istraživanjima groblja grupe Barice-Gređani u Migalovcima pronađen je grob sa spaljenim... more U probnim istraživanjima groblja grupe Barice-Gređani u Migalovcima pronađen je grob sa spaljenim ostacima pokojnika koji su bili pokriveni sa zdjelom koso izvucenog ruba. Iznad i oko zdjele pronađeni su ulomci od jos nekoliko posuda, dok je među spaljenim ostacima pokojnika bila broncana igla s topuzastom glavicom koja je ukrasena motivom jelove grancice.
A Contribution to Understanding Habitation of Vinkovci and its Soroundings in the Early Iron Age
Prilozi Instituta za Arheologiju
The Early Iron Age is one of the least investigated and little known prehistoric periods in the r... more The Early Iron Age is one of the least investigated and little known prehistoric periods in the region of Vinkovci, as well as in eastern Slavonia and western Srijem. On the territory of the town of Vinkovci and its surroundings, intensive rescue excavations were conducted in the past three decades, in which settlements and cemeteries were uncovered which enable a more clear cultural and chronological picture of the Early Iron Age in the roader south-Pannonian area. Apart from the results of the excavations, the understanding of the material heritage is supported by isolated and chance finds from the Early Iron Age, preserved in the City Museum in Vinkovci, as well as in the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, on the basis of which it is possible to assume the continuous habitation of the area of Vinkovci and its surroundings from the very beginning of the Early Iron Age in the 8th century BC up until the settlement of the Celts by the end of the 4th century BC. bitation of the area of...
Interactions between Etruscans, Venets and Early Celts-state of the art
15th Annual Meeting of the European Association of …, 2009
Spatial Analysis of Funerary Areas
Plzeň (KAR ZČU), 2004
U probnim istraživanjima oko mjesnog groblja u Malom Bilaču na zapadnim obroncima Dilja pronađeni... more U probnim istraživanjima oko mjesnog groblja u Malom Bilaču na zapadnim obroncima Dilja pronađeni su ostaci paljevinskih grobova koji se mogu datirati u kasni laten (LT D1). S istog nalazišta potječu nalazi koji pripadaju istovremenom bogato opremljenom dvojnom ratničkom grobu koji je sadržavao naoružanje, predmete nošnje te keramičke i importirane brončane posude.The trial excavations of the prehistoric site in Mali Bilač located on the western slopes of Dilj on the eastern part of the Požega basin were carried out during April 2011 (Fig. 1). In 1993, armament (swords in the scabbards, spears, shield bosses), parts of costumes (fibulae) and fragments of bronze and ceramic vessels were found by chance at the local cemetery; these finds probably belong to the dual warrior grave from the earlier phase of the Late La Tène period (LT D1). The small scale trial excavations in 2003 have not resulted in the discovery of any new graves, except for the findings collected from the destroyed g...
Encounters and transformations in Iron Age Europe: perspectives on the ENTRANS Project
NoThe aim of this session was to explore the nature and impact of cultural encounters in Iron Age... more NoThe aim of this session was to explore the nature and impact of cultural encounters in Iron Age Europe. In particular, our focus was on those regions occupying the boundaries between the urbanising centres of Mediterranean Europe and the ‘barbarian’ societies to the north. The session drew on a core of papers from the current ENTRANS Project, funded by HERA and the European Commission, which is examining Iron Age cultural encounters in the East Alpine region from the perspectives of art, landscape and the body: these presentations outlined some of the new approaches and techniques being applied by the ENTRANS Project team, and discussed preliminary results
NoThe aim of this session was to explore the nature and impact of cultural encounters in Iron Age... more NoThe aim of this session was to explore the nature and impact of cultural encounters in Iron Age Europe. In particular, our focus was on those regions occupying the boundaries between the urbanising centres of Mediterranean Europe and the ‘barbarian’ societies to the north. The session drew on a core of papers from the current ENTRANS Project, funded by HERA and the European Commission, which is examining Iron Age cultural encounters in the East Alpine region from the perspectives of art, landscape and the body: these presentations outlined some of the new approaches and techniques being applied by the ENTRANS Project team, and discussed preliminary results
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Papers by Hrvoje Potrebica
New technologies and methodological advances of the last few decades have radically changed the potentials of archaeological research. The focus has shifted from investigations of single sites to studies of broader archaeological landscapes. In particular, remote sensing technologies and geophysics have yielded vast amounts of new archaeological data, opening new avenues to the better understanding of archaeological sites, landscapes, regions and beyond.
This process has however raised also two important issues, which call for discussion: (1) the often (too) superficial interpretations of the data, and (2) the long-term impact of the new data on decision-making processes in European heritage management. Both issues are closely connected. The lack of depth in interpretation often means that we fail to realize the broader potentials in the use of the data collected. The missing awareness of these possibilities also constrains the process of developing new, more efficient heritage management tools. However, it also due to the lack of closer cooperation between science, heritage protection and politics that is hindering more profound advances.
As a response, several initiatives are focusing on development of new approaches and strategies to tackle the present situation. Unfortunately, these strategies are often solely restricted to a project’s research area or/and its duration and are not implemented on any political or legislative level.
In this session, we would like to hear from your positive as well as the negative experiences and practices in the strategic planning and implementation processes, dealing in the broadest sense with the management of archaeological landscapes.
This session will draw on a number of papers from the ENTRANS Project (2014-16); a HERA-funded collaborative project between the Universities of Bradford (UK), Ljubljana (SLO) and Zagreb (CRO), which explores cultural identities and encounters across the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age transition in the East Alpine region- a zone of interaction and encounters between Mediterranean societies and their traditionally perceived ‘barbarian’ neighbours. We also invite papers which seek to break down chronological, geographical or disciplinary boundaries within other parts of later prehistoric Europe (broadly, the Bronze and Iron Ages).