This paper investigates the raw materials, techniques, and use of Bronze Age pottery from the Dug... more This paper investigates the raw materials, techniques, and use of Bronze Age pottery from the Dugiš site in Otok near Sinj, Croatia, which was excavated in the 1950s. It includes a mineralogical and petrographic analysis of ceramics from one part of the collection (quadrant XIII) to characterize the clay paste. The study also encompasses an examination of manufacturing techniques and a categorization of traces of forming and surface treatment of ceramic vessels. The objective is to identify the characteristics of the raw materials used for pottery production at the Dugiš site and to compare these with pottery recipes and production techniques in the broader Dalmatian region. Furthermore, use-wear traces on the vessels were analysed in order to better understand their use in everyday activities.
Preliminary results indicate a high degree of homogeneity in the production of Bronze Age ceramics at the Dugiš site, with an emphasis on the use of locally available raw materials and the application of specific production techniques and firing methods. This homogeneity in pottery production reflects the presence of well-organized communities capable of effectively coordinating craftsmen, resources, and needs. Additionally, the pottery exhibits numerous use-wear traces, suggesting frequent use of the vessels in activities such as thermal processing of food and fermentation of their stored contents.
Inside the Prehistoric Potter's Mind - an Element of the Unexpected
Experimental Archaeology Conference, Book of abstract, 2019
Within the program, Prehistoric Pottery: Interdisciplinarity and Experiment, a series of archaeol... more Within the program, Prehistoric Pottery: Interdisciplinarity and Experiment, a series of archaeological experiments were carried out with the purpose of a more comprehensive understanding of the prehistoric pottery production mechanisms during the Copper and Bronze Age in northern Croatia. The program has educational-research and popular character and was intended primarily for the students of archaeology with the aim of studying the pottery through the prism of technology, function and social aspects. One of the aims is the reconstruction of the individual steps undertaken by a potter in the manufacture of the product, by using different variables (different raw material, various types of temper material, different building and surface treatment techniques as well as used tools and various firing techniques), and in accordance with the scientific issues. The process of designing and conducting the experiment has shown that the research questions, as well as the dynamics of deliberate and controlled experiments, had become more and more complex. It was also shown that such effective approach is a good tool that leads us very close to the concept of choices made by the potter, which ultimately lead to the much more complex interpretations that move within technical, technological and social explications.
U sklopu projekta "Mapiranje, dokumentiranje i pregled arheoloških lokaliteta otoka Šćedra", prov... more U sklopu projekta "Mapiranje, dokumentiranje i pregled arheoloških lokaliteta otoka Šćedra", provedenoga u ljeto 2018. i 2019. godine, otkriven je izrazito veliki broj kamenih gomila na otoku Šćedru koje nisu bile ustanovljene u dosadašnjim stručnim i amaterskim arheološkim istraživanjima otoka. Terenskim su pregledom i zračnim istraživanjem, pored suvremenih suhozida, dokumentirane kružne, ovalne i izdužene rasute kamene gomile. Na osnovi pregleda satelitskih snimki Državne geodetske uprave iz 1968. i novih zračnih snimki, uočava se utjecaj vegetacije na (smanjenu) vidljivost takvih tvorevina iz zraka. Proučavanjem posebice kružnih gomila utvrđeno je postojanje obrazaca pri odabiru kamenoga materijala i položaja za njihovo podizanje. Temeljem njihovih karakteristika, smještaja u krajoliku i već istraženih sličnih struktura toga prostora, pretpostavljamo da su arheološkoga karaktera, i to prapovijesni grobni humci, što vjerojatno ukazuje na izrazitiji intenzitet korištenja otoka u prošlosti. Ipak, kao bi se potvrdio i jasno definirao karakter gomila, kao i kronološko određenje svake, trebaju se provesti stručna arheološka iskopavanja. Ključne riječi: otok Šćedro, prapovijest, kamene gomile, tumuli, grobovi, terenski pregled, daljinsko istraživanje, zračna arheologija Within the project 'Mapping, Documenting, and Surveying the Archaeological Sites on the Island of Šćedro', conducted in the summers of 2018 and 2019, many stone mounds were discovered on the island of Šćedro that had not been recorded in previous expert and amateur archaeological research. The field survey and remote (aerial) sensing documented circular, oval, and elongated bulk cairns, in addition to modern dry-stone walls. A review of satellite images from the State Geodetic Administration from 1968 and new aerial records observed the influence of vegetation on the (reduced) visibility of the archaeological formations from the air. In particular, the study of the circular cairns identified patterns in the selection of stone material and the position for their erection. Based on their characteristics, their location in the landscape, and similar structures already researched in the region, we assume that they are of an archaeological character, probably prehistoric burial mounds, whose presence on the island of Šćedro may indicate a marked intensity of use of the island in the past. However, the character and time of construction of each mound should be confirmed and clearly defined by expert archaeological excavations.
6th international scientific conference Methodology and Archaeometry (6th and 7th of December 2018, Zagreb, Croatia), Abstract book, 2018
A need for multi-dimensional effective institutional structure possessing various security instru... more A need for multi-dimensional effective institutional structure possessing various security instruments, have become obvious already by the end of the Cold war and is manifested itself even stronger at the beginning of the XXI century. Moreover globalization of the security concept makes it clear that security cannot be complete if it is not tackled globally. Aiming to react to changing security environment international security institutions during the last decade are undergoing essential changes, related to their missions, tasks, structures and instruments. Demand for small special forces, which possess the most advanced technologies, modern air force and efficient intelligence capabilities emerged. That stipulated changes in armed forces and armory. NATO and the EU in the beginning of the XXI century have committed themselves for a new mission-to guarantee security and stability in the World. The main purpose of this article is to overview major steps of NATO and the EU transformation aiming to respond to the contemporary security challenges, to present an analysis of possible evolution of their new instruments NATO Response Force (NRF) and European Rapio Reaction Force (ERRP), to elucidate possible roles and interdependency of NRF and ERRF in the contemporary security architecture, and, finally to contemplate on the possible effects of both forces on international security.
Arheološki dokazi o kontroliranoj upotrebi vatre mogu se pronaći na gotovo svakom brončanodobnom ... more Arheološki dokazi o kontroliranoj upotrebi vatre mogu se pronaći na gotovo svakom brončanodobnom nalazištu, osobito unutar naselja. Razina očuvanosti takvih nalaza ovisi o mnogo čimbenika no često se radi o uništenim strukturama koje se mogu zabilježiti samo prilikom arheoloških iskopavanja u fotografiji ili crtežu. U ovome se radu obrađuju dokazi o kontroliranoj upotrebi vatre iz naselja kasnog brončanog doba koje je otkriveno na nalazištu Kalnik-Igrišče. Analiza je obavljena na nalazima koji su prikupljeni u iskopavanjima provedenima u razdoblju između 1988. i 2019. godine. Vršena je revizija rezultata istraživanja iz 1988. i 1989., dok je glavnina rada temeljena na tek istraženoj građi iz novih sezona iskopavanja. Svi su nalazi razmotreni unutar konteksta pronalaska, a u radu se donosi i pregled do sada otkrivenih sličnih tvorevina s područja Panonske nizine i Balkana sa svrhom stjecanja uvida u način organizacije domaćinstava na širem području kulture polja sa žarama. Obradom ar...
This paper investigates the raw materials, techniques, and use of Bronze Age pottery from the Dug... more This paper investigates the raw materials, techniques, and use of Bronze Age pottery from the Dugiš site in Otok near Sinj, Croatia, which was excavated in the 1950s. It includes a mineralogical and petrographic analysis of ceramics from one part of the collection (quadrant XIII) to characterize the clay paste. The study also encompasses an examination of manufacturing techniques and a categorization of traces of forming and surface treatment of ceramic vessels. The objective is to identify the characteristics of the raw materials used for pottery production at the Dugiš site and to compare these with pottery recipes and production techniques in the broader Dalmatian region. Furthermore, use-wear traces on the vessels were analysed in order to better understand their use in everyday activities.
Preliminary results indicate a high degree of homogeneity in the production of Bronze Age ceramics at the Dugiš site, with an emphasis on the use of locally available raw materials and the application of specific production techniques and firing methods. This homogeneity in pottery production reflects the presence of well-organized communities capable of effectively coordinating craftsmen, resources, and needs. Additionally, the pottery exhibits numerous use-wear traces, suggesting frequent use of the vessels in activities such as thermal processing of food and fermentation of their stored contents.
Inside the Prehistoric Potter's Mind - an Element of the Unexpected
Experimental Archaeology Conference, Book of abstract, 2019
Within the program, Prehistoric Pottery: Interdisciplinarity and Experiment, a series of archaeol... more Within the program, Prehistoric Pottery: Interdisciplinarity and Experiment, a series of archaeological experiments were carried out with the purpose of a more comprehensive understanding of the prehistoric pottery production mechanisms during the Copper and Bronze Age in northern Croatia. The program has educational-research and popular character and was intended primarily for the students of archaeology with the aim of studying the pottery through the prism of technology, function and social aspects. One of the aims is the reconstruction of the individual steps undertaken by a potter in the manufacture of the product, by using different variables (different raw material, various types of temper material, different building and surface treatment techniques as well as used tools and various firing techniques), and in accordance with the scientific issues. The process of designing and conducting the experiment has shown that the research questions, as well as the dynamics of deliberate and controlled experiments, had become more and more complex. It was also shown that such effective approach is a good tool that leads us very close to the concept of choices made by the potter, which ultimately lead to the much more complex interpretations that move within technical, technological and social explications.
U sklopu projekta "Mapiranje, dokumentiranje i pregled arheoloških lokaliteta otoka Šćedra", prov... more U sklopu projekta "Mapiranje, dokumentiranje i pregled arheoloških lokaliteta otoka Šćedra", provedenoga u ljeto 2018. i 2019. godine, otkriven je izrazito veliki broj kamenih gomila na otoku Šćedru koje nisu bile ustanovljene u dosadašnjim stručnim i amaterskim arheološkim istraživanjima otoka. Terenskim su pregledom i zračnim istraživanjem, pored suvremenih suhozida, dokumentirane kružne, ovalne i izdužene rasute kamene gomile. Na osnovi pregleda satelitskih snimki Državne geodetske uprave iz 1968. i novih zračnih snimki, uočava se utjecaj vegetacije na (smanjenu) vidljivost takvih tvorevina iz zraka. Proučavanjem posebice kružnih gomila utvrđeno je postojanje obrazaca pri odabiru kamenoga materijala i položaja za njihovo podizanje. Temeljem njihovih karakteristika, smještaja u krajoliku i već istraženih sličnih struktura toga prostora, pretpostavljamo da su arheološkoga karaktera, i to prapovijesni grobni humci, što vjerojatno ukazuje na izrazitiji intenzitet korištenja otoka u prošlosti. Ipak, kao bi se potvrdio i jasno definirao karakter gomila, kao i kronološko određenje svake, trebaju se provesti stručna arheološka iskopavanja. Ključne riječi: otok Šćedro, prapovijest, kamene gomile, tumuli, grobovi, terenski pregled, daljinsko istraživanje, zračna arheologija Within the project 'Mapping, Documenting, and Surveying the Archaeological Sites on the Island of Šćedro', conducted in the summers of 2018 and 2019, many stone mounds were discovered on the island of Šćedro that had not been recorded in previous expert and amateur archaeological research. The field survey and remote (aerial) sensing documented circular, oval, and elongated bulk cairns, in addition to modern dry-stone walls. A review of satellite images from the State Geodetic Administration from 1968 and new aerial records observed the influence of vegetation on the (reduced) visibility of the archaeological formations from the air. In particular, the study of the circular cairns identified patterns in the selection of stone material and the position for their erection. Based on their characteristics, their location in the landscape, and similar structures already researched in the region, we assume that they are of an archaeological character, probably prehistoric burial mounds, whose presence on the island of Šćedro may indicate a marked intensity of use of the island in the past. However, the character and time of construction of each mound should be confirmed and clearly defined by expert archaeological excavations.
6th international scientific conference Methodology and Archaeometry (6th and 7th of December 2018, Zagreb, Croatia), Abstract book, 2018
A need for multi-dimensional effective institutional structure possessing various security instru... more A need for multi-dimensional effective institutional structure possessing various security instruments, have become obvious already by the end of the Cold war and is manifested itself even stronger at the beginning of the XXI century. Moreover globalization of the security concept makes it clear that security cannot be complete if it is not tackled globally. Aiming to react to changing security environment international security institutions during the last decade are undergoing essential changes, related to their missions, tasks, structures and instruments. Demand for small special forces, which possess the most advanced technologies, modern air force and efficient intelligence capabilities emerged. That stipulated changes in armed forces and armory. NATO and the EU in the beginning of the XXI century have committed themselves for a new mission-to guarantee security and stability in the World. The main purpose of this article is to overview major steps of NATO and the EU transformation aiming to respond to the contemporary security challenges, to present an analysis of possible evolution of their new instruments NATO Response Force (NRF) and European Rapio Reaction Force (ERRP), to elucidate possible roles and interdependency of NRF and ERRF in the contemporary security architecture, and, finally to contemplate on the possible effects of both forces on international security.
Arheološki dokazi o kontroliranoj upotrebi vatre mogu se pronaći na gotovo svakom brončanodobnom ... more Arheološki dokazi o kontroliranoj upotrebi vatre mogu se pronaći na gotovo svakom brončanodobnom nalazištu, osobito unutar naselja. Razina očuvanosti takvih nalaza ovisi o mnogo čimbenika no često se radi o uništenim strukturama koje se mogu zabilježiti samo prilikom arheoloških iskopavanja u fotografiji ili crtežu. U ovome se radu obrađuju dokazi o kontroliranoj upotrebi vatre iz naselja kasnog brončanog doba koje je otkriveno na nalazištu Kalnik-Igrišče. Analiza je obavljena na nalazima koji su prikupljeni u iskopavanjima provedenima u razdoblju između 1988. i 2019. godine. Vršena je revizija rezultata istraživanja iz 1988. i 1989., dok je glavnina rada temeljena na tek istraženoj građi iz novih sezona iskopavanja. Svi su nalazi razmotreni unutar konteksta pronalaska, a u radu se donosi i pregled do sada otkrivenih sličnih tvorevina s područja Panonske nizine i Balkana sa svrhom stjecanja uvida u način organizacije domaćinstava na širem području kulture polja sa žarama. Obradom ar...
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Preliminary results indicate a high degree of homogeneity in the production of Bronze Age ceramics at the Dugiš site, with an emphasis on the use of locally available raw materials and the application of specific production techniques and firing methods. This homogeneity in pottery production reflects the presence of well-organized communities capable of effectively coordinating craftsmen, resources, and needs. Additionally, the pottery exhibits numerous use-wear traces, suggesting frequent use of the vessels in activities such as thermal processing of food and fermentation of their stored contents.
Preliminary results indicate a high degree of homogeneity in the production of Bronze Age ceramics at the Dugiš site, with an emphasis on the use of locally available raw materials and the application of specific production techniques and firing methods. This homogeneity in pottery production reflects the presence of well-organized communities capable of effectively coordinating craftsmen, resources, and needs. Additionally, the pottery exhibits numerous use-wear traces, suggesting frequent use of the vessels in activities such as thermal processing of food and fermentation of their stored contents.