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Papers by Bogdana Milic
Archaeology and Science , 2022
The paper presents the basic research principles of the project THE FLOW (Interactions-Transmiss... more The paper presents the basic research principles of the project THE FLOW (Interactions-Transmission-Transformation: Long-distance connections in the Copper and Bronze Age of the Central Balkans), which is carried by the Institute of Archaeology in Belgrade, the Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinča, and the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. The theoretical and methodological perspectives of the project research engage an interdisciplinary approach based on analytical techniques incorporated within archaeology and natural sciences, such as physics and chemistry. The project‘s goal is to apply an exact method to the problems of the origin of raw materials for the production of four specific groups of objects made of obsidian, pottery, copper, and bronze. Each of those materials represents a unique problem and requires a specific treatment, presented within this paper, together with the existing practice, analytic techniques, and methodological procedures for the collected samples. Further, the project incorporates the collection of absolute dates through AMS and OSL dating, with the application of the latest OxCal 4.4. calibration. The acquired dates, combined with the disposition of samples and raw materials will serve as
the backbone for the creation of spatio-temporal models and the formation of an SQL database, all with the goal of creating the interpretative basis for the study of local paleo-economies, long-distance connections, and social networks in the Central Balkans during the Copper and Bronze Age
European Journal of Archaeology
This article presents the results of a 2021 international online survey of 419 early career resea... more This article presents the results of a 2021 international online survey of 419 early career researchers in archaeology. Respondents were passionate about pursuing an academic career, but pessimistic about job and career prospects. Statistics highlight specific obstacles, especially for women, from unstable employment to inequitable practices, and a chronic lack of support. Over 180 open-ended comments reveal worrying levels of workplace bullying and discrimination, particularly targeting women and minorities. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early career researchers is also examined. The survey's findings are analysed and contextualized within the international higher education sector. A communal effort is necessary to create sustained change, but early career researchers remain hopeful that change can be implemented.
This article discusses recent findings from the newly identified archaeological site of Svinjarič... more This article discusses recent findings from the newly identified archaeological site of Svinjarička Čuka, situated next to the Southern Morava River in southern Serbia. We will present the latest results from the excavation, material studies, bioarchaeological analyses and contextualised radiocarbon data, focusing on the Starčevo Neolithic horizon within the context of the new NEOTECH project. The interdisciplinary approach aims to shed light on the Neolithisation process of the region along one of the main communication routes between the Aegean and the Danube by the Axios-Vardar-Morava river system. The work so far has uncovered remains of Early to Middle Neolithic features dating around 5600 calBC, with analyses of faunal remains, ceramics and lithics contributing new insights into animal exploitation, raw materials and technological practices during this important time of socio-economic transition.
Journal of World Prehistory, 2015
TRACKING THE NEOLITHIC IN THE NEAR EAST - Lithic Perspectives on Its Origins, Development and Dispersals, 2022
In October 2018 a joint Austro-Iranian survey project was initiated in the Sirvan-Chardavol distr... more In October 2018 a joint Austro-Iranian survey project was initiated in the Sirvan-Chardavol district of the Ilam province in central-west Iran with an aim to set up the basis for the investigation of long-term occupations in the central Zagros. This paper presents the first outcomes of the pilot survey study carried out by the prehistoric part of the team and focuses on lithic assemblages documented in the valleys of the two tributaries of the Seymareh River. Techno-typological studies of chipped stone artefacts recorded in the course of the survey provide new insights into the occupation of the Sirvan-Chardavol Valleys, which can be attributed to the periods from the Middle Palaeolithic until the Bronze Age. Preliminary results suggest the lack of permanent Early Neolithic settlements in the Sirvan Valley and can be contrasted to the evidence of the neighbouring Chardavol Valley. Initial identification of possible Neolithic find scatters provides a contribution to the research in the highlands of the central Zagros, and it outlines the potential for the future excavations of short-term and long-term occupations in the region, which differentiate in their geomorphological and geographical setting, but also in terms of the use of raw materials, which likely influenced the Neolithic chipped stone tool production patterns.
Ch. Schwall – M. Brandl – T. M. Gluhak – B. Milić – L. Betina – L. Sørensen – D. Wolf – M. M. Mar... more Ch. Schwall – M. Brandl – T. M. Gluhak – B. Milić – L. Betina – L. Sørensen – D. Wolf – M. M. Martinez – B. Horejs, From near and far. Stone procurement and exchange at Çukuriçi Höyük in Western Anatolia, Journal of Lithic Studies 7, 3, 2020, 1–25.
http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/3093
The focus of this paper are the stone tools of Çukuriçi Höyük, a prehistoric site situated at the central Aegean coast of Anatolia. The settlement was inhabited from the Neolithic, through the Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age 1 periods, a period lasting from the early 7th to the early 3rd millennium BCE. A long-term interdisciplinary study of the excavated lithics with different scientific methods on various stone materials (thin section analysis, pXRF, NAA, LA-ICP-MS) offer new primary data about the procurement strategies of prehistoric societies from a diachronic perspective. The results will be presented for the first time with an overview of all source materials and their distinct use through time.
The lithic assemblages from Çukuriçi Höyük consist of a considerable variety of small finds, grinding stones and chipped stone tools. The high variability of raw materials within the different categories of tools is remarkable. In addition to stone tools manufactured from sources in the immediate vicinity of the settlement (i.e., mica-schist, limestone, marble, amphibolite, serpentinite), others are of rock types such as chert, which indicate an origin within the broader region. Moreover, volcanic rocks, notably the exceptionally high amount of Melian obsidian found at Çukuriçi Höyük, attest to the supra-regional procurement of distinct rock types. Small stone axes made of jadeite presumably from the Greek island of Syros, also indicate these far-reaching procurement strategies.
The systematic and diachronic analyses of the stone tools found at Çukuriçi Höyük has demonstrated that as early as the Neolithic period extensive efforts were made to supply the settlement with carefully selected raw materials or finished goods procured from distinct rock sources.
The European Archaeologist, 2020
The ERCA task force was set up in November 2019 with a view to make early-career researchers feel... more The ERCA task force was set up in November 2019 with a view to make early-career researchers feel heard, empowered and supported (Brami et al. 2020). Here we explore and present personal experiences of recently-tenured archaeologists. In this first batch of interviews dedicated to Northern Europe - including Britain, Scandinavia and Northern Germany - we asked archaeology researchers who have recently obtained a permanent position (or who are in the process of obtaining one) to tell us about their personal experience undertaking postdocs. We asked if retrospectively they would do anything differently and what advice they would give to new PhD graduates who intend to stay in academia.
B. Horejs – Ch. Schwall – B. Milić – M. Brandl, Der prähistorische Umlandsurvey, in: F. Pirson, Pergamon – Bericht über die Arbeiten in der Kampagne 2017, Archäologischer Anzeiger 2018/2, 148–150.
Eurasian Prehistory vol. 15, 2019
The European Archaeologist, 2020
In light of growing employment precarity for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in archaeology, the ... more In light of growing employment precarity for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in archaeology, the European Association of Archaeologists has formed the “Early Research Careers in Archaeology” (ERCA) Task Force. ECRs are defined here as pre-tenured researchers, including postgraduates, postdocs and non-salaried scientists who plan to stay in academia. The Task Force recognises researchers engaged in a research career as ‘professionals’ regardless of their status and educational level, in line with the core principles of the European Charter for Researchers.
Challenges encountered by ECRs typically include job insecurity, imposed mobility, as well as a lack of research freedom, independence and results ownership. Employment precarity is being exacerbated by a trend of casualisation and short fixed-term contracts in academia, as well as a culture of publish-or-perish even during periods of under- or un-employment. Pressures on ECRs working in archaeology are compounded by the fact that archaeology is a small, competitive field, with no standard ethical practices regarding, for instance, recognition of contribution to archaeological fieldwork and authorship. As a result of these worsening trends, ECRs feel increasingly under-represented and under-supported in archaeology. The European Association of Archaeologists wishes to address these troubling trends with the establishment of the ERCA Task Force.
The aim of this task force will be to work in close collaboration with the EAA Executive Board on the elaboration of a series of recommendations to improve early research careers in archaeology and address their consequences, including on mental health and life quality, with a view to provide support, level the playing field and make ECRs feel heard and empowered.
Arheologija u Srbiji, 2019
Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol. CL, 2019
Archaeologia Austriaca, 2019
This article discusses recent findings from the newly identified archaeological site of Svinjarič... more This article discusses recent findings from the newly identified archaeological site of Svinjarička Čuka, situated next to the Southern Morava River in southern Serbia. We will present the latest results from the excavation, material studies, bioarchaeological analyses and contextualised radiocarbon data, focusing on the Starčevo Neolith-ic horizon within the context of the new NEOTECH project. The interdisciplinary approach aims to shed light on the Neolithisation process of the region along one of the main communication routes between the Aegean and the Danube by the Axios-Vardar-Morava river system. The work so far has uncovered remains of Early to Middle Neolithic features dating around 5600 calBC, with analyses of faunal remains, ceramics and lithics contributing new insights into animal exploitation, raw materials and technological practices during this important time of socioeconomic transition.
Glasnik (Journal of of Serbian Archaeological Society) 34, 23-51, 2018
A new Austrian-Serbian cooperation has been initiated to investigate the Leskovac Basin at the So... more A new Austrian-Serbian cooperation has been initiated to investigate the Leskovac Basin at the Southern Morava that will focus on the identification of potential early farming communities in the region. Additional analyses of the later prehistoric sites, dating to the Copper and Bronze Ages, seek to provide an insight into the long-term landscape use by prehistoric communities in the area. The first systematic survey campaign of the new Pusta Reka Project in 2017 provided new data regarding the prehistory in the region and a first insight into the landscape and the environmental conditions. The Leskovac Basin and its low elevations between the tributary rivers to the Southern Morava River, forms a settlement area presumably attractive to prehistoric communities. Extensive and intensive archaeological surveys formed the basis for geophysical surveys and corings in the selected areas. GIS analyses, material studies and radiocarbon dating of core samples have been conducted to gain a broad spectrum of new primary data about the prehistory in the region. The first results of the site Svinjarička Čuka situated east of Caričin Grad are presented and discussed in details regarding location, environment, chronological as well as cultural relations.
OREA series , 2017
Pressure blade making in the 7 th millennium BC Çukuriçi Höyük is studied with an aim of bringing... more Pressure blade making in the 7 th millennium BC Çukuriçi Höyük is studied with an aim of bringing the lithic technology of a particular site in western Anatolia into the wider picture concerning the emergence of pressure technique in Anatolian Neolithic. Detailed analysis of lithic assemblages from Çukuriçi Höyük revealed information about different modes of pressure technique for blade detachment, which allowed us to propose the existence of certain levels of specialisation by local artisans, which could then be traced further east. Additionally, due to 'masses' of blades produced using the pressure technique, present on site, and the abundance of obsidian, which is in contrast to the raw materials of neighbouring sites, we presume that Çukuriçi Höyük, with its location directly on the coast of the Aegean Sea in prehistory, holds a unique place in 7 th millennium BC in the region of Izmir, if not even beyond, in the Aegean world.
Archäologischer Anzeiger 2014/1
Archäologischer Anzeiger 2015/2
Key words: Neolithization, Western Anatolia, Aegean, Maritime networks and colonization, Cukurici... more Key words: Neolithization, Western Anatolia, Aegean, Maritime networks and colonization, Cukurici Höyük
Posters by Bogdana Milic
Presentation of PhD topic, methods and preliminary results regarding the role of lithics in the N... more Presentation of PhD topic, methods and preliminary results regarding the role of lithics in the Neolithisation process in western Anatolia
Archaeology and Science , 2022
The paper presents the basic research principles of the project THE FLOW (Interactions-Transmiss... more The paper presents the basic research principles of the project THE FLOW (Interactions-Transmission-Transformation: Long-distance connections in the Copper and Bronze Age of the Central Balkans), which is carried by the Institute of Archaeology in Belgrade, the Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinča, and the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. The theoretical and methodological perspectives of the project research engage an interdisciplinary approach based on analytical techniques incorporated within archaeology and natural sciences, such as physics and chemistry. The project‘s goal is to apply an exact method to the problems of the origin of raw materials for the production of four specific groups of objects made of obsidian, pottery, copper, and bronze. Each of those materials represents a unique problem and requires a specific treatment, presented within this paper, together with the existing practice, analytic techniques, and methodological procedures for the collected samples. Further, the project incorporates the collection of absolute dates through AMS and OSL dating, with the application of the latest OxCal 4.4. calibration. The acquired dates, combined with the disposition of samples and raw materials will serve as
the backbone for the creation of spatio-temporal models and the formation of an SQL database, all with the goal of creating the interpretative basis for the study of local paleo-economies, long-distance connections, and social networks in the Central Balkans during the Copper and Bronze Age
European Journal of Archaeology
This article presents the results of a 2021 international online survey of 419 early career resea... more This article presents the results of a 2021 international online survey of 419 early career researchers in archaeology. Respondents were passionate about pursuing an academic career, but pessimistic about job and career prospects. Statistics highlight specific obstacles, especially for women, from unstable employment to inequitable practices, and a chronic lack of support. Over 180 open-ended comments reveal worrying levels of workplace bullying and discrimination, particularly targeting women and minorities. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early career researchers is also examined. The survey's findings are analysed and contextualized within the international higher education sector. A communal effort is necessary to create sustained change, but early career researchers remain hopeful that change can be implemented.
This article discusses recent findings from the newly identified archaeological site of Svinjarič... more This article discusses recent findings from the newly identified archaeological site of Svinjarička Čuka, situated next to the Southern Morava River in southern Serbia. We will present the latest results from the excavation, material studies, bioarchaeological analyses and contextualised radiocarbon data, focusing on the Starčevo Neolithic horizon within the context of the new NEOTECH project. The interdisciplinary approach aims to shed light on the Neolithisation process of the region along one of the main communication routes between the Aegean and the Danube by the Axios-Vardar-Morava river system. The work so far has uncovered remains of Early to Middle Neolithic features dating around 5600 calBC, with analyses of faunal remains, ceramics and lithics contributing new insights into animal exploitation, raw materials and technological practices during this important time of socio-economic transition.
Journal of World Prehistory, 2015
TRACKING THE NEOLITHIC IN THE NEAR EAST - Lithic Perspectives on Its Origins, Development and Dispersals, 2022
In October 2018 a joint Austro-Iranian survey project was initiated in the Sirvan-Chardavol distr... more In October 2018 a joint Austro-Iranian survey project was initiated in the Sirvan-Chardavol district of the Ilam province in central-west Iran with an aim to set up the basis for the investigation of long-term occupations in the central Zagros. This paper presents the first outcomes of the pilot survey study carried out by the prehistoric part of the team and focuses on lithic assemblages documented in the valleys of the two tributaries of the Seymareh River. Techno-typological studies of chipped stone artefacts recorded in the course of the survey provide new insights into the occupation of the Sirvan-Chardavol Valleys, which can be attributed to the periods from the Middle Palaeolithic until the Bronze Age. Preliminary results suggest the lack of permanent Early Neolithic settlements in the Sirvan Valley and can be contrasted to the evidence of the neighbouring Chardavol Valley. Initial identification of possible Neolithic find scatters provides a contribution to the research in the highlands of the central Zagros, and it outlines the potential for the future excavations of short-term and long-term occupations in the region, which differentiate in their geomorphological and geographical setting, but also in terms of the use of raw materials, which likely influenced the Neolithic chipped stone tool production patterns.
Ch. Schwall – M. Brandl – T. M. Gluhak – B. Milić – L. Betina – L. Sørensen – D. Wolf – M. M. Mar... more Ch. Schwall – M. Brandl – T. M. Gluhak – B. Milić – L. Betina – L. Sørensen – D. Wolf – M. M. Martinez – B. Horejs, From near and far. Stone procurement and exchange at Çukuriçi Höyük in Western Anatolia, Journal of Lithic Studies 7, 3, 2020, 1–25.
http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/3093
The focus of this paper are the stone tools of Çukuriçi Höyük, a prehistoric site situated at the central Aegean coast of Anatolia. The settlement was inhabited from the Neolithic, through the Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age 1 periods, a period lasting from the early 7th to the early 3rd millennium BCE. A long-term interdisciplinary study of the excavated lithics with different scientific methods on various stone materials (thin section analysis, pXRF, NAA, LA-ICP-MS) offer new primary data about the procurement strategies of prehistoric societies from a diachronic perspective. The results will be presented for the first time with an overview of all source materials and their distinct use through time.
The lithic assemblages from Çukuriçi Höyük consist of a considerable variety of small finds, grinding stones and chipped stone tools. The high variability of raw materials within the different categories of tools is remarkable. In addition to stone tools manufactured from sources in the immediate vicinity of the settlement (i.e., mica-schist, limestone, marble, amphibolite, serpentinite), others are of rock types such as chert, which indicate an origin within the broader region. Moreover, volcanic rocks, notably the exceptionally high amount of Melian obsidian found at Çukuriçi Höyük, attest to the supra-regional procurement of distinct rock types. Small stone axes made of jadeite presumably from the Greek island of Syros, also indicate these far-reaching procurement strategies.
The systematic and diachronic analyses of the stone tools found at Çukuriçi Höyük has demonstrated that as early as the Neolithic period extensive efforts were made to supply the settlement with carefully selected raw materials or finished goods procured from distinct rock sources.
The European Archaeologist, 2020
The ERCA task force was set up in November 2019 with a view to make early-career researchers feel... more The ERCA task force was set up in November 2019 with a view to make early-career researchers feel heard, empowered and supported (Brami et al. 2020). Here we explore and present personal experiences of recently-tenured archaeologists. In this first batch of interviews dedicated to Northern Europe - including Britain, Scandinavia and Northern Germany - we asked archaeology researchers who have recently obtained a permanent position (or who are in the process of obtaining one) to tell us about their personal experience undertaking postdocs. We asked if retrospectively they would do anything differently and what advice they would give to new PhD graduates who intend to stay in academia.
B. Horejs – Ch. Schwall – B. Milić – M. Brandl, Der prähistorische Umlandsurvey, in: F. Pirson, Pergamon – Bericht über die Arbeiten in der Kampagne 2017, Archäologischer Anzeiger 2018/2, 148–150.
Eurasian Prehistory vol. 15, 2019
The European Archaeologist, 2020
In light of growing employment precarity for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in archaeology, the ... more In light of growing employment precarity for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in archaeology, the European Association of Archaeologists has formed the “Early Research Careers in Archaeology” (ERCA) Task Force. ECRs are defined here as pre-tenured researchers, including postgraduates, postdocs and non-salaried scientists who plan to stay in academia. The Task Force recognises researchers engaged in a research career as ‘professionals’ regardless of their status and educational level, in line with the core principles of the European Charter for Researchers.
Challenges encountered by ECRs typically include job insecurity, imposed mobility, as well as a lack of research freedom, independence and results ownership. Employment precarity is being exacerbated by a trend of casualisation and short fixed-term contracts in academia, as well as a culture of publish-or-perish even during periods of under- or un-employment. Pressures on ECRs working in archaeology are compounded by the fact that archaeology is a small, competitive field, with no standard ethical practices regarding, for instance, recognition of contribution to archaeological fieldwork and authorship. As a result of these worsening trends, ECRs feel increasingly under-represented and under-supported in archaeology. The European Association of Archaeologists wishes to address these troubling trends with the establishment of the ERCA Task Force.
The aim of this task force will be to work in close collaboration with the EAA Executive Board on the elaboration of a series of recommendations to improve early research careers in archaeology and address their consequences, including on mental health and life quality, with a view to provide support, level the playing field and make ECRs feel heard and empowered.
Arheologija u Srbiji, 2019
Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol. CL, 2019
Archaeologia Austriaca, 2019
This article discusses recent findings from the newly identified archaeological site of Svinjarič... more This article discusses recent findings from the newly identified archaeological site of Svinjarička Čuka, situated next to the Southern Morava River in southern Serbia. We will present the latest results from the excavation, material studies, bioarchaeological analyses and contextualised radiocarbon data, focusing on the Starčevo Neolith-ic horizon within the context of the new NEOTECH project. The interdisciplinary approach aims to shed light on the Neolithisation process of the region along one of the main communication routes between the Aegean and the Danube by the Axios-Vardar-Morava river system. The work so far has uncovered remains of Early to Middle Neolithic features dating around 5600 calBC, with analyses of faunal remains, ceramics and lithics contributing new insights into animal exploitation, raw materials and technological practices during this important time of socioeconomic transition.
Glasnik (Journal of of Serbian Archaeological Society) 34, 23-51, 2018
A new Austrian-Serbian cooperation has been initiated to investigate the Leskovac Basin at the So... more A new Austrian-Serbian cooperation has been initiated to investigate the Leskovac Basin at the Southern Morava that will focus on the identification of potential early farming communities in the region. Additional analyses of the later prehistoric sites, dating to the Copper and Bronze Ages, seek to provide an insight into the long-term landscape use by prehistoric communities in the area. The first systematic survey campaign of the new Pusta Reka Project in 2017 provided new data regarding the prehistory in the region and a first insight into the landscape and the environmental conditions. The Leskovac Basin and its low elevations between the tributary rivers to the Southern Morava River, forms a settlement area presumably attractive to prehistoric communities. Extensive and intensive archaeological surveys formed the basis for geophysical surveys and corings in the selected areas. GIS analyses, material studies and radiocarbon dating of core samples have been conducted to gain a broad spectrum of new primary data about the prehistory in the region. The first results of the site Svinjarička Čuka situated east of Caričin Grad are presented and discussed in details regarding location, environment, chronological as well as cultural relations.
OREA series , 2017
Pressure blade making in the 7 th millennium BC Çukuriçi Höyük is studied with an aim of bringing... more Pressure blade making in the 7 th millennium BC Çukuriçi Höyük is studied with an aim of bringing the lithic technology of a particular site in western Anatolia into the wider picture concerning the emergence of pressure technique in Anatolian Neolithic. Detailed analysis of lithic assemblages from Çukuriçi Höyük revealed information about different modes of pressure technique for blade detachment, which allowed us to propose the existence of certain levels of specialisation by local artisans, which could then be traced further east. Additionally, due to 'masses' of blades produced using the pressure technique, present on site, and the abundance of obsidian, which is in contrast to the raw materials of neighbouring sites, we presume that Çukuriçi Höyük, with its location directly on the coast of the Aegean Sea in prehistory, holds a unique place in 7 th millennium BC in the region of Izmir, if not even beyond, in the Aegean world.
Archäologischer Anzeiger 2014/1
Archäologischer Anzeiger 2015/2
Key words: Neolithization, Western Anatolia, Aegean, Maritime networks and colonization, Cukurici... more Key words: Neolithization, Western Anatolia, Aegean, Maritime networks and colonization, Cukurici Höyük
Presentation of PhD topic, methods and preliminary results regarding the role of lithics in the N... more Presentation of PhD topic, methods and preliminary results regarding the role of lithics in the Neolithisation process in western Anatolia
Stone Age without Stones. The Early Neolithic Site of Bucova Pusta IV in Northwestern Banat (Romania), 2024
This volume deals with the results of the excavations from 2010 to 2015 at the Early Neolithic se... more This volume deals with the results of the excavations from 2010 to 2015 at the Early Neolithic settlement of Bucova Pusta IV near Sânnicolau Mare, in northern Banat. After the end of the Early Neolithic settlement, a large burial mound was erected at this site in the early 3rd millennium BC, the main burial of which was also documented during the excavations. The site was subsequently inhabited once again during the transition from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age. In medieval times, the site served as a burial ground for a nomadic equestrian population. The flat landscape of northern Banat is characterised by numerous watercourses. This is why the utilisation of aquatic resources played an important role in the Neolithic period. Another special feature is the lack of natural stones, which is reflected in the special character of the Early Neolithic finds.
The visualization of the archaeological heritage from the Balkans turns the spotlight on the huma... more The visualization of the archaeological heritage from the Balkans turns the spotlight on the human past in this region that is in many ways essential for our understanding of European history in general. Southeast Europe represents one of the key areas for analysing the human past, where most of the major cultural developments started that had a long-lasting impact on the continent. This specific culmination of cultural and social dynamics over millennia took place in the highly diverse, but connected landscapes of the Balkans. These distinct characteristics form the backbone of one of the most exciting and challenging areas for archaeology on the globe. Visualizing the Unknown Balkans offers an overview of ongoing interdisciplinary fieldwork in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Serbia covering a time span of about six millennia. The results, in the form of maps, plans, geophysical screenings and digital reconstructions, open up new perspectives for potential future investigations and set the course for the broader
public and scientific perception of archaeological research in the region.
This book represents the first volume of the Çukuriçi Höyük final publications. The prehistoric t... more This book represents the first volume of the Çukuriçi Höyük final publications. The prehistoric tell site at the Aegean coast of Turkey, close to the antique metropolis of Ephesos, was excavated between 2007 and 2014. The study includes a general outline of the research project, its main methodological and analytical approaches, and its key outcomes after seven excavation seasons, all in chapter I. A list of all currently published papers and books should offer the reader further detail on aspects that are not repeated in this volume. Chapters II to VI deal with various new results of Çukuriçi Höyük research in a diachronic perspective. The Neolithic settlements dating to the 7 th millennium BC are presented in aspects of technology and raw material procurement. In particular, the role of pressure technology in the Neolithisation process is discussed in detail to contextualise the 7 th millennium lithic assemblage of the site within broader cultural developments. The Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age settlements of 4 th and 3 rd millennia BC highlight several facets of distinct regional and trans-regional networks. Two marble figurines of that date are used to re-evaluate the origin and development of early schematic figurines in western Anatolia and the Aegean. Analysis of 4 th and 3 rd millennia textile production demonstrates shared commonalities and regional connections as well. Micro-analyses of an Early Bronze Age metal workshop reconstruct the continuities and changes within a few generations. The diachronic pottery analyses offer not only the main ceramic fabrics based on petrography and geochemistry from 7 th to 3 rd millennium BC, but also the clay sources identified in the region, which are presented and discussed for the first time. All detailed studies of the Çukuriçi Höyük 1 volume are embedded in a broader Aegean-Anatolian view to provide a balanced cultural and geographical context for the excavation results.
Since they began in 1960's, obsidian provenance studies have been improved through new analysis a... more Since they began in 1960's, obsidian provenance studies have been improved through new analysis and methods of characterisation that have given a rich database output regarding the obsidian sources from Caucasus to Mediterranean. Meanwhile, chipped stone analyses have benefited from the development of technological and functional studies. However it is only relatively recently that progress has been made regarding these methods for use on obsidian as opposed to siliceous rocks, due to its distinctive physical properties. We aim to gather new studies involving innovative approaches in obsidian studies in order to revive the debate on procurement strategies, knapping and use of this predominant raw material.
The geo-chronological frame of this session is intentionally broad, including the first farming societies from the Caucasus to the Mediterranean region, covering the span from the 10th to the 6th mill. BC. These communities shared almost the same kind of lifestyle, in particular, concerning the significance of agriculture and animal breeding. Yet the environmental and cultural background differed in many ways, which has influenced the access to obsidian. We tend to compare, at a large scale, the strategies employed by the farmers to exploit obsidian in different socio-cultural and environmental settings. The session aims to identify the main parameters that conditioned the exploitation of this raw material.
We invite scholars to present their approaches to these archaeological questions, particularly when utilising multidisciplinary methods. Papers presenting case studies are also welcomed. The contributions and the up-to-date discussion will be published in an internationally peer reviewed volume.
Arrowheads are the most remarkable formal tool types in the Levantine Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN)... more Arrowheads are the most remarkable formal tool types in the Levantine Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN), whose study significantly contributed to the recognition of hunting practices in line with the primary zooarchaeological evidence. Previous use-wear analyses on the arrowheads and projectile points from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic in the Northern Levant (Tell Mureybet, Tell Halula) demonstrated re-use and recycling of these kind of tools in favour of other activities related to cutting, scraping, sawing and drilling. This trend was identified in the PPNA assemblages, while it seems to have been even more common during the PPNB in the 9th mill. BC in relation to the intensification of bidirectional blade production.
This paper introduces the assemblage of arrowheads from the PPNB levels of Kharaysin, located in the Zarqa Valley in Jordan, to investigate the tool function through macro- and microscopic observations and standard use-wear analyses involving the examinations of impact stigmata and other use traces. Newly obtained data will be used to compare this Southern Levantine dataset with the evidence from the Northern Levant, in particular with Dja’de el-Mughara, in order to inspect whether similar practices in the use of projectiles are encountered in both regions.
This study is an attempt to address issues concerning the primary and secondary use of “hunting tools” and their implications on socio-economic strategies during the PPN period. The outcomes of this talk regard the very first results of the ARROWFUNC project, a new research framework designed to study hunting at the onset of farming in SW Asia, where major economic, cultural and symbolic changes decisively reshaped lithic toolkits.
This round table organized by the EAA Early Careers in Archaeology (ECA) task force will explore ... more This round table organized by the EAA Early Careers in Archaeology (ECA) task force will explore the current challenges and opportunities facing early career researchers in archaeology, here defined as the ‘precariat of archaeology’
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](This round table organized by the EAA "Early Research Careers in Archaeology" (ECRA) task force w... more This round table organized by the EAA "Early Research Careers in Archaeology" (ECRA) task force will explore the current challenges and opportunities facing early career researchers in archaeology, here defined as the 'precariat of archaeology'.
by Barbara Horejs, Christoph Schwall, Bogdana Milic, Dominik Bochatz, Katharina Rebay-Salisbury, Roman Gundacker, Felix Höflmayer, Annik Wüthrich, Bettina Bader, Natasha Ayers, Aaron de Souza, David Aston, Reinhard Jung, Teresa Bürge, Laura Burkhardt, Jasmin Huber, Elina Kardamaki, Mario Gavranovic, Benedikt Biederer, Julia Budka, and Holger Kockelmann
OREA Annual Report, 2019
Research results and reports from the Institute for Oriental and European Archaeology of the Aust... more Research results and reports from the Institute for Oriental and European Archaeology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences of the year 2019 including outreach activities, excavations, surveys, analyses, material studies and current publications from all research groups and labs working in 17 countries.
27th EAA Annual Meeting, 2021