Books by Ivan Vranic
Helenizacija u novom ključu, 2022
Фирнис је врста сјајног премаза на посудама произведеним у грчком свету, који се често назива и г... more Фирнис је врста сјајног премаза на посудама произведеним у грчком свету, који се често назива и глазуром (glaze, енгл.), мада то, у формалном технолошком смислу, није (в. Rice 1987: 17). У комбинацији са деловима који остају нетретирани, и тако задржавају унутрашњу боју печења, овај премаз керамици даје препознатљив изглед и могућност за представљање различитих мотива. Иако истог глиновитог састава као и остатак посуде, фирнис се, у зависности од редукционих или оксидационих услова у последњој фази печења, на готовом про изводу манифестује као црна или, далеко ређе, црвена глатка површина (в. поглавље 5).
SUMMARY - Hellenisation in a new key: consumption of Greek glazed ware, entanglement, and cltural changes at Kale Krševica, 2022
Book chapters by Ivan Vranic
A Step into the Past: Approaches to Identity, Communications and Material Culture in South-Eastern European Archaeology; Papers dedicated to Petar Popović for his 78th birthday, 2023
Archaeological excavations at the site Kale-Krševica (south-eastern Serbia) have, so far, reveale... more Archaeological excavations at the site Kale-Krševica (south-eastern Serbia) have, so far, revealed between 1,500 and 2,000 red-figure, black glazed and Early Hellenistic period sherds, originating mostly from the Athenian potters’ quarter of Kerameikos. These fragments, even though they represent a minority of the overall ceramic finds, have been discovered in almost all household and public contexts. Therefore, it seems that they played an important role in the everyday lives of the local population inhabiting this fortified Iron Age settlement, active from the late 5th until the early 3rd century BC. Their consistent distribution within the site is also a strong indication that the vessels were not elite or ‘prestige
goods’, as in the case of earlier Iron Age settings in the Balkans, and that they were accessible to wider echelons of society. Consequently, we believe that it is possible to better understand the social changes behind the so-called process of Hellenisation by following subtle variations in archaeological contexts showing how these imports were treated by the community at Kale-Krševica. As a theoretical base, we will use the so-called biographical approach, together with material culture studies.
A step into the Past: Approaches to Identity, Communications and Material Culture in South-Eastern European Archaeology; Papers dedicated to Petar Popović for his 78th birthday , 2023
Библиографија Петра Поповића израђена је према Интернационалном стандарду за скраћени библиографс... more Библиографија Петра Поповића израђена је према Интернационалном стандарду за скраћени библиографски опис (ISBD). Референце су подељене у три целине: монографске публикације, прилози у зборницима, серијским и осталим публикацијама и преводи, прикази књига, унутар којих су поређане хронолошки. Bibliography of Petar Popović This bibliography was compiled in accordance with the International Standards for Bibliographic Description (ISBD). The references are divided into three segments: monographs; chapters, papers and other periodicals; and translations and book reviews, all of which are placed in chronological order. Moнографске публикације / Monographs 1977 1. Prolegomena proučavanju novca i kovanja kod Skordiska : magistarski rad / Petar Popović.-Beograd : [P. Popović], 1977.-60, II, XIX, [2] lista ; 30 cm. 1986 2. Novac i novčani opticaj u ilirskim oblastima do kraja I veka pre naše ere : doktorska disertacija / Petar Popović.-Beograd : [P. Popović], 1986.-220, 29 listova ; 30 cm. 1987 3. Новац Скордиска : новац и новчани промет на Централном Балкану од IV до I века пре н. е.= Le monnayage des Scordisques : les monnaies et la circulation monétaire dans le centre des Balkans IVe-Ier s.av.n.è. / Петар Поповић.-Београд : Археолошки институт ; Нови Сад :
Графички дизајн изложбе Бранислав Фотић Сарадници на организацији изложбе Бојана Божић, Јасмина К... more Графички дизајн изложбе Бранислав Фотић Сарадници на организацији изложбе Бојана Божић, Јасмина Ковачевић Публикацију издаје Српска академија наука и уметности За издавача Зоран Љ. Петровић, управник Галерије науке и технике САНУ
Графички дизајн изложбе Бранислав Фотић Сарадници на организацији изложбе Бојана Божић, Јасмина К... more Графички дизајн изложбе Бранислав Фотић Сарадници на организацији изложбе Бојана Божић, Јасмина Ковачевић Публикацију издаје Српска академија наука и уметности За издавача Зоран Љ. Петровић, управник Галерије науке и технике САНУ
Archaeological Theory at the Edge(s), 2023
This chapter aims to present a short history of archaeological interest
in style in ancient Greek... more This chapter aims to present a short history of archaeological interest
in style in ancient Greek black- and red-figure pottery – two distinct but related production techniques, which roughly date from the Archaic to the Early Hellenistic periods (c. 6th to early 3rd century BC) – and how this issue changed from initial culture-historical perspectives toward more recent epistemologies. A special focus is placed on consumption studies and some recent object-oriented approaches (e.g. I. Hodder’s concept of entanglement), and how these theoretical perspectives could benefit from a plethora of information about the nature of Greek ceramics and its production obtained by J. Beazley and other culturehistorical
pottery specialists.
This paper aims to show how the ‘violent nature’ of ‘paleo-Balkan tribes’ as indicated in some Gr... more This paper aims to show how the ‘violent nature’ of ‘paleo-Balkan tribes’ as indicated in some Greek and Roman texts is perceived, interpreted, and consequently constructed as supposedly independent historical evidence in different archaeological narratives on a case study of Kale-Krševica – a specific late Iron Age ‘Hellenised’ settlement in south-eastern Serbia. Hypotheses about this site’s ethnic identity, which range from local Paeonians, Thracians, Dardanians, or possibly even Greeks, are fit into the historical framework of violent Iron Age period encounters, which have some very prominent ramification on further archaeological interpretations. I will argue that theoretical aspects which are implemented favour violent scenarios in order to present an expected and supposedly coherent image of distinctive Iron Age ethnicities in a constant struggle even though it may not be the only nor the most likely context. At the same time, the implementation of the concept of ‘Hellenisation’ as a colonial perspective about local groups who quite ‘naturally’ become ‘Greek’ or ‘Greek-like’ and therefore more ‘civilised’, makes this site’s social life a good arena for pointing out the direct or implicit use of various narratives about past/present violence.
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Besides many other sites in the Pčinja district, in the area of the village Levosoje, within arch... more Besides many other sites in the Pčinja district, in the area of the village Levosoje, within archaeological rescue excavation along the highway route Е-75, the site Cepotina was examined, situated at the foot of the hill Vučjak, possessing a military and police base “Jug” on its top. Smaller scale research, conducted in 2012, indicated two clearly separable layers and a possible structure dug into yellow sandy sterile soil. The later layer was characterized with scarce finds of wheel-thrown pottery, while in the earlier one, there were finds of hand-made pottery with a specific ornament made with a jagged wheel (“roulette decoration”). Finds from the structure revealed the same stylistic characteristics as the finds from the earlier layer and it was therefore presumed that they belonged to the same horizon, roughly dated into the first half of the 1st millennium B.C. This paper represents a preliminary report about the excavation and gives indications for further interpretations of the Iron Age in this area.
Appian writes that Roman military commander Scipio Asiagenes 'crushed the power of the Scordisci,... more Appian writes that Roman military commander Scipio Asiagenes 'crushed the power of the Scordisci, and those who remained reportedly retreated to Ister and settled on the river islands' and that has often been understood as one of the decisive moments in their history. This event, dated to 84 BC, is considered by most authors as the turning point when the decline of that once powerful community began. Our knowledge about the supposed territories of the Scordisci in the 1 st century BC can now be amended following the results of recent archaeological investigations, while finds from the excavations conducted in 2013 at the site of Kale in Krševica in the South Morava valley directly bring into question the words of Appian, quoted above.
Archaeozoology of Southwest Asia and Adjacent Areas XIII, 2021
The bone industry from the Iron Age of southeast Europe is still insufficiently explored. This pa... more The bone industry from the Iron Age of southeast Europe is still insufficiently explored. This paper presents some pre- liminary results on the osseous artifacts from the Late Iron Age site of Kale–Krševica, situated in the vicinity of the town of Vranje in southeastern Serbia. Systematic archaeological excavations revealed settlement remains, including fascinating architectural features, as well as rich portable material strongly reminiscent of settlements from ancient Macedonia and northern Greece. Excavations and finds analyses are still ongoing. In this paper, we present the osse- ous artifacts from seasons 2013–2016. Raw materials include bones, antlers, teeth, and mollusk shells. The typological repertoire includes some common, widespread artifact types, such as awls and needles, but also modified astragali, a few ornamental items, and similar items. Manufacturing debris was also noted, including sheep horncores with traces of cutting, suggesting that the keratinous horns were also used. In this paper we discuss raw material choices, aspects of production, the typological repertoire, and the place of the osseous industries from Kale–Krševica within the wider geographical and cultural context.
Archaeozoology of Southwest Asia and Adjacent Areas XIII: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Symposium, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 7–10, 2017, 2021
The bone industry from the Iron Age of South-East Europe is still insufficiently explored. This p... more The bone industry from the Iron Age of South-East Europe is still insufficiently explored. This paper presents some preliminary results on the osseous artefacts from the Late Iron Age site of Kale-Krševica, situated in the vicinity of the town of Vranje in south-eastern Serbia. Systematic archaeological excavations revealed settlement remains, including fascinating architectural features, as well as rich portable material, strongly reminiscent of settlements from ancient Macedonia and northern Greece. Excavations, and finds analyses, are still ongoing. In this paper, we present the osseous artefacts from seasons 2013–2016.
Raw materials include bones, antlers, teeth and mollusk shells. The typological repertoire includes some common, widespread artefact types, such as awls and needles, but also modified astragali, a few ornamental items, etc. Manufacturing debris was also noted, including sheep horn cores with traces of cutting, suggesting that the keratinous horns were also used. In this paper we discuss raw material choices, aspects of production and the typological repertoire, plus the place of the osseous industries from Kale-Krševica within the wider geographical and cultural context.
Papers by Ivan Vranic
Antiquity Volume 93, Issue 367, 2019
Narratives of transformation in Iron Age societies on the periphery of the Greek world have posit... more Narratives of transformation in Iron Age societies on the periphery of the Greek world have positioned colonial powers as agents of change. Archaeological sites exhibiting apparent Greek or Macedonian evidence are often taken to exemplify Hellenisation, whereby ‘barbarians’ adopted ‘more advanced’ Greek practices. Such narratives, however, are imbued with assumptions of cultural superiority, failing to elucidate the complexity of past social interactions and how these manifest in the archaeological record. The barrel-vaulted reservoir at the site of Kale-Krševica in Serbia reveals that the simplistic framework of Hellenisation is insufficient to explain the construction of this unique hydraulic installation.
Antiquity
Abstract Narratives of transformation in Iron Age societies on the periphery of the Greek world h... more Abstract Narratives of transformation in Iron Age societies on the periphery of the Greek world have positioned colonial powers as agents of change. Archaeological sites exhibiting apparent Greek or Macedonian evidence are often taken to exemplify Hellenisation, whereby ‘barbarians’ adopted ‘more advanced’ Greek practices. Such narratives, however, are imbued with assumptions of cultural superiority, failing to elucidate the complexity of past social interactions and how these manifest in the archaeological record. The barrel-vaulted reservoir at the site of Kale-Krševica in Serbia reveals that the simplistic framework of Hellenisation is insufficient to explain the construction of this unique hydraulic installation.
Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology, 2016
The issues of cult, ritual, religion, and magic are important though to a large extent neglected ... more The issues of cult, ritual, religion, and magic are important though to a large extent neglected and theoretically insufficiently developed subjects in the current archaeological literature. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate, on particular examples of potentially ritual activities associated to the erection and subsequent “ritual killing” of the water supply system at the site “Kale” in the village Krševica, that this neglect is not merely the consequence of trends in choices of research topics, but that it further points to certain disadvantages of current approaches based upon the archaeology of identity and the concepts of structured or symbolic deposition.
The purpose of this paper is twofold. On the one hand, it aims to reveal and present some interpr... more The purpose of this paper is twofold. On the one hand, it aims to reveal and present some interpretative issues in different Balkan Iron Age archaeologies that result from long-lasting use of culture-historical approach, and on the other to suggest that future interpretations of the past need to be more reflexive. Culture-historical archaeology is based upon a premise that individuals who are linked by production and consumption of stylistically homogeneous material culture form a group with a feeling of collective identity, whereas recent identity studies vigorously question this approach. Today, the idea about archaeological cultures as relatively stable and homogeneous systems of values characterizing certain group of people is recognized as ethnocentric projections that reflect modern national/ethnic identities and social concepts into the constructed image of the past. A following case study of the "Illyrian argument" -a well known dispute between Yugoslav and Albanian archaeologists and historians on "ethnogenesis" of the ancient Illyrians -shows how culture-historical archaeologies in different sociopolitical contexts, sometimes, beside the same methodology, reach very different conclusions. As a way forward, we suggest a reflexive approach that will be well aware of constitutive interrelations between the past as an object of the study and the present as a context of the research.
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goods’, as in the case of earlier Iron Age settings in the Balkans, and that they were accessible to wider echelons of society. Consequently, we believe that it is possible to better understand the social changes behind the so-called process of Hellenisation by following subtle variations in archaeological contexts showing how these imports were treated by the community at Kale-Krševica. As a theoretical base, we will use the so-called biographical approach, together with material culture studies.
in style in ancient Greek black- and red-figure pottery – two distinct but related production techniques, which roughly date from the Archaic to the Early Hellenistic periods (c. 6th to early 3rd century BC) – and how this issue changed from initial culture-historical perspectives toward more recent epistemologies. A special focus is placed on consumption studies and some recent object-oriented approaches (e.g. I. Hodder’s concept of entanglement), and how these theoretical perspectives could benefit from a plethora of information about the nature of Greek ceramics and its production obtained by J. Beazley and other culturehistorical
pottery specialists.
Raw materials include bones, antlers, teeth and mollusk shells. The typological repertoire includes some common, widespread artefact types, such as awls and needles, but also modified astragali, a few ornamental items, etc. Manufacturing debris was also noted, including sheep horn cores with traces of cutting, suggesting that the keratinous horns were also used. In this paper we discuss raw material choices, aspects of production and the typological repertoire, plus the place of the osseous industries from Kale-Krševica within the wider geographical and cultural context.
Papers by Ivan Vranic
goods’, as in the case of earlier Iron Age settings in the Balkans, and that they were accessible to wider echelons of society. Consequently, we believe that it is possible to better understand the social changes behind the so-called process of Hellenisation by following subtle variations in archaeological contexts showing how these imports were treated by the community at Kale-Krševica. As a theoretical base, we will use the so-called biographical approach, together with material culture studies.
in style in ancient Greek black- and red-figure pottery – two distinct but related production techniques, which roughly date from the Archaic to the Early Hellenistic periods (c. 6th to early 3rd century BC) – and how this issue changed from initial culture-historical perspectives toward more recent epistemologies. A special focus is placed on consumption studies and some recent object-oriented approaches (e.g. I. Hodder’s concept of entanglement), and how these theoretical perspectives could benefit from a plethora of information about the nature of Greek ceramics and its production obtained by J. Beazley and other culturehistorical
pottery specialists.
Raw materials include bones, antlers, teeth and mollusk shells. The typological repertoire includes some common, widespread artefact types, such as awls and needles, but also modified astragali, a few ornamental items, etc. Manufacturing debris was also noted, including sheep horn cores with traces of cutting, suggesting that the keratinous horns were also used. In this paper we discuss raw material choices, aspects of production and the typological repertoire, plus the place of the osseous industries from Kale-Krševica within the wider geographical and cultural context.
issues in different Balkan Iron Age archaeologies that result from long-lasting use of culture-historical approach,
and on the other to suggest that future interpretations of the past need to be more reflexive. Culture-historical
archaeology is based upon a premise that individuals who are linked by production and consumption of stylistically
homogeneous material culture form a group with a feeling of collective identity, whereas recent identity studies
vigorously question this approach. Today, the idea about archaeological cultures as relatively stable and
homogeneous systems of values characterizing certain group of people is recognized as ethnocentric projections
that reflect modern national/ethnic identities and social concepts into the constructed image of the past. A following
case study of the "Illyrian argument" – a well known dispute between Yugoslav and Albanian archaeologists and
historians on "ethnogenesis" of the ancient Illyrians – shows how culture-historical archaeologies in different sociopolitical
contexts, sometimes, beside the same methodology, reach very different conclusions. As a way forward, we
suggest a reflexive approach that will be well aware of constitutive interrelations between the past as an object of
the study and the present as a context of the research
U ovom radu, autori će kroz kritički pregled različitih primena studija tehnologije u arheologiji ponuditi moguće pravce bližeg uključivanja ovog pristupa u savremene teorijske tokove. Kao najočigledniji put nameće se jedna druga istraživačka strategija – studije materijalne kulture. Tako rad za cilj ima da pokuša da konkretnije uveže ove dve strategije istraživanja čije teorijske osnove danas nisu jednoobrazne ali istorijat ideja i način artikulisanja osnovnih teorijskih postavki pokazuju slične teorijske korene.
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Settlements, Culture and Population Dynamics in Balkan Prehistory
International Conference
13-14.03.2015
Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
ABSTRACTS OF THE ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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