Vojislav Filipovic
Education
Dissertation, Archaeology, University of Belgrade (Prehistoric archaeology)
Magister thesis, Archaeology, University of Belgrade (Prehistoric archaeology)
Diploma, Archaeology, University of Belgrade (Roman archaeology)
Research and academic positions
2011–, Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade, Researcher
2002–2006, Petnica Science Center, Head of the Archaeology Department
Other
2015-, Serbian Archaeological Society, Vice-president
2011–2017, Serbian Archaeological Society, Head of the Prehistory Section
2009–2015, Serbian Archaeological Society, General Secretary
Phone: +381.64.12.92.022 (mobile)
Address: Institute of Archaeology
Knez Mihailova 35/IV
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
Dissertation, Archaeology, University of Belgrade (Prehistoric archaeology)
Magister thesis, Archaeology, University of Belgrade (Prehistoric archaeology)
Diploma, Archaeology, University of Belgrade (Roman archaeology)
Research and academic positions
2011–, Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade, Researcher
2002–2006, Petnica Science Center, Head of the Archaeology Department
Other
2015-, Serbian Archaeological Society, Vice-president
2011–2017, Serbian Archaeological Society, Head of the Prehistory Section
2009–2015, Serbian Archaeological Society, General Secretary
Phone: +381.64.12.92.022 (mobile)
Address: Institute of Archaeology
Knez Mihailova 35/IV
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
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Laboratory research within the project has so far brought many important results, among which are those on the origin of the raw materials for making the analysed ceramic vessels, as well as the pigments used for their decoration. Extremely significant data was obtained on the composition of the analysed items made of metal - weapons and jewellery, on the basis of which preliminary conclusions were made about the technology of their production, and them belonging to a certain region or workshop.
The project initiated the creation of a network of scientific collaborations that can be continued through future joint projects and applications on international calls. The following project activities will be aimed towards the consolidation of already established methodological procedures as well as the interpretation of the awaited outcomes and their integration into explanatory models of complex processes in the societies in later prehistory.
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
године започета су систематска рекогносцирања територије општине Параћин. Захваљујући живој активности параћинског музеја, од његовог оснивања сакупљени су подаци за приближно 120 археолошких налазишта на територији општине. Међутим, у области западне обале реке Велике Мораве, која обухвата равничарски појас и брдовите источне обронке планине Јухор, до
сада је било евидентирано само седам локалитета од праисторије до средњег века, што по густини не одговара осталим равничарским деловима централног Поморавља. Због тако малог броја налазишта, али и јаке речне ерозије Велике Мораве, која већ деценијама односи хектаре ораницa у том делу речног тока, сматрали смо да ова област има приоритет у погледу теренских рекогносцирања. Тако је у првој половини 2020. године обављена детаљна проспекција терена на поменутом подручју и утврђени су прецизни положај и границе већ постојећих и новооткривених налазишта. Циљ овог рада је објављивање резултата рекогносцирања, али и њихова валоризација и поређење
с претходно откривеном грађом из збирке Музеја.
Кључне речи: рекогносцирање, праисторија, антика, средњи век, Велика Морава, параћинска општина
Finally, we analysed the appearance of Dacian material culture during the 1st and the 2nd century AD and compared the occurrence of certain forms and decorations with relevant sites in present-day Romania. The paper cautiously suggests that the Dacian material culture represents traces of the deportation of 100,000 Transdanubians to the territory of Moesia by the legate Silvanus Aelianus, possibly between 61 AD and 64 AD, during the reign of Emperor Nero, which has been partially confirmed by new archaeological excavations at the site of Gloždak-Lidl during 2018.
indicate the widespread presence of the Scordisci in the interior of Balkans, south of the Danube, before the Roman conquest. Furthermore, we shall deal with the rare epigraphic testimonies of the Romano-Celtic pantheon from the same area that point to the presence of the Celtic element in this region even after the establishment of Roman state and legal system.
Laboratory research within the project has so far brought many important results, among which are those on the origin of the raw materials for making the analysed ceramic vessels, as well as the pigments used for their decoration. Extremely significant data was obtained on the composition of the analysed items made of metal - weapons and jewellery, on the basis of which preliminary conclusions were made about the technology of their production, and them belonging to a certain region or workshop.
The project initiated the creation of a network of scientific collaborations that can be continued through future joint projects and applications on international calls. The following project activities will be aimed towards the consolidation of already established methodological procedures as well as the interpretation of the awaited outcomes and their integration into explanatory models of complex processes in the societies in later prehistory.
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
године започета су систематска рекогносцирања територије општине Параћин. Захваљујући живој активности параћинског музеја, од његовог оснивања сакупљени су подаци за приближно 120 археолошких налазишта на територији општине. Међутим, у области западне обале реке Велике Мораве, која обухвата равничарски појас и брдовите источне обронке планине Јухор, до
сада је било евидентирано само седам локалитета од праисторије до средњег века, што по густини не одговара осталим равничарским деловима централног Поморавља. Због тако малог броја налазишта, али и јаке речне ерозије Велике Мораве, која већ деценијама односи хектаре ораницa у том делу речног тока, сматрали смо да ова област има приоритет у погледу теренских рекогносцирања. Тако је у првој половини 2020. године обављена детаљна проспекција терена на поменутом подручју и утврђени су прецизни положај и границе већ постојећих и новооткривених налазишта. Циљ овог рада је објављивање резултата рекогносцирања, али и њихова валоризација и поређење
с претходно откривеном грађом из збирке Музеја.
Кључне речи: рекогносцирање, праисторија, антика, средњи век, Велика Морава, параћинска општина
Finally, we analysed the appearance of Dacian material culture during the 1st and the 2nd century AD and compared the occurrence of certain forms and decorations with relevant sites in present-day Romania. The paper cautiously suggests that the Dacian material culture represents traces of the deportation of 100,000 Transdanubians to the territory of Moesia by the legate Silvanus Aelianus, possibly between 61 AD and 64 AD, during the reign of Emperor Nero, which has been partially confirmed by new archaeological excavations at the site of Gloždak-Lidl during 2018.
indicate the widespread presence of the Scordisci in the interior of Balkans, south of the Danube, before the Roman conquest. Furthermore, we shall deal with the rare epigraphic testimonies of the Romano-Celtic pantheon from the same area that point to the presence of the Celtic element in this region even after the establishment of Roman state and legal system.
The proceedings before us, comprised of seven papers, are inspired by the subject of the almost completed CRAFTER programme Creative Europe project. The full title of the project is Crafting Europe in the Bronze Age and Today, and in brief, the idea was to draw inspiration from Europe’s Bronze Age pottery to help revive modern-day artisanship. The project targets the appreciation of Europe's cultural heritage as a shared resource and the reinforcement of a sense of belonging to a common European space. In particular, it hopes to make cultural heritage a source of inspiration for contemporary creation and innovation and strengthen the interaction between this sector and other cultural and creative sectors. The main framework of the project was the idea that four potters from Spain, Germany, Hungary, and Serbia will draw on their skills to (re)create ceramic vessels representative of some of the most outstanding Bronze Age cultures of Europe: El Argar (southeast Spain), Únětice (Central Europe), Füzesabony (eastern Hungary) and Vatin (Serbia).
The papers published within these proceedings are not strictly related to the project itself, but the problems of Bronze Age pottery in Europe in general. The problems discussed in the presented papers and the inspirations are drawn from the CRAFTER project. The original idea was to delve into the content of the pottery and define its composition and quality. These are, in fact, the elements responsible for the final appearance of the ceramic vessel and its function. Considering that out of four editors, two have presented papers within the proceedings, I have been honoured to write this short introduction on their significance and essence. The thread that connects all of the papers, although their concepts do not seem similar at the first glance, since some of the papers are dwelling on interdisciplinarity while others deal with certain chronological and cultural-historical problems, is that the primary analytical material in all of the papers is Bronze Age pottery, from beyond the Pyrenees, across Central Europe, to the Balkans, which is not unexpected considering that a Serbian institution was credited for publishing. The positive aspect is that the pottery is Crafting pottery in Bronze Age Europe: the archaeological background of the CRAFTER project discussed in a manner uncommon for archaeology, while on the other hand pottery studies have been more and more neglected in the past few decades, as such subjects are considered as passé in archaeology. The ever-rising number of specializations and specialists have pushed the pottery and potters into an undeserved corner, even though without such a set of analytic work the past can not be completely and adequately perceived.
The pottery is “slow-moving”. It changes, circulates, and exchanges at a slow pace and it enables the perception of the beginning, development, decadence, and the end of a certain society. The pottery has regional character and reflects the primary contacts, the esthetics of a community, and the inspiration of the artist. Certainly, this implies to prehistoric pottery and communities which do not function within centralized social systems, such as the Bronze Age beyond Mediterranean Europe, which is indeed in the focus of these proceedings. With the appearance of the potter’s wheel, the production and distribution of pottery merge with industry and economy, and at that moment a puzzle of a small man from the past loses a piece. A piece without which we are unable to perceive small communities through such an important, fruitful, and data-rich object such as pottery and which we often tend to neglect as a discipline. In order to identify the contacts, exchange, and trade or reconstruct the communication routes in past, we often reach to the so-called luxurious artifacts: metals, amber, glass, and artisan objects… Likewise, pottery could narrate a story of one meal, one house, one potter, one village, or one community in the past, which is, like it or not, a fact that will make the interdisciplinary and diverse analyses of prehistoric pottery one of the primary archaeological methods.
Vojislav Filipović
Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade
The collection is based on the thirteenth workshop of the F.E.R.C.AN. project (Fontes epigraphici religionum Celticarum antiquarum), which was held from the 17th to the 19th October 2014 in Lampeter, Wales.
истраживања на траси Коридора 11, током јуна 2011. године, и том приликом је истражена површина од око 240 m2. Осим покретних налаза из археолошких слојева, уништених пољопривредним радовима, регистроване су и две јаме. Керамички налази из старије јаме показују културни утицај комплекса културе гробних хумки, односно
Белегиш културе са севера. Млађу јаму карактеришу налази
позне латенске културе и она потврђује да је ова област била у зони директног утицаја Скордиска.
Skupni nalaz iz Vrela sačinjavaju isključivo predmeti od bronze, među kojima se nalaze: tri torkvesa tordiranog tela sa nanizanim privescima, četiri narukvice od spiralno uvijene i tordirane žice, dve punolivene narukvice ukrašene kratkim, horizontalnim, plastičnim rebrima i jedna fibula većih dimenzija (136 h 79 mm). Prema analogijama iz hronološki jasno definisanih konteksta sa teritorija Srbije, srednje i jugoistočne Evrope utvrđeno je da nalazi pripadaju periodu ranog gvozdenog doba. Nalazi bi se preciznije mogli smestiti u okvire Ha B2-B3 faze, koja se u domaćoj terminologiji često povezuje sa Kalakača horizontom, odnosno vremenskim periodom između 10. i 8. veka pre nove ere. Takva hronolgija otkrivenih predmeta, kao i velika mogućnost da je u pitanju grobni nalaz, upućuje na vezu sa od ranije poznatom nekropolom na kućnom placu Milovanovića, koja je otkrivena na suprotnom kraju sela na oko 3,5 km udaljenosti ka severoistoku od analiziranog nalazišta u Vrelu.
Naime, u prvom slučaju reč je o fragmentovanom primerku tzv. mi-kenskog rapira. Mačevi ovog tipa retko se nalaze van matičnog područja mikenskog sveta, a na teritoriji Srbije do sada su registrovana samo dva primerka. Iako je mač oštećen i nepotpun, poseduje sve elemente za hronološko opredeljenje, pa se na osnovu brojnih analogija iz zatvorenih celina može odrediti u period Br C, odnosno u vreme između 1500. i 1350. godine pre n.e. u apsolutnim vrednostima. Ovaj primerak predstavlja pouzdano svedočanstvo o vezama centralnog Balkana i egejskog sveta u ovom periodu.
Drugi mač, takođe fragmentovan, pripada široko rasprostranjenom tipu jezičastih tzv. Rojtlingen ili Nencingen mačeva, ali do sada nepoznatoj varijanti na ovim prostorima, s obzirom na činjenicu da se rupice za oplatu nalaze samo na rukobranu mača, pa se možda može govoriti i o nekom primerku izrađenom u lokalnoj radionici.
Hronološki, mačevi ovog tipa pojavljuju se krajem perioda Br D i sa svojim poznim varijantama traju do Ha B2. Rojtinglen mačevi najčešći su u srpskom Podunavlju, ali se njihova pojava jasno zapaža i u dolini Velike i Južne Morave. Po svemu sudeći, tip Rojtinglen trebalo bi vezati za nosioce Gava kompleksa, imajući u vidu prostor centralnog Balkana i srpskog Podunavlja. U širem kontekstu, primerci ovog tipa nalaze se širom Evrope, a njihov znatan broj registrovan je u Panoniji.
Within THE FLOW project, the elemental composition of the 10 uncommon Early Eneolithic vessels for this region and 5 clay samples from the site surroundings was determined by portable EDXRF spectrometry. The technique was chosen since the pots were reconstructed, so the applied analytical method should be non-destructive and non-in vasive. The pots analysis was performed in situ, since their large dimensions. The measuring spots were chosen so that existing and available cracks suitable for measurements were analyzed. A milli-beam spot EDXRF spectrometer (in-house developed at the Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia) was used for the analysis. A 35 kV high voltage, 800 μA, no filter, and a 120 s measuring time were experimental parameters and kept constant during measurements of pots and clay samples.
The net peak area parameter value for the major, minor, and trace elements was selected for qualitative analysis. The same parameters were subjected to several pattern recognition techniques (HCA, PCA, DA) to explore similarities and differences among pots and raw materials. The elemental composition of the pigments used for the decoration of pots was also done using the same analytical technique and experimental setup. The detected chemical elements: Si, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Rb, Sr, Y, and Zr, indicated similar composition between vessels and clay samples, indicating the utilization of local raw clays for production.