Paleolithic-Mesolithic by Antonela Barbir
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This paper offers a discussion of criteria for lithic atributes that distinguish between human an... more This paper offers a discussion of criteria for lithic atributes that distinguish between human and natural causes of chert modification. The approach is based on various criteria, including technological properties, metric data, and microscopic analysis of damage patterns, among others. Emphasis is made on measurements of sphericity and roundness, as these have proved to have a great potental in distinguishing natural and human modifications. Comparison between open-air, underwater, and cave sites allows an insight into differential natural factors that could affect damage patterns.
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Poster presents the results of lithic analysis from the Mousterian site of Kaštel Štafilić – Resn... more Poster presents the results of lithic analysis from the Mousterian site of Kaštel Štafilić – Resnik found during field seasons 2008, 2010 – 2015, as a part of the research funded by the Croatian Science Foundation and Ministry of Culture of Republic of Croatia. The site is located in Dalmatia, south Croatia, and it is considered to be an open air site dating to the time when the sea level was lower than today. This is the first systematic exploration of the underwater Paleolithic site in Croatia. Lithic material was collected and analysed, and geological research of surrounding area was undertaken. The original site was destroyed by the wave action, and the artifacts were collected from the sea floor surface and Holocene mud. The specific morphology of the coastal sea bed were Eocene limestone layers alternate with soft marl deposits (flysch) created ramps which probably aided the accumulation and preservation of lithic material. Lithic material consists of numerous naturally broken chert pieces some of which look like tools (pseudoartefacts), artifacts including pseudotools and tools (mostly Mousterian side scrapers). Analysis of the lithic material confirmed attribution to the Mousterian industry and the presence of centripetal method. Due to a small number of collected artifacts, it was not possible to ascribe them to a particular type of Mousterian, and therefore establish a more detailed comparison with the nearby site at Mujina pećina.
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Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2020
This paper presents the investigation methodology and results of analyses of lithic material from... more This paper presents the investigation methodology and results of analyses of lithic material from Kaˇstel ˇStafili´c –
Resnik (Dalmatia, Croatia), the first systematically explored underwater Middle Paleolithic site in the central
Mediterranean and southeastern Europe. The present site contains lithic elements from one or several open-air
habitation sites from the time when the sea level was considerably lower than today. The archeological
assemblage (Mousterian industry) and relative chronology indicate that almost all finds are contemporary with
the Neandertals. The obtained results were compared to other Middle Paleolithic sites from the eastern Adriatic
region. An integrative approach to lithic material from different types of sites (underwater, open-air, cave)
provided better understanding of formation processes, a more complete picture of the region occupied by the
Mousterian people, and clearer insight into their mobility patterns. Given this new evidence, it has become clear
that the Neandertals of the Adriatic region controlled a much larger range of territory than previously
documented.
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This paper presents the results of archaeological excavation conducted in the
course of 2016 at f... more This paper presents the results of archaeological excavation conducted in the
course of 2016 at four sites in the Lim Channel area. The field excavations
were conducted in the frame of the Archaeological Investigations into
the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene of the Lim Channel
(ARCHAEOLIM) project, financed by the Croatian Science Foundation
and conducted at four sites: Romuald’s Cave, Abri Kontija 002, Cave
near Rovinjsko Selo and Lim 001.
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Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu, 2016
The paper reports on the activities and preliminary results of archaeological research of Middle ... more The paper reports on the activities and preliminary results of archaeological research of Middle Palaeolithic sites in Dalmatia and geological research consisting of drilling at potential sites. The activities were carried out within the framework of the second and third years of the research project Late Mousterian in the Eastern Adriatic – towards understanding of late Neanderthals’ identity and their demise, funded by the Croatian Science Foundation. The fieldwork mostly focused on the continuation of excavation at Velika pećina in Kličevica and research at underwater Palaeolithic site of Kaštel Štafilić – Resnik, in addition to the test excavation of a site in the hinterland of Kaštela (Giljanovići/Karanušići) and geological drillings.
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Animal Husbandry and Hunting in the Central and Western Balkans Through Time; Archaeopress, 2020
Pleistocene-Holocene transition is marked by major climate and environmental changes which caused... more Pleistocene-Holocene transition is marked by major climate and environmental changes which caused deglaciation and consequently a rise in sea levels, changes in distribution of fauna and flora and extinction of certain animal species. The Great Adriatic Plain was flooded and today’s islands emerged. With environmental and climate changes, subsistence strategies changed as well. Previously neglected food sources, such as molluscs, were exploited more frequently. The goal of this paper is to discuss the Late Upper Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic dietary changes and subsistence strategies. The paleodietary significance of terrestrial and marine molluscs in the Late Pleistocene and
Early Holocene cuisine is based on the preliminary study of thermally altered mollusc assemblage from Vlakno Cave (island of
Dugi otok, Croatia).
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Classical Archaeology by Antonela Barbir
Annales Instituti Archaeologici, 2022
The paper presents the results of the archaeological rescue excavations that were conducted by th... more The paper presents the results of the archaeological rescue excavations that were conducted by the archaeological company Kantharos in cooperation with the Institute of Archaeology in 2021 on Ivana Pavla II Street (the so-called Lupi plot) in Stari Grad on the island of Hvar. The excavations found an ancient building, with the remains of architecture and concomitant artefacts and animal remains, indicating that the space was intensively used during the Greek and Roman periods (from the 4th century BC to the 3rd century AD), after which it was abandoned, probably because of the narrowing of the urban area indicated by the construction of a new rampart.
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Mala (Nova) Pećina cave is located in Croatia, in the Dalmatian Hinterland (Dalmatinska Zagora), ... more Mala (Nova) Pećina cave is located in Croatia, in the Dalmatian Hinterland (Dalmatinska Zagora), a mountainous region which is the contact zone between the eastern Adriatic coast and the interior. The excavations in Mala Pećina uncovered an Early and Late Neolithic cave site that might be key for a better understanding of the relationship between the coastal groups and the communities of the western Balkan interior. This paper aims to present the finds and contextual data from the 2016 excavations and the consequent 2017 study season. It presents an account of the pottery and lithic assemblages along with the zooarchaeological and archaeobotanical data from the cave. The preliminary evidence suggests that the cave was not used as a long term dwelling but rather as a temporary shelter, either for groups that were moving through the mountains or for groups that visited the cave for short term activities. The excavations have also shown a possible distinction between the use of the cave in the Early Neolithic, when people dwelled there and possibly engaged in ritual activities, and the Late Neolithic, when it was mostly used by shepherds. Mala Pećina is therefore particularly important as it offers the potential to better understand the interactions between the coast and the hinterland during the Neolithic.
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Journal of the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, 2017
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analysis of chipped, polished and abrasive
artifacts from Crkvišće-Bukovlje site in central
Croatia.
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The majority of the Early Iron Age cremation graves of women near the Danube in northeast Croatia... more The majority of the Early Iron Age cremation graves of women near the Danube in northeast Croatia and northwest Serbia – in the cemeteries of Dalj, Batina, Doroslovo, Vukovar, and Sotin – contained an urn, a set of ceramic vessels, and sometimes costume accessories and additional jewellery items such as hair bands, pendants, or fibulae. This paper uses interdisciplinary analysis and interpretation to examine the chronology of graves 101 and 105 from the cemetery of Batina and the role of the women in the community that lived in Batina in the Early Iron Age.
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Paleolithic-Mesolithic by Antonela Barbir
Resnik (Dalmatia, Croatia), the first systematically explored underwater Middle Paleolithic site in the central
Mediterranean and southeastern Europe. The present site contains lithic elements from one or several open-air
habitation sites from the time when the sea level was considerably lower than today. The archeological
assemblage (Mousterian industry) and relative chronology indicate that almost all finds are contemporary with
the Neandertals. The obtained results were compared to other Middle Paleolithic sites from the eastern Adriatic
region. An integrative approach to lithic material from different types of sites (underwater, open-air, cave)
provided better understanding of formation processes, a more complete picture of the region occupied by the
Mousterian people, and clearer insight into their mobility patterns. Given this new evidence, it has become clear
that the Neandertals of the Adriatic region controlled a much larger range of territory than previously
documented.
course of 2016 at four sites in the Lim Channel area. The field excavations
were conducted in the frame of the Archaeological Investigations into
the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene of the Lim Channel
(ARCHAEOLIM) project, financed by the Croatian Science Foundation
and conducted at four sites: Romuald’s Cave, Abri Kontija 002, Cave
near Rovinjsko Selo and Lim 001.
Early Holocene cuisine is based on the preliminary study of thermally altered mollusc assemblage from Vlakno Cave (island of
Dugi otok, Croatia).
Classical Archaeology by Antonela Barbir
Neolihic-Copper Age by Antonela Barbir
analysis of chipped, polished and abrasive
artifacts from Crkvišće-Bukovlje site in central
Croatia.
Bronze Age - Iron Age by Antonela Barbir
Resnik (Dalmatia, Croatia), the first systematically explored underwater Middle Paleolithic site in the central
Mediterranean and southeastern Europe. The present site contains lithic elements from one or several open-air
habitation sites from the time when the sea level was considerably lower than today. The archeological
assemblage (Mousterian industry) and relative chronology indicate that almost all finds are contemporary with
the Neandertals. The obtained results were compared to other Middle Paleolithic sites from the eastern Adriatic
region. An integrative approach to lithic material from different types of sites (underwater, open-air, cave)
provided better understanding of formation processes, a more complete picture of the region occupied by the
Mousterian people, and clearer insight into their mobility patterns. Given this new evidence, it has become clear
that the Neandertals of the Adriatic region controlled a much larger range of territory than previously
documented.
course of 2016 at four sites in the Lim Channel area. The field excavations
were conducted in the frame of the Archaeological Investigations into
the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene of the Lim Channel
(ARCHAEOLIM) project, financed by the Croatian Science Foundation
and conducted at four sites: Romuald’s Cave, Abri Kontija 002, Cave
near Rovinjsko Selo and Lim 001.
Early Holocene cuisine is based on the preliminary study of thermally altered mollusc assemblage from Vlakno Cave (island of
Dugi otok, Croatia).
analysis of chipped, polished and abrasive
artifacts from Crkvišće-Bukovlje site in central
Croatia.