Settlements, Culture and Population Dynamics in Balkan Prehistory
International conference Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
13-14 March 2015, City Museum of Skopje + EU Infocentre
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09:00-15:00 – REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS
09:30-10:00 – OPENING CEREMONY
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13.03.2015
09:00-15:00 – REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS
09:30-10:00 – OPENING CEREMONY
10:00-10:15 – Coffee Break
SESSION 1
Chair: Clive Bonsall
10:15-11:15
10:15-10:30 Catherine Commenge (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique – CNRS, Paris)
Technical Systems and the Social Dynamics of the Transmission of the “Neolithic package” in the Southwestern Balkans: Some Evidence from Tumba Madzhari, Republic of Macedonia
10:30-10:45 Goce Naumov (Euro Balkan University, Skopje)
Of Miniatures and Hybrids: The Neolithic Figurines and Anthropomorphic House Models in the Republic of Macedonia
10:45-11:00 Zlata Blazeska (Department of archaeology, University of Skopje, Skopje)
Jasemin Nazim (Museum of Macedonia, Skopje) The Textile Impressions from Neolithic Settlements from Prilep, Republic of Macedonia
11:00-11:15 Marcel Otte (University of Liège, Liège)
The Balkans Neolithic Traditions, Nowadays in the Country
11:15-11:25 Discussion
SESSION 2
Chair: Maria Gurova
11:30-12:15
11:30-11:45 Nikola Vukosavljević (Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb), Zlatko Perhoč (Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg), Ivor Karavanić (Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb);
Stones, Shell Beads and Hunter-gatherers’ Mobility During Late Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic – Zala Cave Case Study
11:45-12:00 Clive Bonsall (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh)
Forager–farmer Interactions? The Iron Gates from 6300 to 5900 cal BC
12:00-12:15 Janusz K.Kozłowski (Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków), Małgorzata Kaczanowska (Archaeological Museum, Kraków)
Before the Neolithization: Causes of Mesolithic Diversity in the Southern Balkans
12:15-12:25 Discussion
12:25-12:45 Coffee Break
SESSION 3
Chair: Goce Naumov
12:45-13:45
12:45-13:00 Miroslav Razum (Istanbul University, Istanbul)
Balkans in the Second Half of the 6th Millennium BC and it Connections to Anatolia – a Look from the East
13:00-13:15 Beatrijs de Groot (Institute of Archaeology, University College London, London)
Social Interactions as Mechanisms for Change; Ceramic Production and Style in Neolithic Anatolia and the Balkans
13:15-13:30 Ana Đuričić (Department of archaeology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade)
Shelter vs. Home: Different Perceptions of a House in the Neolithic of the Central Balkans
13:30-13:35 Iharka Szucs-Csillik (Institute of Astronomy, Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca), Alexandra Comsa (Institute of Archaeology, Bucharest)
A Brief Overview of Astronomy’s Place in Romanian Neolithic Research (short video presentation)
13:35-13:45 Discussion
13:45-15:15 Lunch break
SESSION 4
Chair: Dragana Antonovic
15:15-16:15
15:15-15:30 Maria Gurova (National Institute of Archaeology and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia)
Neolithic Flint Supply Systems: Geological, Technological and Social Aspects
15:30-15:45 Lilian Dogiama (McMaster University, Hamilton)
Casting A Wide Network: The Early Neolithic Chipped Stone From Revenia, Pieria
15:45-16:00 Sonja Kacar (University of Toulouse 2- Jean Jaures, Toulouse / University of Zagreb, Zagreb)
Lithic Production Strategies of Early Neolithic Communities in Northern Dalmatia
16:00-16:15 Vasilka Dimitrovska (HAEMUS – center for scientific research and promotion of culture, Skopje)
Lithic Raw Material Procurement and Consumption during Neolithic/Eneolithic/Bronze Age: The Case of Cocev Kamen (Kratovo, Republic of Macedonia)
16:15-16:25 Discussion
16:25-16:45 Coffee Break
SESSION 5
Chair: Silvia Amicone
16:45-17:45
16:45-17:00 Neda Mirković-Marić (National Museum Kikinda, Kikinda), Miroslav Marić (Institute for Balkan studies SASA, Belgrade), Lidija Milašinović (National Museum Kikinda, Kikinda), Barry Molloy (University College Dublin, Dublin), Dragan Jovanović (City Museum Vršac, Vršac)
The Gradište in Iđoš Site in the Light of Revisionary Archaeological Research
17:00-17:15 Katalin Sebők (Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest)
Pride and Prefiguration: Roles of Decorated Pottery in the Neolithic of the Carpathian Basin
17:15-17:30 Ivan Suvandzhiev (University of Veliko Turnovo, Veliko Turnovo)
Incised Signs on Ceramics from North Central Bulgaria
17:30-17:45 Todor Valchev (Regional historical museum, Yambol)
Anthropomorphic Plastic Art from the Settlement Mound Yasa Tepe near the Village of Kabile, Yambol Municipality, Bulgaria
17:45-17:55 Discussion
18:00 Poster Session
Opening speech: Nevenka Atanasoska and Jakim Donevski
Rachael Marnie (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh), Paweł Wójcicki (Institute of Archeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa)
The Late Paleolithic, the Epipaleolithic and the Mesolithic Areas in Europe – According to the Adaptations Theoretical Approach
Nikola Vukosavljević (Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb), Ivor Karavanić (Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb), Rajna Šošić Klindžić (Department of Archaeology, Zagreb), Kruno Zubčić (Croatian Conservation Institute, Zagreb), Natalija Čondić (Archaeological Museum Zadar, Zadar), James C.M. Ahern (Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie)
Late Mousterian in Dalmatia – Some Recent Data
Dario Vujević (Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar), Mate Parica (Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar),
Vlakno Cave – Upper Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic Site on Dugi otok (Croatia)
Tanya Dzhanfezova (St. Cyril and St Methodius University, Veliko Turnovo), Chris Doherty (Oxford University, Oxford), Nedko Elenski (Regional Historical Museum, Veliko Turnovo)
New insights on the Early Neolithic pottery from Dzhulyunitsa (North Bulgaria)
Todor Valchev (Regional historical museum, Yambol)
The Horn Sickle from the Prehistoric Settlement Mound Yasa Tepe near the Village of Kabile, Yambol Municipality, Bulgaria
Selena Vitezović (Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade)
Used Astragals from Pavlovac-Kovačke Njive
Nataša Miladinović-Radmilović (Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade)
Anthropological Analysis of the Remains of Cremated Burials
Tzvetana Popova (National Institute of Archeology and Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofia)
Subsistence Economy in the Territory of Bulgaria during Neo-Chalcolithic Period
Snježana Karavanić (Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb), Andreja Kudelić (Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb)
Depositional Process of the Bronze Age House
Florin Ridiche (Museum of Oltenia, Craiova), Lucian Popescu-Vava (Museum of Oltenia, Craiova), Ceaciru Cristian (Museum of Oltenia, Craiova)
Bronze Age and Late Iron Age (Latène) Cremation Graves from Desa (Dolj county, Romania)
Nikos Chausidis (Department of archaeology, University of Skopje, Skopje)
The Iconography, Symbolism and Religious Use of Iron Age Cluster Pendants as Part of the Group of “Macedonian Bronzes”
Martina Čelhar (Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar), Mato Ilkić (Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar), Mate Parica (Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar), Dario Vujević (Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar)
Ričul – prehistoric underwater site in northern Dalmatia (Croatia)
Valentina Todoroska (HAEMUS – Center for Scientific Research and Promotion of Culture, Skopje/Archaeological Museum of Macedonia, Skopje)
Pile-dwelling Prehistoric Tool Kit for Surviving
Sabina Veseli (Institute of Archaeology, Department of Antiquity, Center of Albanian Studies, Tirana)
Archaic Finds in the Iron Age Cemetery of Borova (Kolonja South East Albania)
Milan Horňák (Via Magna s.r.o., Martin), Ján Zachar (Via Magna s.r.o., Martin), Seta Štuhec (Via Magna s.r.o., Martin)
3D Documentation of the Archaeological Park Brazda
Alexandra Comsa (Institute of Archaeology, Bucharest)
The dwellings and settlements as elements of paleodemographic study
Lidija Kovacheva (Euro Balkan University, Skopje)
Artistic Expression Through Postage Stamps
14.03.2015
SESSION 6
09:00-10:15
Chair: Ina Miloglav
09:00-09:15 Silvia Amicone (Institute of Archaeology, University College London, London), Patrick Quinn (Institute of Archaeology, University College London, London), Miljana Radivojević (Institute of Archaeology, University College London, London), Thilo Rehren (UCL Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Doha)
Technological Advancements in Pottery Production at the Dawn of the Metal Age:
Case Studies from Pločnik and Belovode
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09:15-09:30 Krmpotić Marijana (Croatian Conservation Institute, Zagreb)
Importance of the Area of Eastern Croatia in Communication Network at the End of the Early Bronze Age
09:30:09:45 Tihomir Percan (Croatian Conservation Institute, Zagreb), Ivica Pleština (Croatian Conservation Institute, Zagreb)
Bronze Age Apatite Pendant from Ljubić Cave (Istria)
09:45:10:00 Daniel Costache-Bolocan (Buzau County Museum, Buzau)
Bronze Age Landscape in South-Eastern Romania. Considerations Regarding Spatial Distribution of the Monteoru Settlements in Subcharpathian Area, near Buzău River Valley
10:00-10:15 Marta Rakvin (Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb)
The Moslavina Region during the Late Bronze and the Early Iron Age
10:15-10:30 Discussion
10:30:10:50 Coffees break
SESSION 7
10:50-11:35
Chair: Jacqueline Balen
10:50-11:05 Marina Spirova (HAEMUS – Center for scientific research and promotion of culture)
The Eneolithic Sanctuary at Spanchevo: Landscape, Cult Practices and Aspects of the Spiritual Life
11:05-11:20 Dumitru Boghian (Faculty of History and Geography, University of Suceava, Suceava), Enea Sergiu-Constantin (Ion Neculce Highschool, Târgu Frumos)
Elements of Landscape Archaeology in the Cucutenian-Site Areas from Costeşti-Cier and Giurgeşti-Dealul Mănăstirii, Iaşi County, Romania
11:20-11:35 Andreja Kudelić (Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb), Lujana Paraman (Trogir Town Museum, Trogir), Filomena Sirovica (Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, Zagreb)
Indications of Prehistoric Settlement Design in Archaeological Record
11:35-11:45 Discussion
SESSION 8
11:45-12:30
Chair: Marina Spirova
11:45-12:00 Roxana Munteanu (Buzau County Museum, Buzau)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Technological, stylistic and morphological features of Cucuteni C pottery debated
12:00-12:15 Lea Čataj (Croatian Conservation Institute, Zagreb)
Crkvišće-Bukovlje, new Eneolithic site in central Croatia
12:15-12:30 Maja Kuzmanovic (Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb)
The Neolithic and Eneolithic Settlement Medvođe-Glogovica in the Context of Prehistoric Trade and Exchange Networks
12:30-12:40 Discussion
SESSION 9
12:40-13:40
Chair: Ivan Suvandzhiev
12:40-12:55 Alexandra Anders (Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest), Gábor Kalla (Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest)
New Possibilities for the Interpretation of the So-called Sanctuaries in the Neolithic
12:55-13:10 Zrinka Premužić (Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb)
Unusual Cremation Burials from the Late Bronze Age Site of Poljana Križevačka, Croatia: Anthropological Perspective
13:10-13:25 Petya Georgieva (Department of archaeology, University of Sofia, Sofia), Veselin Danov (Department of archaeology, University of Sofia, Sofia)
On Some Aspects of Eneolithic Burial Rituals
13:25-13:40 Sineva Kukoč (Departement of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar), Martina Čelhar (Departement of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar)
Funerary Architecture in the Liburnian Culture: Construction – form – function/symbolics
13:40-13:50 Discussion
13:50-15:15 Lunch break
SESSION 10
15:15-16:45
Chair: Milica Tapavički-Ilić
15:15-15:30 Tomasz Gralak (Institute of Archaeology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw)
From Greece Through the Balkans to Central Europe – Wandering of Ideas in the Early Iron Age
15:30-15:45 Vlad Cărăbiși (Institute of Archaeology, Bucharest)
Considerations On the Second Iron Age Habitation Between the Middle Carpathians, the Danube and the Olt River (4th century BC – 1st century AD).
15:45-16:00 Milica Tapavički-Ilić (Archaeological Institute, Belgrade), Ljubiša Vasiljević (National Museum of Krusevac, Krusevac), Sanja Rutić (National Museum of Krusevac, Krusevac)
Iron Age Pottery from Ukosa, Kruševac District
16:00-16:15 Ivan Vranić (Archaeological Institute, Belgrade), Jovan Mitrović (National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade)
Archaeological site ‘Kale’ in Krševica (Southeastern Serbia): a Question of Changing Settlement Patterns and Roles of ‘Greek’ Material Culture in the IV and III Centuries BC Iron Age Communities
16:15-16:30 Marius Cristian Basceanu (Museum of Oltenia, Craiova)
The Early Iron Age Basarabi-type Tumuli from Desa (Dolj county, Romania) – Research Results (2001-2014)
16:30-16:45 Nikos Chausidis (Department of archaeology, University of Skopje, Skopje)
The Iconography, Symbolism and Religious Use of Iron Age Cluster Pendants as Part of the Group of “Macedonian Bronzes”
16:45-17:00 Discussion
17:00-17:20 Coffee break
SESSION 11
17:20-18:50
Chair: Valentina Todoroska
17:20-17:35 Jamieson C. Donati (Institute for Mediterranean Studies ‘FORTH’, Rethymno), Apostolos Sarris (Institute for Mediterranean Studies ‘FORTH’, Rethymno), Gianluca Cantoro (Institute for Mediterranean Studies ‘FORTH’, Rethymno), Carmen Cuenca-García (Institute for Mediterranean Studies ‘FORTH’, Rethymno), Tuna Kalaycı (Institute for Mediterranean Studies ‘FORTH’, Rethymno), Meropi Manataki (Institute for Mediterranean Studies ‘FORTH’, Rethymno), François-Xavier (Simon Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Rennes), Konstantinos Vouzaxakis (13th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, Rethymno)
Results of the IGEAN Project 2013-2014: An Integrated Geophysical Survey Campaign at Neolithic Settlements in Thessaly (Central Greece)
17:35-17:50 Milan Horňák (Via Magna s.r.o., Martin), Ján Zachar (Via Magna s.r.o., Martin), Seta Štuhec (Via Magna s.r.o., Martin)
3D Documentation of the Archaeological Park Brazda
17:50-18:05 Damjan Donev (Leiden University, Leiden)
Open Prehistoric Settlements from the Middle Vardar Valley
18:05-18:20 Anisa Buzo (Independent archaeologist, Podgradec), Artan Mehmeti (Independent archaeologist, Pristina)
Cartographic Submission of Prehistoric Settlements in Pogradec District
18:20-18:35 Igor Tolevski (Independent reasercher, Skopje)
The Neolithic House of Ramniste near Village Sopot, North Veles Region
18:35-18:50 Marina Yurieva Vladimirova (State University for Library Studies and Information Technologies, Sofia)
Prehistoric Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Bulgarian Black Sea Water Area
18:50-19:00 Discussion
19:00 Closing of the conference
