Marko Dizdar
Dr Marko Dizdar was born in Vinkovci in 1971. He graduated from the Department of Archaeology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb in 1996. He received his Master's degree in Archaeology from the Department of Archaeology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb in 2000 and his PhD in Archaeology from the same Department in 2004.He worked at the Vinkovci Municipal Museum as a curator in the Archaeology Department from 1997 to 2000. He joined the Institute of Archaeology in 2000 and in 2010 he was appointed to the academic title of senior research associate. He led the research project ''Development and mobility of the protohistoric communities settled on the territory of continental Croatia'' from 2007 to 2013. From 2000 to 2006 he was an associate on the research project “The Prehistoric Identity of Northern Croatia“ led by Dr. Kornelija Minichreiter. From 2007 to 2013 he was an associate on the research project “Bronze Age and Iron Age elites on the territory of Croatia“, led by Prof. Hrvoje Potrebica.He has been managing the investigations of the La Tène and Bijelo Brdo culture cemeteries in Zvonimirovo since 2006. He managed the investigations of the sites: Virovitica-Kiškorija North, Gornji Vukojevac, Poljana Križevačka 1, Grabrić. He participated in investigations in Vinkovci, Županja, Slavonski Brod, Ilok, Sotin, Batina, Osijek and Dolina.In the academic year 2012/2013 he led a course entitled “The La Tène Culture in Northern Croatia“ in the graduate program of the Department of Archaeology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb. He participates in the work of the doctoral program in Archaeology at the Department of Archaeology of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb. He was a member of the scientific committee of the conference “The Beginning of the Late Bronze Age between the Eastern Alps and the Danube“, held in Osijek in 2011 and “Late Urnfield Culture between the Eastern Alps and the Danube“, held in Zagreb in 2013.He is co-author of the exhibition “Vinkovci in the World of Archaeology“, presented in 1999 at the Vinkovci Municipal Museum. He is co-author of the exhibition “Early Urnfield Culture in Northern Croatia - New Challenges“ presented at the Archaeological Museum in Osijek in 2011. He participated in devising the exhibition “Slavonia, Baranja and Syrmia – origins of European civilization (Iron Age)“ in 2009. He participated in developing the permanent displays in Ilok, Vukovar and Vinkovci. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal “Contributions of the Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb“, and has been its editor-in-chief since 2012. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal “Arheološki Vestnik“ (Ljubljana). He has been a member of the Croatian Archaeological Society since 1992 and is a member of the European Association of Archaeology.
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of jewellery in the territory of the Scordisci. Even though the circumstances of
discovery are unknown for most finds, the knobbed rings and armrings found
in the richly furnished grave 1 in the cemetery of Sotin — Zmajevac showed that
they were popular and frequently worn items of jewellery, which seems to be
confirmed by numerous finds from La Tène settlements around Vinkovci. Based
on size differences, some knobbed rings are assumed to have served as pendants, while those of larger diameter are believed to be arm jewellery. Parallels
for knobbed rings and armrings from Scordiscan sites have been found in Transylvania and central Europe, confirming the intensive cultural contacts and involvement of the Scordisci in the complex communication networks of the Late
La Tène. Among the finds from Scordiscan sites, many knobbed rings belong to
the Szárazd — Regöly type, which is characteristic for the south-eastern Carpathian Basin, but their function is still unclear. On the other hand, the presence
of triple knobbed rings and rings with zoomorphic representations indicates
a connection between the Scordisci and contemporary communities in central
Europe. The finds from grave 1 in Sotin show that knobbed rings and armrings
could have been worn by women of high status in the community, who used body
ornamentation to display various aspects of their visual identity.
Project research tried to answer questions about how the female body was perceived, what influenced female visual identity in the Iron Age, what was the role of women in the Iron Age society, and whether the funerary customs and jewellery reflect the status of the buried women. The exploration of the Danube area cemeteries of Batina and Sotin led to interdisciplinary research of cremated anthropological remains and archaeological analyses and interpretations that resulted in papers on the material traces for the reconstruction of the costume, status and roles of women in these communities and how different female identities were created by costume and jewellery. An important research question was whether a significant change in personal social identities can be observed in costume and jewellery, and how we can recognize the relationships between the body and different costume items by studying the items.
Present-day people from England and Wales harbour more ancestry derived from Early European Farmers (EEF) than people of the Early Bronze Age1. To understand this, we generated genome-wide data from 793 individuals, increasing data from the Middle to Late Bronze and Iron Age in Britain by 12-fold, and Western and Central Europe by 3.5-fold. Between 1000 and 875 BC, EEF ancestry increased in southern Britain (England and Wales) but not northern Britain (Scotland) due to incorporation of migrants who arrived at this time and over previous centuries, and who were genetically most similar to ancient individuals from France. These migrants contributed about half the ancestry of Iron Age people of England and Wales, thereby creating a plausible vector for the spread of early Celtic languages into Britain. These patterns are part of a broader trend of EEF ancestry becoming more similar across central and western Europe in the Middle to Late Bronze Age, coincident with archaeological evidence of intensified cultural exchange2–6. There was comparatively less gene flow from continental Europe during the Iron Age, and Britain’s independent genetic trajectory is also reflected in the rise of the allele conferring lactase persistence to ~50% by this time compared to ~7% in central Europe where it rose rapidly in frequency only a millennium later. This suggests that dairy products were used in qualitatively different ways in Britain and in central Europe over this period.
warrior elites. Their roots can be recognised in important social and economic transformations that occurred in the first half and the middle of the 2nd c. BC. The burials of the warrior elite of the LT D1 phase (second half of the 2nd and early 1st c. BC) are recognised by the presence of offensive and defensive weaponry, costume accessories and rich offerings consisting of ceramic and bronze vessels. Items of horse gear and spurs
were also found in warrior graves, occasionally also wagon parts, which portrayed them as warrior-horsemen. The finds in the graves of prominent warriors are a proof of the connection of a social system with the circulation of goods; in other words, the possession of prestigious goods was a fulfilment of social needs, that is, the display of one’s status and position within the community. The finds suggests the possibility of an
exchange of military equipment or even a certain mobility of groups of warriors. The importance of the warrior elite is further suggested by objects sacrificed to the war gods, and this
group could be represented by objects found in so-called fluvial contexts and the recently discovered Scordiscan sanctuary in Osijek. In the final conquest of the south Pannonian region during the Pannonian War (12–11 BC)
and in Bato’s uprising (6–8 AD), Tiberius used the warrior elite of the Scordisci as allies. After the establishment of Roman power the burials of the warrior elite were continued regardless of the appearance of a new political-administrative
government because members of the local aristocracy were entrusted with the defence of the limes. They continued to be buried, in accordance with their ancient customs, together with
their personal weapons, now of Roman origin, and also continued to offer provisions to the deceased that included numerous imported goods together with certain pottery forms of local origin thus testifying to their keeping of their previously acquired status. Thus, Romanisation was implemented by the ruling social class, the warrior elite being able to preserve
some of their previously attained positions and to remain in its original area.
contiguous area along the Sava River.
of jewellery in the territory of the Scordisci. Even though the circumstances of
discovery are unknown for most finds, the knobbed rings and armrings found
in the richly furnished grave 1 in the cemetery of Sotin — Zmajevac showed that
they were popular and frequently worn items of jewellery, which seems to be
confirmed by numerous finds from La Tène settlements around Vinkovci. Based
on size differences, some knobbed rings are assumed to have served as pendants, while those of larger diameter are believed to be arm jewellery. Parallels
for knobbed rings and armrings from Scordiscan sites have been found in Transylvania and central Europe, confirming the intensive cultural contacts and involvement of the Scordisci in the complex communication networks of the Late
La Tène. Among the finds from Scordiscan sites, many knobbed rings belong to
the Szárazd — Regöly type, which is characteristic for the south-eastern Carpathian Basin, but their function is still unclear. On the other hand, the presence
of triple knobbed rings and rings with zoomorphic representations indicates
a connection between the Scordisci and contemporary communities in central
Europe. The finds from grave 1 in Sotin show that knobbed rings and armrings
could have been worn by women of high status in the community, who used body
ornamentation to display various aspects of their visual identity.
Project research tried to answer questions about how the female body was perceived, what influenced female visual identity in the Iron Age, what was the role of women in the Iron Age society, and whether the funerary customs and jewellery reflect the status of the buried women. The exploration of the Danube area cemeteries of Batina and Sotin led to interdisciplinary research of cremated anthropological remains and archaeological analyses and interpretations that resulted in papers on the material traces for the reconstruction of the costume, status and roles of women in these communities and how different female identities were created by costume and jewellery. An important research question was whether a significant change in personal social identities can be observed in costume and jewellery, and how we can recognize the relationships between the body and different costume items by studying the items.
Present-day people from England and Wales harbour more ancestry derived from Early European Farmers (EEF) than people of the Early Bronze Age1. To understand this, we generated genome-wide data from 793 individuals, increasing data from the Middle to Late Bronze and Iron Age in Britain by 12-fold, and Western and Central Europe by 3.5-fold. Between 1000 and 875 BC, EEF ancestry increased in southern Britain (England and Wales) but not northern Britain (Scotland) due to incorporation of migrants who arrived at this time and over previous centuries, and who were genetically most similar to ancient individuals from France. These migrants contributed about half the ancestry of Iron Age people of England and Wales, thereby creating a plausible vector for the spread of early Celtic languages into Britain. These patterns are part of a broader trend of EEF ancestry becoming more similar across central and western Europe in the Middle to Late Bronze Age, coincident with archaeological evidence of intensified cultural exchange2–6. There was comparatively less gene flow from continental Europe during the Iron Age, and Britain’s independent genetic trajectory is also reflected in the rise of the allele conferring lactase persistence to ~50% by this time compared to ~7% in central Europe where it rose rapidly in frequency only a millennium later. This suggests that dairy products were used in qualitatively different ways in Britain and in central Europe over this period.
warrior elites. Their roots can be recognised in important social and economic transformations that occurred in the first half and the middle of the 2nd c. BC. The burials of the warrior elite of the LT D1 phase (second half of the 2nd and early 1st c. BC) are recognised by the presence of offensive and defensive weaponry, costume accessories and rich offerings consisting of ceramic and bronze vessels. Items of horse gear and spurs
were also found in warrior graves, occasionally also wagon parts, which portrayed them as warrior-horsemen. The finds in the graves of prominent warriors are a proof of the connection of a social system with the circulation of goods; in other words, the possession of prestigious goods was a fulfilment of social needs, that is, the display of one’s status and position within the community. The finds suggests the possibility of an
exchange of military equipment or even a certain mobility of groups of warriors. The importance of the warrior elite is further suggested by objects sacrificed to the war gods, and this
group could be represented by objects found in so-called fluvial contexts and the recently discovered Scordiscan sanctuary in Osijek. In the final conquest of the south Pannonian region during the Pannonian War (12–11 BC)
and in Bato’s uprising (6–8 AD), Tiberius used the warrior elite of the Scordisci as allies. After the establishment of Roman power the burials of the warrior elite were continued regardless of the appearance of a new political-administrative
government because members of the local aristocracy were entrusted with the defence of the limes. They continued to be buried, in accordance with their ancient customs, together with
their personal weapons, now of Roman origin, and also continued to offer provisions to the deceased that included numerous imported goods together with certain pottery forms of local origin thus testifying to their keeping of their previously acquired status. Thus, Romanisation was implemented by the ruling social class, the warrior elite being able to preserve
some of their previously attained positions and to remain in its original area.
contiguous area along the Sava River.
potsherds and was confirmed by a geomagnetic survey conducted in 2014. Trench 1, located in the eastern part of the western ridge, was excavated in 2015 and 2016. The archaeological excavations of the location of Babine Grede – Tukovi in 2018 determined that the settlement on the east ridge was partly contemporary in Ha A2, i.e. in the first half of the 11th cent. BC. Trench 2 included younger horizons than those recorded in Trench 1. The excavations conducted in the spring of 2019 opened
Trench 3, which is a smaller trench on the western part of the eastern ridge. Trench 3 is located south of the settlement on the western ridge. This trench was excavated with the aim of locating a flat cemetery, but it located a peripheral part of the
settlement with a large buried structure. The new excavation results have supplemented the findings about the borders of the settlement and the directions of its expansion, as well as the assumptions about the position of the flat cemetery. According to the published findings, the Bronze Age settlement of Donja Dolina on the other side of the river was at least partly contemporary with the settlement at Babine Grede, and this fact raises a number of new questions about the specific use of landscape along the River Sava in the Late Bronze Age, especially during the younger phase of the Urnfield culture.
one in the neighbouring field. Later papers dated the tumuli to the prehistoric period. Because of intensive cultivation of the land next to the woods, Vinkovci Municipal Museum undertook a magnetometric survey together with Eastern Atlas Ltd. in 2015 to verify whether the slight elevation on the field hides the remains of a tumulus. When the results were positive, they started systematic excavations. During the three seasons of excavations, from 2017 to 2019, it was confirmed that the tumuli were from the Roman period. The excavations of tumulus 1 uncovered two large burial chambers and two central cremation
graves. The explored chamber contained a two-wheeled Roman carriage with two horses, while the central cremation graves were robbed. Around tumulus 1 there were cremation and inhumation graves from late antiquity.
o razdoblju od druge polovice 7. do kraja 12. stoljeća na području Hrvatskoga Podunavlja. Istraživanja su bila usmjerena
na površinu groblja koje se pruža u nastavku sondi I i II idući prema istoku, što je rezultiralo otkrićem novih grobova na redove,
pri čemu su dječji ukopi bogatije opremljeni, zatim slavenskim paljevinskim ukopima u urnama i u grobnim jamama te
otkrićem keramičke peći bjelobrdskoga kulturnog kompleksa od 9. do 12. stoljeća. Istraživanjima je definiran smjer pružanja
groblja koje za sada predstavlja prvo arheološki istraživano biritualno groblje u kontinentalnome dijelu Hrvatske.
Ključne riječi: Šarengrad, kasnoavarodobni period, paljevinski grobovi, Slaveni, bjelobrdski kulturni kompleks, keramička peć
The third season of the rescue excavations of Šarengrad – Klopare, a row-grave cemetery from the Late Avar Age, resulted in
new insights about the period from the second half of the 7th century to the end of the 12th century in the Croatian Danube
region. The excavations focused on the area of the cemetery stretching eastwards beyond Trenches I and II, which resulted in
the discovery of new row graves, with more richly furnished child burials, the Slavic cremation burials in urns and grave
pits, and the discovery of a ceramic kiln of the Bijelo Brdo cultural complex from between the 9th and the 12th century. The
excavations defined the orientation of the cemetery, which is currently the first archaeologically excavated biritual cemetery in
continental Croatia.
Key words: Šarengrad, Late Avar Age period, cremation graves, Slavs, Bijelo Brdo cultural complex, ceramic kiln
community from the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age, and has brought
new insights into the life of inhabitants of the Ad Militare fort located
on the Danube limes. The aim of the research, undertaken in the northeastern part of the Sredno site, was to compare the results of geomagnetic research conducted in 2016 with the actual situation of the site. The results of geomagnetic research have accurately located all the objects found in the investigated trenches, though in some cases the interpretation differed from those actually found, indicating that it is not possible to interpret the results of non-destructive research methods without taking archaeological excavations. In addition to the discovery of eight Roman cremation and inhumation burials from the time of Severi, the discovery of a large prehistoric object is particularly important, which is also recognized during the geomagnetic survey, whose future excavation will show if it is a remain of an older or younger prehistoric settlement in relation to the cemetery of the Dalj group. Burials of fallen soldiers from the time of the Battle of Batina in World War II were also found which also show that the strategic importance of Batina was recognized in later times and that it remains until present.
dosadašnje spoznaje o razdoblju 8. stoljeća u Hrvatskome Podunavlju. Istraživanja su bila usmjerena na površinu groblja
koja se pruža u nastavku sonde I prema istoku te su rezultirala otkrićem novih redova groblja s izuzetno bogato opremljenim
grobovima, pri čemu se izdvaja otkriće drvene grobne arhitekture u nekoliko grobova. U iznimno duboko ukopanim grobnim
rakama pronađeni su pokopi konjanika s konjima te grob ratnika s palašem i pojasnom garniturom, dok su u grobovima žena
zabilježeni predmeti nakita od kojih se izdvajaju srebrne lunulaste naušnice sa zvjezdolikim privjeskom. Pronađeno je i nekoliko
dječjih ukopa za koje su karakteristične pliće ukopane grobne rake. Istraživanjima je definiran smjer pružanja groblja
koje za sada predstavlja prvo arheološki istraživano kasnovarodobno groblje u Hrvatskome Podunavlju.
I recenti ritrovamenti di vasellame bronzeo sul sito di Blato a Vinkovci offrono l'occasione di rivalutare la presenza di questo tipo di reperti in Croazia. Si valuta la presenza dal punto cronologico e tipologico, come pure la presenza in prospettiva regionale, specialmente riguardo alle vie di comunicazione e commercio nel periodo tardolateniano. Inotlre si guarda anche al ruolo di Blato, un abitato in pianura, quindi del tipo finora ignoto nell'area.