Researchers
Principal investigator:
Dr. Marko Dizdar
Team members:
Dr. Asja Tonc (Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia)
Dr. Saša Kovačević (Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia)
Prof. dr. Hrvoje Potrebica (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Croatia)
Dr. Marija Ljuština (University of Belgrade, Faculty of philosophy, Serbia)
Dr. Aleksandar Kapuran (Archaeological Institute, Belgrade, Serbia),
Prof. dr Carola Metzner-Nebelsick (Ludwig-Maximillian University, Munich, Germany)
Dr. Aurel Rustoiu (Institute of Archaeology and History of Art of the Romanian Academy of Science, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Dr. Mathias Mehofer (University of Vienna, Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science, Austria)
Consultants:
Dr. Mario Novak (Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia)
Dr. Daria Ložnjak Dizdar (Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia)
Marko Dizdar (Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia) is principal investigator of Iron Age Female Identities in southern Carpathian Basin and scientific advisor in Institute of Archaeology. His research focus in on protohistoric communities and analysis of different concepts of their identities in Carpathian Basin. He takes part in numerous archaeological excavation of Iron Age sites (Ilok, Zvonimirovo, Sotin, Batina). He is responsible for the coordination of the project, archaeological excavations and the analysis of Iron Age artifacts from Archaeological museum in Osijek and City museum Vinkovci. He will contribute to the integration of results of archaeological, anthropological and archaeometallurgical analysis and study of different concepts of the Iron Age female identities.
http://www.iarh.hr/en/employees/marko-dizdar/
Asja Tonc (Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia) is project’s postdoctoral researcher. Her research focus is Late Irone Age and Romanisation, especially different aspects of identities, trade and exchange and ceramic finds. She is responsible for archaeological analyses of Late Iron Age female accessories and collecting of all available museum archive information.
http://www.iarh.hr/en/employees/asja-tonc/
Saša Kovačević (Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia) is one of project’s associated researchers. He is employed as a senior research associates in Institute of Archaeology. His research focus is prehistoric settlements and their infrastructure and monumental landscapes. His contribution to project will be archaeological analyses Early Iron Age female household activities according settlement finds and investigation of role and position of women in Early Iron Age households.
http://www.iarh.hr/en/employees/sasa-kovacevic/
Hrvoje Potrebica (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Archaeology, Croatia) is one of project’s associated researchers. He is professor on Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Zagreb. His research focus is protohistoric archaeology, especially identities, elites, mortuary practices and landscapes. He has been managing archaeological excavation of Iron Age settlements and cemeteries (Kaptol, Kagovac). He will take part in the project as a researcher tasked with archaeological analysis especially focused on Early Iron Age cemeteries and female attire and jewellery in Carpathian Basin.
http://arheo.ffzg.unizg.hr/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CV_Potrebica.pdf
Marija Ljuština (University of Belgrade, Faculty of philosophy, Department of Archaeology, Serbia) is one of the project’s associated researchers. She is assistant professor on Faculty of philosophy University of Belgrade. Her research focus are Bronze and Iron Age of southeastern Carpathian Basin and Balkan. She will take part in the project as a researcher tasked with archaeological analyses focused on female burial dated to the late phase of Early Iron Age and Late Iron Age from cemeteries in the southern Carpathian Basin, especially those from Serbia and their comparison with recovered assemblages in the Northern Croatia.
http://www.f.bg.ac.rs/cv/LJUMA_17.pdf
Aleksandar Kapuran (Archaeological Institute, Belgrade, Serbia), is one of the project’s associated researchers. He is employed as a senior research associates in Archaeological Institute. His research focus is prehistory of central Balkan, especially identities and technology. She will take part in the project as a researcher tasked with archaeological analyses regarding the Early and Late Iron Age female burials from cemeteries in the southern Carpathian Basin, especially those from Serbia and their comparison with recovered assemblages in the Northern Croatia.
http://www.ai.ac.rs/istrazivacki_projekti?K=5&ID=28
Carola Metzner-Nebelsick (Ludwig-Maximillian University, Munich, Germany) is one of the project’s associated researchers. She is professor of prehistoric archaeology at Ludwig-Maximillian University in Munich. Her research focus is Bronze and Early Iron age in Europe, especially cemeteries, rituals and elites. She will take part in the project as a researcher tasked with archaeological analyses of Early Iron Age female burials, costume and jewellery in the Carpathian Basin.
http://www.vfp-archaeologie.uni-muenchen.de/personen/professoren/metzner/index.html
Aurel Rustoiu (Institute of Archaeology and History of Art of the Romanian Academy of Science, Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is one of the project’s associated researchers. He is employed as researcher at Institute of Archaeology and History of Art of the Romanian Academy of Science in Cluj-Napoca. His research focus is Late Iron Age of Carpathian Basin, especially identities and mobility. He will take part in the project as a researcher tasked with archaeological analyses regarding the Late Iron Age cemeteries and female costume and jewellery in the southern Carpathian Basin.
http://www.institutarheologie-istoriaarteicj.ro/img/pdfuri/Aurel%20Rustoiu.pdf
Mathias Mehofer (University of Vienna, Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science, Austria) is one of the project’s associated researchers. He is employed as researcher at, Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science – VIAS at University of Vienna. His research focus is archaeometallurgy of copper, bronze and iron, transfer of technology and resources. He will take part in the project as a researcher tasked with archaeometallurgical analyses regarding the Early and Late Iron Age artefacts of costume and jewellery from female burials in the Northern Croatia and their comparison with recovered assemblages in the southern Carpathian Basin.
https://vias.univie.ac.at/ueber-uns/lebenslauf-dr-des-ing-mathias-mehofer/
Mario Novak (Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb) is one of the project’s associated consultant. He is employed as researcher at Institute for Anthropological Research in Zagreb. His research focus is anthropology, paleopathology and bioarchaeology. He will take part in the project as a consultant tasked with the analysis of human remains (age and sex determination and pathological conditions).
http://www.inantro.hr/hr/2017/01/10/dr-mario-novak/
Daria Ložnjak Dizdar (Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb) is one of the project’s associated consultant. She is employed as researcher at Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb. Her research focus is Bronze Age and beginning of Early Iron Age in southern Carpathian Basin, especially mortuary practices, rituals, female attire and identities. She will take part in the project as a consultant tasked with the archaeological analysis of discovered female burials and accessories from Early Iron Age cemeteries (Batina, Sotin), and she will participate in archaeological excavations.
http://www.iarh.hr/en/employees/daria-loznjak-dizdar/
Petra Rajić Šikanjić (Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb) is one of the project’s associated consultant. She is employed as a senior research associate at the Institute for Anthropological Research. Her research focus is on bioarchaeological analyses of human skeletal material from archaeological sites dating from prehistory to the Early Modern Age. She will be responsible for the analysis of human remains from Sotin and Batina.
http://inantro.hr/en/staff-profiles/dr-petra-rajic-sikanjic/
PhD students
Julia Kramberger Fileš (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Archaeology, Croatia) is project's PhD student. She is assistant on Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Zagreb. Her research focus is prehistoric textile and weaving techniques. She will take part in the project as a PhD student tasked with analysis of mineralized textile remains from graves in Zvonimirovo.
