Tonko Rajkovaca
University of Cambridge, Archaeology, Department Member
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The shift from foraging to farming is a defining moment in human history. The EUROFARM project focuses on the processes of cultural transmission associated with the spread of farming across Europe. This is investigated through comparison,... more
The shift from foraging to farming is a defining moment in human history. The EUROFARM project focuses on the processes of cultural transmission associated with the spread of farming across Europe. This is investigated through comparison, within and between both streams of neolithisation, of four technological innovations: farming practices, landscape use, pottery and lithics. The EUROFARM research area is the western Balkans
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This short introductory guide to archaeological excavation has been compiled from the excavation guidance of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit and as such reflects the twenty years experience of that organisation. It was originally... more
This short introductory guide to archaeological excavation
has been compiled from the excavation guidance of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit and as such reflects the twenty years
experience of that organisation. It was originally produced for
the benefit of Cambridge undergraduates undertaking the University training excavation, but we came to recognise the value
of a pocket-sized guide for a larger archaeological community.
As such, we hope that this book is of a size and robusticity that
can be easily carried out into the field, whether that field is the
Fens of Cambridgeshire or more far-flung locations. It is not intended to replace more comprehensive texts such as the famous
Museum of London Archaeological Site Manual (currently sadly
out of print), but rather is intended to act as a quick reference
guide for field archaeologists and to provide clear, easy to find
and follow instruction for those with limited experience in either
excavation or recording
has been compiled from the excavation guidance of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit and as such reflects the twenty years
experience of that organisation. It was originally produced for
the benefit of Cambridge undergraduates undertaking the University training excavation, but we came to recognise the value
of a pocket-sized guide for a larger archaeological community.
As such, we hope that this book is of a size and robusticity that
can be easily carried out into the field, whether that field is the
Fens of Cambridgeshire or more far-flung locations. It is not intended to replace more comprehensive texts such as the famous
Museum of London Archaeological Site Manual (currently sadly
out of print), but rather is intended to act as a quick reference
guide for field archaeologists and to provide clear, easy to find
and follow instruction for those with limited experience in either
excavation or recording
Research Interests: Archaeology, Archaeological Soil Micromorphology, Survey Research (Research Methodology), Geoarchaeology and Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions, Animal Bones, and 7 moreArchaeological method and theory, recording, context sheets, Manual, Archaeological excavations, Cremated Bones, Cambridge University, Surface Finds, and Abbreviations
Ovaj kratki vodič za arheološka iskopavanja je nastao na osnovama vodiča za iskopavanja Centra za arheološka istraživanja Univerziteta u Kembridžu i kao takav predstavlja dvadeset godina iskustva te organizacije. Prvobitno sastavljen za... more
Ovaj kratki vodič za arheološka iskopavanja je nastao na
osnovama vodiča za iskopavanja Centra za arheološka istraživanja Univerziteta u Kembridžu i kao takav predstavlja dvadeset
godina iskustva te organizacije. Prvobitno sastavljen za potrebe
studenata u Kembridžu u toku njihovih iskopavanja pri univerzitetu, priručnik se ubrzo pokazao vrednijim od beležaka za
studente. Arheološka zajednica Kembridža je brzo prepoznala
vrijednost džepnog vodiča i za širu arheološku zajednicu. Kao
takav, nadamo se da ova knjiga ima obim i značaj koji se mogu
lako sprovoditi na terenu, bilo da su taj teren močvare okruga
Kembridž ili neke dalje lokacije. Njegova namjena nije da zamijeni
sveobuhvatnije tekstove poput čuvenog Priručnika za arheološke
lokalitete Muzeja u Londonu (trenutno nažalost van štampe), već
da bude brzi vodič koji bi arheolozi koristili na terenu, posebno
oni sa ograničenim iskustvom u iskopavanju ili bilježenju.
osnovama vodiča za iskopavanja Centra za arheološka istraživanja Univerziteta u Kembridžu i kao takav predstavlja dvadeset
godina iskustva te organizacije. Prvobitno sastavljen za potrebe
studenata u Kembridžu u toku njihovih iskopavanja pri univerzitetu, priručnik se ubrzo pokazao vrednijim od beležaka za
studente. Arheološka zajednica Kembridža je brzo prepoznala
vrijednost džepnog vodiča i za širu arheološku zajednicu. Kao
takav, nadamo se da ova knjiga ima obim i značaj koji se mogu
lako sprovoditi na terenu, bilo da su taj teren močvare okruga
Kembridž ili neke dalje lokacije. Njegova namjena nije da zamijeni
sveobuhvatnije tekstove poput čuvenog Priručnika za arheološke
lokalitete Muzeja u Londonu (trenutno nažalost van štampe), već
da bude brzi vodič koji bi arheolozi koristili na terenu, posebno
oni sa ograničenim iskustvom u iskopavanju ili bilježenju.
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The application of geological and physical geo- graphical techniques in archaeology is widely established and can provide fruitful and exciting results in the form of geoarchaeology. This re- port describes the use of geoarchaeological... more
The application of geological and physical geo- graphical techniques in archaeology is widely established and can provide fruitful and exciting results in the form of geoarchaeology. This re- port describes the use of geoarchaeological tech- niques to investigate and interrogate landscape use and change in northern Bosnia and Herze- govina during the late glacial and early Holocene focusing on the Vrbas valley, the Ukrina valley and the surrounding landscape. It examines evi- dence from archaeological site locations such as limestone caves and river gravel terraces in order to understand human impact on the landscape in the past. In addition it will assess the preserva- tion potential and examine the formation proc- esses at the sites visited in order to fully place the archaeological artefacts in their context
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The article presents a project of an archaeological assessment of the very significant archaeological site of Zecovi. It is based on multidisciplinary methodological research of the Zecovi and its surroundings. The aim of the research... more
The article presents a project of an archaeological assessment of the very significant archaeological site of Zecovi. It is based on multidisciplinary methodological research of the Zecovi and its surroundings. The aim of the research was to determine how the human factor influenced the changes of the existing natural landscape the way how adjusted itself to this landscape. Project implementation was focused primarily to the centre of the site which has a specific shape (oppidum, tell, hill-top) and secondary focus was on the immediate and remote surrounding in order to acquire more realistic picture about the landscape in different archaeological periods from prehistory to modern time.
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The application of geological and physical geo- graphical techniques in archaeology is widely established and can provide fruitful and exciting results in the form of geoarchaeology. This re- port describes the use of... more
The application of geological and physical geo-
graphical techniques in archaeology is widely
established and can provide fruitful and exciting
results in the form of geoarchaeology. This re-
port describes the use of geoarchaeological tech-
niques to investigate and interrogate landscape
use and change in northern Bosnia and Herze-
govina during the late glacial and early Holocene
focusing on the Vrbas valley, the Ukrina valley
and the surrounding landscape. It examines evi-
dence from archaeological site locations such as
limestone caves and river gravel terraces in order
to understand human impact on the landscape
in the past. In addition it will assess the preserva-
tion potential and examine the formation proc-
esses at the sites visited in order to fully place the
archaeological artefacts in their context
graphical techniques in archaeology is widely
established and can provide fruitful and exciting
results in the form of geoarchaeology. This re-
port describes the use of geoarchaeological tech-
niques to investigate and interrogate landscape
use and change in northern Bosnia and Herze-
govina during the late glacial and early Holocene
focusing on the Vrbas valley, the Ukrina valley
and the surrounding landscape. It examines evi-
dence from archaeological site locations such as
limestone caves and river gravel terraces in order
to understand human impact on the landscape
in the past. In addition it will assess the preserva-
tion potential and examine the formation proc-
esses at the sites visited in order to fully place the
archaeological artefacts in their context
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... Also, Mr Tonko Rajkovaca of the McBurney Geoarchaeological Laboratory, Dept. of Archaeology, University of Cambridge is much thanked for his assistance with the making of the thin section slides. Bibliography Allchin, FR (ed.)1995. ...
Research Interests: Evolutionary Biology, Archaeology, Anthropology, Human Evolution, Cultural Anthropology, and 15 moreArchaeology of Caucasus, Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition, Upper Paleolithic, Armenia, Middle Palaeolithic, Human, Seasonality, Humans, Uranium, Animals, Radiometric Dating, Contact Zone, Thorium, Hominidae, and present day
Ovaj projekat izrastao je iz dvije zabrinutosti u vezi s promjenama koje je arheologija prošla kao disciplina u posljednje dvije decenije u većini europskih zemalja. Prvo, uvođenje novih zakona i politika planiranja, a time i stvaranje... more
Ovaj projekat izrastao je iz dvije zabrinutosti u vezi s promjenama koje je arheologija prošla kao disciplina u posljednje dvije decenije u većini europskih zemalja. Prvo, uvođenje novih zakona i politika planiranja, a time i stvaranje razvojne (preventivne) arheologije dovelo je do pojave komercijalne „grane“ arheologije koja je neizbježno dovela do niza transformacija načina na koji se arheologija gleda i razmatra iznutra i izvan discipline, kao i na promjene u njenoj praksi, metodama i istraživačkom programu. Drugim riječima, ova velika promjena mora se prilagoditi samoj disciplini i njenoj praksi. Druga promjena koja je došla kao izravni rezultat enormno povećanog broja preventivnih istraživanja pretvorila je arheologiju u disciplinu koja se temelji na podacima. Danas se, zapravo, rijetko može naći disciplina u kojoj velika većina podataka nije rezultat pažljivog planiranja istraživačkih prioriteta i dnevnih reda, već dolazi iz projekata za koje razloge generiraju vanjski faktori (npr. prijetnje lokalitetima i arheološkom naslijeđu zbog prostornog razvoja u prvom redu).
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This project grew out of two concerns regarding changes archaeology has went through as a discipline over the last two decades in most of the countries in Europe. Firstly, the introduction of new planning laws and policies, and thus... more
This project grew out of two concerns regarding changes archaeology has went through as a discipline over the last two decades in most of the countries in Europe. Firstly, the introduction of new planning laws and policies, and thus creating of the development-led (preventive) archaeology gave rise to commercial ‘branch’ of archaeology which inevitably led to a series of transformations of how archaeology is viewed and considered inside and outside the discipline, and to changes in its practices, methods and research agenda. In other words, this major change has to be accommodated within the discipline itself and its practice. The second change which came as a direct result of enormously increased number of preventive research made archaeology a ‘data-driven’ discipline. Today, in fact, one could rarely find the discipline where the large majority of data is not the result of careful planning of research priorities and agendas but comes from projects for which the reasons are generated by outside factors (i.e. threats to sites and archaeological heritage due to spatial development in the first place).