TY  - CONF
AU  - Popović, Danijela
AU  - Krajcarz, Magdalena
AU  - Krajcarz, Maciej
AU  - Bielichová, Zora
AU  - Bulatović, Jelena
AU  - Dimitrijević, Vesna
AU  - Makowiecki, Daniel
AU  - Marković, Nemanja
AU  - Živaljević, Ivana
AU  - Baca, Mateusz
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1370
AB  - Advances in paleogenomic research have provided new information about domesticated animals,
but we still know little about the history of cats. Until now, only one subspecies, the Near
Eastern wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), was known to have been domesticated. The domestication
areas were assumed to be the Near East and Egypt. From this region, cats spread to the
Mediterranean and beyond. It has been accepted that the Roman legions played the primary
role in the expansion of cats through northern Europe. However, we found that cats that carried
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes of wildcats from the Near East were present in Central
Europe as early as the Neolithic, well before Roman times, and may have been associated
with Neolithic expansion. Our new results reveal the presence of the mtDNA haplotypes of the
Near Eastern wildcats in Poland even in the pre-Neolithic period. This may suggest that the
Near Eastern wildcats could have spread across Europe independently of agricultural expansion.
Consequently, the natural range of Near Eastern wildcats may have been much broader than
previously assumed. To understand how and when domestic cats appeared in Central Europe,
we performed a target enrichment of ca. 57,000 genomic SNPs. We believe that this will allow us
to definitively determine whether the appearance of the Near Eastern wildcat mtDNA in Central
Europe was a natural admixture between the two subspecies or whether it was a human-induced
dispersal of tame/domestic cats. The study is supported by the National Science Centre, Poland,
grant no. 2019/35/B/HS3/02923.
PB  - Ludwig Maximilian University Munich
C3  - 10th meeting of the ICAZ Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics and Morphometrics (AGPM) Working Group
T1  - The history of the domestic cat in Central Europe: human-induced dispersal or natural introgression?
SP  - 45
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1370
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Popović, Danijela and Krajcarz, Magdalena and Krajcarz, Maciej and Bielichová, Zora and Bulatović, Jelena and Dimitrijević, Vesna and Makowiecki, Daniel and Marković, Nemanja and Živaljević, Ivana and Baca, Mateusz",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Advances in paleogenomic research have provided new information about domesticated animals,
but we still know little about the history of cats. Until now, only one subspecies, the Near
Eastern wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), was known to have been domesticated. The domestication
areas were assumed to be the Near East and Egypt. From this region, cats spread to the
Mediterranean and beyond. It has been accepted that the Roman legions played the primary
role in the expansion of cats through northern Europe. However, we found that cats that carried
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes of wildcats from the Near East were present in Central
Europe as early as the Neolithic, well before Roman times, and may have been associated
with Neolithic expansion. Our new results reveal the presence of the mtDNA haplotypes of the
Near Eastern wildcats in Poland even in the pre-Neolithic period. This may suggest that the
Near Eastern wildcats could have spread across Europe independently of agricultural expansion.
Consequently, the natural range of Near Eastern wildcats may have been much broader than
previously assumed. To understand how and when domestic cats appeared in Central Europe,
we performed a target enrichment of ca. 57,000 genomic SNPs. We believe that this will allow us
to definitively determine whether the appearance of the Near Eastern wildcat mtDNA in Central
Europe was a natural admixture between the two subspecies or whether it was a human-induced
dispersal of tame/domestic cats. The study is supported by the National Science Centre, Poland,
grant no. 2019/35/B/HS3/02923.",
publisher = "Ludwig Maximilian University Munich",
journal = "10th meeting of the ICAZ Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics and Morphometrics (AGPM) Working Group",
title = "The history of the domestic cat in Central Europe: human-induced dispersal or natural introgression?",
pages = "45",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1370"
}

Popović, D., Krajcarz, M., Krajcarz, M., Bielichová, Z., Bulatović, J., Dimitrijević, V., Makowiecki, D., Marković, N., Živaljević, I.,& Baca, M.. (2023). The history of the domestic cat in Central Europe: human-induced dispersal or natural introgression?. in 10th meeting of the ICAZ Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics and Morphometrics (AGPM) Working Group
Ludwig Maximilian University Munich., 45.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1370

Popović D, Krajcarz M, Krajcarz M, Bielichová Z, Bulatović J, Dimitrijević V, Makowiecki D, Marković N, Živaljević I, Baca M. The history of the domestic cat in Central Europe: human-induced dispersal or natural introgression?. in 10th meeting of the ICAZ Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics and Morphometrics (AGPM) Working Group. 2023;:45.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1370 .

Popović, Danijela, Krajcarz, Magdalena, Krajcarz, Maciej, Bielichová, Zora, Bulatović, Jelena, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Makowiecki, Daniel, Marković, Nemanja, Živaljević, Ivana, Baca, Mateusz, "The history of the domestic cat in Central Europe: human-induced dispersal or natural introgression?" in 10th meeting of the ICAZ Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics and Morphometrics (AGPM) Working Group (2023):45,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1370 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Krajcarz, Magdalena
AU  - Krajcarz, Maciej
AU  - Bielichová, Zora
AU  - Bulatović, Jelena
AU  - Csippán, Péter
AU  - Dimitrijević, Vesna
AU  - Марковић, Nemanja
AU  - Živaljević, Ivana
AU  - Makowiecki, Daniel
AU  - Baca, Mateusz
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1377
AB  - Despite significant progress in paleogenomics and the increasing amount of new data on
animal domestication, we still know little about the history of cats. Until now, it was
known that only one subspecies, the Near Eastern wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), was
domesticated. The domestication area was assumed to be the Near East during the
Neolithic period, with a prominent role in ancient Egypt. From this region, the cats spread
through the Mediterranean and beyond. It has been accepted that the primary role in the
expansion of cats through northern Europe was that of the Roman legions. However, we
found that cats that carried mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes of wildcats from the
Near East were present in Central Europe already in the Neolithic, much before Roman
times. This indicates that the cats' route from the domestication centers to Central
Europe might have been more complex than previously thought and could have been
related to the Neolithic expansion. Our new results reveal the presence of the mtDNA
haplotypes of the Near Eastern wildcats in Poland even in the pre-Neolithic period. This
may suggest that the Near Eastern wildcats could spread across Europe independently of
the expansion of farming, and, in consequence, the natural range of the Near Eastern
wildcat could have been much broader than previously assumed. To understand how and
when domestic cats appeared in Central Europe, we perform a target enrichment of ca.
57,000 genomic SNPs. We believe that it will allow us to finally determine whether the
appearance of the Near Eastern wildcat mtDNA in Central Europe was a natural admixture
between two subspecies or was human-mediated dispersal of tamed/domesticated cats.
The study is supported by the National Science Centre, Poland, grant no.
2019/35/B/HS3/02923.
PB  - Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia
C3  - Book of Abstracts :  10th Meeting of the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA) New Horizons in Biomolecular Archaeology
T1  - Tracing the early spread of domestic cat in Central Europe: Human-mediated dispersal or natural introgression?
SP  - 164
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1377
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Krajcarz, Magdalena and Krajcarz, Maciej and Bielichová, Zora and Bulatović, Jelena and Csippán, Péter and Dimitrijević, Vesna and Марковић, Nemanja and Živaljević, Ivana and Makowiecki, Daniel and Baca, Mateusz",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Despite significant progress in paleogenomics and the increasing amount of new data on
animal domestication, we still know little about the history of cats. Until now, it was
known that only one subspecies, the Near Eastern wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), was
domesticated. The domestication area was assumed to be the Near East during the
Neolithic period, with a prominent role in ancient Egypt. From this region, the cats spread
through the Mediterranean and beyond. It has been accepted that the primary role in the
expansion of cats through northern Europe was that of the Roman legions. However, we
found that cats that carried mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes of wildcats from the
Near East were present in Central Europe already in the Neolithic, much before Roman
times. This indicates that the cats' route from the domestication centers to Central
Europe might have been more complex than previously thought and could have been
related to the Neolithic expansion. Our new results reveal the presence of the mtDNA
haplotypes of the Near Eastern wildcats in Poland even in the pre-Neolithic period. This
may suggest that the Near Eastern wildcats could spread across Europe independently of
the expansion of farming, and, in consequence, the natural range of the Near Eastern
wildcat could have been much broader than previously assumed. To understand how and
when domestic cats appeared in Central Europe, we perform a target enrichment of ca.
57,000 genomic SNPs. We believe that it will allow us to finally determine whether the
appearance of the Near Eastern wildcat mtDNA in Central Europe was a natural admixture
between two subspecies or was human-mediated dispersal of tamed/domesticated cats.
The study is supported by the National Science Centre, Poland, grant no.
2019/35/B/HS3/02923.",
publisher = "Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia",
journal = "Book of Abstracts :  10th Meeting of the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA) New Horizons in Biomolecular Archaeology",
title = "Tracing the early spread of domestic cat in Central Europe: Human-mediated dispersal or natural introgression?",
pages = "164",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1377"
}

Krajcarz, M., Krajcarz, M., Bielichová, Z., Bulatović, J., Csippán, P., Dimitrijević, V., Марковић, N., Živaljević, I., Makowiecki, D.,& Baca, M.. (2023). Tracing the early spread of domestic cat in Central Europe: Human-mediated dispersal or natural introgression?. in Book of Abstracts :  10th Meeting of the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA) New Horizons in Biomolecular Archaeology
Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia., 164.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1377

Krajcarz M, Krajcarz M, Bielichová Z, Bulatović J, Csippán P, Dimitrijević V, Марковић N, Živaljević I, Makowiecki D, Baca M. Tracing the early spread of domestic cat in Central Europe: Human-mediated dispersal or natural introgression?. in Book of Abstracts :  10th Meeting of the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA) New Horizons in Biomolecular Archaeology. 2023;:164.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1377 .

Krajcarz, Magdalena, Krajcarz, Maciej, Bielichová, Zora, Bulatović, Jelena, Csippán, Péter, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Марковић, Nemanja, Živaljević, Ivana, Makowiecki, Daniel, Baca, Mateusz, "Tracing the early spread of domestic cat in Central Europe: Human-mediated dispersal or natural introgression?" in Book of Abstracts :  10th Meeting of the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA) New Horizons in Biomolecular Archaeology (2023):164,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1377 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Borić, Dušan
AU  - Cristiani, Emanuela
AU  - Hopkins, Rachel
AU  - Higham, Thomas
AU  - Schwenninger, Jean-Luc
AU  - Gerometta, Katarina
AU  - Frenc, Charly A. I.
AU  - Zupancich, Andrea
AU  - Mutri, Giuseppina
AU  - Ćalić, Jelena
AU  - Dimitrijević, Vesna
AU  - Masciana, Alana
AU  - Uno, Kevin
AU  - Korzow Richter, Kristine
AU  - Antonović, Dragana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1271
AB  - Over the past few years, new investigations in northern Bulgaria at the site of Bacho Kiro have revived the likelihood that the "Danube corridor" route served as a primary axis for the dispersal of modern humans into Europe. The association of modern humans with material remains of Protoaurignacian and Aurignacian provenance and/or transitional industries, would push the start of the dispersal across this region to 47 ka. Furthermore, fossil remains from the cave site of Peștera cu Oase in the Romanian hinterland of the Danube Gorges area of the north-central Balkans provide genetic evidence of admixtures between Neanderthal and modern human populations that might have taken place precisely along this transitory corridor. Yet, there is still relatively little in the way of evidence about, on the one hand, the last Middle Palaeolithic, and by proxy Neanderthal, and, on the other hand, the Initial and Early Upper Palaeolithic, and by proxy modern human, settlement of the region. Our recent investigations in the Danube Gorges area have brought to light two new sites, Tabula Traiana Cave and Dubočka-Kozja Cave, with Middle to Upper Palaeolithic deposits. The application of modern standards of recovery and recording have enabled us to apply a suite of cutting edge and state-of-the-art methodologies backed by extensive radiometric dating of these sites’ deposits. In this paper, we will present most recently obtained radiocarbon accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) measurements, which allow us to discuss the chronological attribution of different levels of the two sites with more certainty. We will also offer further details regarding the knapped stone assemblages, including the results of use-wear analyses on a select number of artefacts. Finally, this evidence is integrated with the results obtained through the analyses of the faunal assemblages and by characterizing taphonomic factors that impacted their formation. Complementary data come from a relatively large pool of unidentifiable bone samples analyzed through the application of proteomic fingerprinting known as the Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS), which has allowed us to better characterize the animal taxa composition of the faunal assemblages from the two sites and identify agents of bone accumulation. The results indicate a late continuation of the Middle Palaeolithic presence characterized by a Levallois-derived lithic industry at one of the two sites and the broadly contemporaneous appearance of the Early Upper Palaeolithic tools in the lithic assemblage of the other site. We discuss how the locations of the two sites in this specific landscape zone along the Danube might have influenced their respective uses.
PB  - Tübingen : Paleoanthropology Society; European Society for the study of Human Evolution
C3  - 12th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution 2022 Meeting, Tübingen, Germany, 21st - 25th of September 2022. PaleoAnthropology 2022:2
T1  - New evidence for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition interval in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans
EP  - 436
SP  - 436
DO  - 10.48738/2022.iss2.809
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Borić, Dušan and Cristiani, Emanuela and Hopkins, Rachel and Higham, Thomas and Schwenninger, Jean-Luc and Gerometta, Katarina and Frenc, Charly A. I. and Zupancich, Andrea and Mutri, Giuseppina and Ćalić, Jelena and Dimitrijević, Vesna and Masciana, Alana and Uno, Kevin and Korzow Richter, Kristine and Antonović, Dragana",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Over the past few years, new investigations in northern Bulgaria at the site of Bacho Kiro have revived the likelihood that the "Danube corridor" route served as a primary axis for the dispersal of modern humans into Europe. The association of modern humans with material remains of Protoaurignacian and Aurignacian provenance and/or transitional industries, would push the start of the dispersal across this region to 47 ka. Furthermore, fossil remains from the cave site of Peștera cu Oase in the Romanian hinterland of the Danube Gorges area of the north-central Balkans provide genetic evidence of admixtures between Neanderthal and modern human populations that might have taken place precisely along this transitory corridor. Yet, there is still relatively little in the way of evidence about, on the one hand, the last Middle Palaeolithic, and by proxy Neanderthal, and, on the other hand, the Initial and Early Upper Palaeolithic, and by proxy modern human, settlement of the region. Our recent investigations in the Danube Gorges area have brought to light two new sites, Tabula Traiana Cave and Dubočka-Kozja Cave, with Middle to Upper Palaeolithic deposits. The application of modern standards of recovery and recording have enabled us to apply a suite of cutting edge and state-of-the-art methodologies backed by extensive radiometric dating of these sites’ deposits. In this paper, we will present most recently obtained radiocarbon accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) measurements, which allow us to discuss the chronological attribution of different levels of the two sites with more certainty. We will also offer further details regarding the knapped stone assemblages, including the results of use-wear analyses on a select number of artefacts. Finally, this evidence is integrated with the results obtained through the analyses of the faunal assemblages and by characterizing taphonomic factors that impacted their formation. Complementary data come from a relatively large pool of unidentifiable bone samples analyzed through the application of proteomic fingerprinting known as the Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS), which has allowed us to better characterize the animal taxa composition of the faunal assemblages from the two sites and identify agents of bone accumulation. The results indicate a late continuation of the Middle Palaeolithic presence characterized by a Levallois-derived lithic industry at one of the two sites and the broadly contemporaneous appearance of the Early Upper Palaeolithic tools in the lithic assemblage of the other site. We discuss how the locations of the two sites in this specific landscape zone along the Danube might have influenced their respective uses.",
publisher = "Tübingen : Paleoanthropology Society; European Society for the study of Human Evolution",
journal = "12th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution 2022 Meeting, Tübingen, Germany, 21st - 25th of September 2022. PaleoAnthropology 2022:2",
title = "New evidence for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition interval in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans",
pages = "436-436",
doi = "10.48738/2022.iss2.809"
}

Borić, D., Cristiani, E., Hopkins, R., Higham, T., Schwenninger, J., Gerometta, K., Frenc, C. A. I., Zupancich, A., Mutri, G., Ćalić, J., Dimitrijević, V., Masciana, A., Uno, K., Korzow Richter, K.,& Antonović, D.. (2022). New evidence for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition interval in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans. in 12th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution 2022 Meeting, Tübingen, Germany, 21st - 25th of September 2022. PaleoAnthropology 2022:2
Tübingen : Paleoanthropology Society; European Society for the study of Human Evolution., 436-436.
https://doi.org/10.48738/2022.iss2.809

Borić D, Cristiani E, Hopkins R, Higham T, Schwenninger J, Gerometta K, Frenc CAI, Zupancich A, Mutri G, Ćalić J, Dimitrijević V, Masciana A, Uno K, Korzow Richter K, Antonović D. New evidence for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition interval in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans. in 12th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution 2022 Meeting, Tübingen, Germany, 21st - 25th of September 2022. PaleoAnthropology 2022:2. 2022;:436-436.
doi:10.48738/2022.iss2.809 .

Borić, Dušan, Cristiani, Emanuela, Hopkins, Rachel, Higham, Thomas, Schwenninger, Jean-Luc, Gerometta, Katarina, Frenc, Charly A. I., Zupancich, Andrea, Mutri, Giuseppina, Ćalić, Jelena, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Masciana, Alana, Uno, Kevin, Korzow Richter, Kristine, Antonović, Dragana, "New evidence for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition interval in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans" in 12th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution 2022 Meeting, Tübingen, Germany, 21st - 25th of September 2022. PaleoAnthropology 2022:2 (2022):436-436,
https://doi.org/10.48738/2022.iss2.809 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Borić, Dušan
AU  - Cristiani, Emanuela
AU  - Hopkins, Rachel
AU  - Schwenninger, Jean-Luc
AU  - Gerometta, Katarina
AU  - French, Charly A., I
AU  - Mutri, Giuseppina
AU  - Calić, Jelena
AU  - Dimitrijević, Vesna
AU  - Marin-Arroyo, Ana B.
AU  - Jones, Jennifer R.
AU  - Stevens, Rhiannon
AU  - Masciana, Alana
AU  - Uno, Kevin
AU  - Richter, Kristine Korzow
AU  - Antonović, Dragana
AU  - Wehr, Karol
AU  - Lane, Christine
AU  - White, Dustin
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/391
AB  - The article presents evidence about the Middle Palaeolithic and Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition interval in the karst area of the Danube Gorges in the Lower Danube Basin. We review the extant data and present new evidence from two recently investigated sites found on the Serbian side of the Danube River - Tabula Traiana and Dubocka-Kozja caves. The two sites have yielded layers dating to both the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic and have been investigated by the application of modern standards of excavation and recovery along with a suite of state-of-the-art analytical procedures. The presentation focuses on micromorphological analyses of the caves' sediments, characterisation of cryptotephra, a suite of new radiometric dates (accelerator mass spectrometry and optically stimulated luminescence) as well as proteomics (zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry) and stable isotope data in discerning patterns of human occupation of these locales over the long term.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - Journal of Quaternary Science
T1  - Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans
EP  - 180
IS  - 2
SP  - 142
VL  - 37
DO  - 10.1002/jqs.3354
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Borić, Dušan and Cristiani, Emanuela and Hopkins, Rachel and Schwenninger, Jean-Luc and Gerometta, Katarina and French, Charly A., I and Mutri, Giuseppina and Calić, Jelena and Dimitrijević, Vesna and Marin-Arroyo, Ana B. and Jones, Jennifer R. and Stevens, Rhiannon and Masciana, Alana and Uno, Kevin and Richter, Kristine Korzow and Antonović, Dragana and Wehr, Karol and Lane, Christine and White, Dustin",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The article presents evidence about the Middle Palaeolithic and Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition interval in the karst area of the Danube Gorges in the Lower Danube Basin. We review the extant data and present new evidence from two recently investigated sites found on the Serbian side of the Danube River - Tabula Traiana and Dubocka-Kozja caves. The two sites have yielded layers dating to both the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic and have been investigated by the application of modern standards of excavation and recovery along with a suite of state-of-the-art analytical procedures. The presentation focuses on micromorphological analyses of the caves' sediments, characterisation of cryptotephra, a suite of new radiometric dates (accelerator mass spectrometry and optically stimulated luminescence) as well as proteomics (zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry) and stable isotope data in discerning patterns of human occupation of these locales over the long term.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "Journal of Quaternary Science",
title = "Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans",
pages = "180-142",
number = "2",
volume = "37",
doi = "10.1002/jqs.3354"
}

Borić, D., Cristiani, E., Hopkins, R., Schwenninger, J., Gerometta, K., French, C. A., I., Mutri, G., Calić, J., Dimitrijević, V., Marin-Arroyo, A. B., Jones, J. R., Stevens, R., Masciana, A., Uno, K., Richter, K. K., Antonović, D., Wehr, K., Lane, C.,& White, D.. (2022). Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans. in Journal of Quaternary Science
Wiley, Hoboken., 37(2), 142-180.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3354

Borić D, Cristiani E, Hopkins R, Schwenninger J, Gerometta K, French CAI, Mutri G, Calić J, Dimitrijević V, Marin-Arroyo AB, Jones JR, Stevens R, Masciana A, Uno K, Richter KK, Antonović D, Wehr K, Lane C, White D. Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans. in Journal of Quaternary Science. 2022;37(2):142-180.
doi:10.1002/jqs.3354 .

Borić, Dušan, Cristiani, Emanuela, Hopkins, Rachel, Schwenninger, Jean-Luc, Gerometta, Katarina, French, Charly A., I, Mutri, Giuseppina, Calić, Jelena, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Marin-Arroyo, Ana B., Jones, Jennifer R., Stevens, Rhiannon, Masciana, Alana, Uno, Kevin, Richter, Kristine Korzow, Antonović, Dragana, Wehr, Karol, Lane, Christine, White, Dustin, "Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans" in Journal of Quaternary Science, 37, no. 2 (2022):142-180,
https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3354 . .

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Borojević, Ksenija
AU  - Antonović, Dragana
AU  - Vuković, Jasna
AU  - Dimitrijević, Vesna
AU  - Filipović, Dragana
AU  - Marić, Miroslav
AU  - Penezić, Kristina
AU  - Tripković, Boban
AU  - Bogosavljević-Petrović, Vera
AU  - Tasić, Nenad
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1258
AB  - The Late Neolithic/Early Eneolithic Building 01/06 at the site of Vinča-Belo Brdo on the
Danube burned suddenly. The daub sealed the interior of the three-room structure and preserved
its contents as they stood in the 46th century BC. The building was preserved so well that the
details of its interior can be reconstructed. On the floor, under thick layers of destruction, ovens,
querns, and deposits of artefacts and ecofacts were discovered, capturing a moment in time. The
systematic retrieval of remarkably well-preserved plant macro-remains and other materials, and
subsequent analyses, offer new information about practices such as food processing and storage
and the use of space towards the end of the occupation of the site. In this article, we present a
detailed examination of the interior architecture, and of finds of ceramics, stone, plant and animal
remains within each of the three rooms of Building 01/06. Our detailed contextual analysis of the
building’s internal configuration and of its contents, coupled with the precise dating of organic
material, provides new data for the interpretation of a Vinča-style building and its use.
PB  - Oxford : BAR Publishing
T2  - Making Spaces into Places. The North Aegean, the Balkans and Western Anatolia in the Neolithic (Bar International Series S3001)
T1  - Use of space in a Late Neolithic/Early Eneolithic building at the site of Vinča–Belo Brdo in the Central Balkans
EP  - 180
SP  - 157
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1258
ER  - 

@inbook{
author = "Borojević, Ksenija and Antonović, Dragana and Vuković, Jasna and Dimitrijević, Vesna and Filipović, Dragana and Marić, Miroslav and Penezić, Kristina and Tripković, Boban and Bogosavljević-Petrović, Vera and Tasić, Nenad",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The Late Neolithic/Early Eneolithic Building 01/06 at the site of Vinča-Belo Brdo on the
Danube burned suddenly. The daub sealed the interior of the three-room structure and preserved
its contents as they stood in the 46th century BC. The building was preserved so well that the
details of its interior can be reconstructed. On the floor, under thick layers of destruction, ovens,
querns, and deposits of artefacts and ecofacts were discovered, capturing a moment in time. The
systematic retrieval of remarkably well-preserved plant macro-remains and other materials, and
subsequent analyses, offer new information about practices such as food processing and storage
and the use of space towards the end of the occupation of the site. In this article, we present a
detailed examination of the interior architecture, and of finds of ceramics, stone, plant and animal
remains within each of the three rooms of Building 01/06. Our detailed contextual analysis of the
building’s internal configuration and of its contents, coupled with the precise dating of organic
material, provides new data for the interpretation of a Vinča-style building and its use.",
publisher = "Oxford : BAR Publishing",
journal = "Making Spaces into Places. The North Aegean, the Balkans and Western Anatolia in the Neolithic (Bar International Series S3001)",
booktitle = "Use of space in a Late Neolithic/Early Eneolithic building at the site of Vinča–Belo Brdo in the Central Balkans",
pages = "180-157",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1258"
}

Borojević, K., Antonović, D., Vuković, J., Dimitrijević, V., Filipović, D., Marić, M., Penezić, K., Tripković, B., Bogosavljević-Petrović, V.,& Tasić, N.. (2020). Use of space in a Late Neolithic/Early Eneolithic building at the site of Vinča–Belo Brdo in the Central Balkans. in Making Spaces into Places. The North Aegean, the Balkans and Western Anatolia in the Neolithic (Bar International Series S3001)
Oxford : BAR Publishing., 157-180.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1258

Borojević K, Antonović D, Vuković J, Dimitrijević V, Filipović D, Marić M, Penezić K, Tripković B, Bogosavljević-Petrović V, Tasić N. Use of space in a Late Neolithic/Early Eneolithic building at the site of Vinča–Belo Brdo in the Central Balkans. in Making Spaces into Places. The North Aegean, the Balkans and Western Anatolia in the Neolithic (Bar International Series S3001). 2020;:157-180.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1258 .

Borojević, Ksenija, Antonović, Dragana, Vuković, Jasna, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Filipović, Dragana, Marić, Miroslav, Penezić, Kristina, Tripković, Boban, Bogosavljević-Petrović, Vera, Tasić, Nenad, "Use of space in a Late Neolithic/Early Eneolithic building at the site of Vinča–Belo Brdo in the Central Balkans" in Making Spaces into Places. The North Aegean, the Balkans and Western Anatolia in the Neolithic (Bar International Series S3001) (2020):157-180,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1258 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Vuković Bogdanović, Sonja
AU  - Marković, Dimitrije
AU  - Danković, Ilija
AU  - Dimitrijević, Vesna
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1288
AB  - Freshwater shell remains in late prehistoric faunal assemblages of Southeastern Europe have often been neglected and usually just counted, while their species level was rarely determined. Based   on   ethnographic   data,   they   were   usually   interpreted   as   remnants   of   additional   food resources, but also as food for pigs and as fish baits. Several pits filled with unionid shells have been dug up in 2012, in the course of protective archaeological excavations of late prehistoric settlements located at the shore of the River Klepečka, near its confluence with the Danube (in the surroundings of the later Roman city of Viminacium). According to other archaeological finds, the pits were dated to the Early Bronze Age. The assemblage of more than 1000 valves offered an opportunity   for  a   detailed  morphometric  study   of  mollusk   remains.  The   research included   taxonomic   identification,   specific   measurements   of   each   valve   and   recording   of taphonomic data, such as shell color, fragmentation and artificial modifications. Three species have been identified: Unio crassus, Unio pictorum, and Unio tumidus. We discuss whether the species   significantly   differ   according   to   their   length,   breadth   and   height,   as   well   as morphological traits of the hinge area. According to contextual and overall distribution we will discuss possible cultural preference towards these three species in prehistory. Finally, based on contextual data and taphonomic features, we will discuss their purpose and significance within the studied settlement. The results will be placed in regional and temporal context in order to suggest freshwater shell significance in the life of people who occupied Southeastern Europe in late prehistory.
PB  - International Council for Zooaarchaeology
PB  - Middle East Technical University
C3  - 13th ICAZ International Conference. 02 – 07. September 2018. Ankara - Turkey, Abstracts
T1  - Exploatation of freshwater mussels in the late prehistory of Southeast Europe: Case study of an Early Bronze Age settlement in Kostolac (Eastern Serbia)
EP  - 26
SP  - 26
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1288
ER  - 

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abstract = "Freshwater shell remains in late prehistoric faunal assemblages of Southeastern Europe have often been neglected and usually just counted, while their species level was rarely determined. Based   on   ethnographic   data,   they   were   usually   interpreted   as   remnants   of   additional   food resources, but also as food for pigs and as fish baits. Several pits filled with unionid shells have been dug up in 2012, in the course of protective archaeological excavations of late prehistoric settlements located at the shore of the River Klepečka, near its confluence with the Danube (in the surroundings of the later Roman city of Viminacium). According to other archaeological finds, the pits were dated to the Early Bronze Age. The assemblage of more than 1000 valves offered an opportunity   for  a   detailed  morphometric  study   of  mollusk   remains.  The   research included   taxonomic   identification,   specific   measurements   of   each   valve   and   recording   of taphonomic data, such as shell color, fragmentation and artificial modifications. Three species have been identified: Unio crassus, Unio pictorum, and Unio tumidus. We discuss whether the species   significantly   differ   according   to   their   length,   breadth   and   height,   as   well   as morphological traits of the hinge area. According to contextual and overall distribution we will discuss possible cultural preference towards these three species in prehistory. Finally, based on contextual data and taphonomic features, we will discuss their purpose and significance within the studied settlement. The results will be placed in regional and temporal context in order to suggest freshwater shell significance in the life of people who occupied Southeastern Europe in late prehistory.",
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Vuković Bogdanović, S., Marković, D., Danković, I.,& Dimitrijević, V.. (2018). Exploatation of freshwater mussels in the late prehistory of Southeast Europe: Case study of an Early Bronze Age settlement in Kostolac (Eastern Serbia). in 13th ICAZ International Conference. 02 – 07. September 2018. Ankara - Turkey, Abstracts
International Council for Zooaarchaeology., 26-26.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1288

Vuković Bogdanović S, Marković D, Danković I, Dimitrijević V. Exploatation of freshwater mussels in the late prehistory of Southeast Europe: Case study of an Early Bronze Age settlement in Kostolac (Eastern Serbia). in 13th ICAZ International Conference. 02 – 07. September 2018. Ankara - Turkey, Abstracts. 2018;:26-26.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1288 .

Vuković Bogdanović, Sonja, Marković, Dimitrije, Danković, Ilija, Dimitrijević, Vesna, "Exploatation of freshwater mussels in the late prehistory of Southeast Europe: Case study of an Early Bronze Age settlement in Kostolac (Eastern Serbia)" in 13th ICAZ International Conference. 02 – 07. September 2018. Ankara - Turkey, Abstracts (2018):26-26,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1288 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Cristiani, Emanuela
AU  - Dimitrijević, Vesna
AU  - Vitezović, Selena
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/255
AB  - The authors present an early evidence for the use of complex fishing techniques for obtaining variable fish resources in prehistoric south-east Europe as recovered at the Neolithic site of Vinta Belo Brdo in Serbia. In particular, a group of bone artefacts have been analysed through the application of an integrated approach combining technological, use-wear, and residue analyses as well as the comparisons with ethnographic artefacts. The results of the functional analysis indicate that these artefacts were parts of lure hooks, i.e. composite hooks, probably used to catch large predatory fish. On methodological grounds, the discussion proposed in this paper could be relevant for other case studies worldwide where one finds prehistoric communities with evidence of fishing activities.
PB  - Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd, London
T2  - Journal of Archaeological Science
T1  - Fishing with lure hooks at the Late Neolithic site of Vinca - Belo Brdo, Serbia
EP  - 147
SP  - 134
VL  - 65
DO  - 10.1016/j.jas.2015.11.005
ER  - 

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Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd, London., 65, 134-147.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2015.11.005

Cristiani E, Dimitrijević V, Vitezović S. Fishing with lure hooks at the Late Neolithic site of Vinca - Belo Brdo, Serbia. in Journal of Archaeological Science. 2016;65:134-147.
doi:10.1016/j.jas.2015.11.005 .

Cristiani, Emanuela, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Vitezović, Selena, "Fishing with lure hooks at the Late Neolithic site of Vinca - Belo Brdo, Serbia" in Journal of Archaeological Science, 65 (2016):134-147,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2015.11.005 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Muttoni, Giovanni
AU  - Scardia, Giancarlo
AU  - Dimitrijević, Vesna
AU  - Kent, Dennis V.
AU  - Monesi, Edoardo
AU  - Mrđić, Nemanja
AU  - Korać, Miomir
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/234
AB  - At the Drmno open-pit coal mine near Kostolac in Serbia, a nearly complete skeleton of Mammuthus trogontherii (nicknamed Vika) was discovered in a fluvial deposit overlain by a loess-paleosol sequence where a second paleontological level named Nosak with remains of M. trogontherii was found. We studied the magnetostratigraphy of the Kostolac sedimentary sequence and found that the Vika layer dates to similar to 0.8 Ma, shortly before the Brunhes-Matuyama boundary. In addition, according to our age model and previously reported optically stimulated luminescence and electron spin resonance dates, the Nosak fossils have an estimated age of 0.19 Ma and lived during the earliest part of Marine Isotope Stage 6. It appears therefore that at Kostolac, M. trogontherii is preserved both at its earliest occurrence at similar to 0.8 Ma and close to its latest occurrence at 0.19 Ma, and may well have been present in between, albeit not yet found. We speculate that megaherbivores such as M. trogontherii entered Europe along a conjunct Danube-Po River migration conduit connecting western Asia-Levant with central-southern Europe where vast and exploitable ecosystems, particularly suited for steppe- or savanna-adapted megaherbivores from Asia and Africa, developed during the late early Pleistocene climate revolution at around 0.8 Ma.
PB  - Cambridge Univ Press, New York
T2  - Quaternary Research
T1  - Age of Mammuthus trogontherii from Kostolac, Serbia, and the entry of megaherbivores into Europe during the Late Matuyama climate revolution
EP  - 447
IS  - 3
SP  - 439
VL  - 84
DO  - 10.1016/j.yqres.2015.09.001
ER  - 

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Cambridge Univ Press, New York., 84(3), 439-447.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2015.09.001

Muttoni G, Scardia G, Dimitrijević V, Kent DV, Monesi E, Mrđić N, Korać M. Age of Mammuthus trogontherii from Kostolac, Serbia, and the entry of megaherbivores into Europe during the Late Matuyama climate revolution. in Quaternary Research. 2015;84(3):439-447.
doi:10.1016/j.yqres.2015.09.001 .

Muttoni, Giovanni, Scardia, Giancarlo, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Kent, Dennis V., Monesi, Edoardo, Mrđić, Nemanja, Korać, Miomir, "Age of Mammuthus trogontherii from Kostolac, Serbia, and the entry of megaherbivores into Europe during the Late Matuyama climate revolution" in Quaternary Research, 84, no. 3 (2015):439-447,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2015.09.001 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dimitrijević, Vesna
AU  - Mrđić, Nemanja
AU  - Korać, Miomir
AU  - Chu, Seimi
AU  - Kostic, Dejan
AU  - Jovičić, Mladen
AU  - Blackwell, Bonnie A. B.
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/221
AB  - In 2012, bones and tusks of mammoths and remains of other large mammals scattered in a line 130 m long have been discovered in the loess deposits at the Nosak mound in the Kostolac Basin (Northeastern Serbia). Preliminary analyses indicate that remains come from Mammuthus trogontherii, Equus ferus mosbachensis and Cervidae indet. Steppe mammoth remains originate from at least four individuals, three adults, and one juvenile. They include the largest steppe mammoth tusks ever reported. The mammalian remains were mostly found disarticulated, except for few articulated skeleton elements. Individual bones and teeth were encased within thick carbonate concretions. From their composition, morphology, and manner of formation, these carbonate concretions resemble the characteristic "loess dolls" that form in loess. Bones were exposed to subaerial weathering for some time before burial. Some damage on the bones indicates biogenic agents of their fragmentation and dispersal. Animals were probably attracted to the spot by a water source in the vicinity, such as a spring or intermittent stream. The bones and teeth accumulated at a single level within the loess likely deposited in MIS 6, just above the upper of two paleosols formed during MIS 7. A sample from a mammoth molar plate has been ESR dated at 192 +/- 5 ka, correlating with the very early MIS 6, near the MIS 6/7 boundary. This makes the Nosak mammoth the most recent occurrence of steppe mammoths in Europe, and the sole find dated to MIS 6.
PB  - Elsevier Ltd, Oxford
T2  - Quaternary International
T1  - The latest steppe mammoths (Mammuthus trogontherii (Pohlig)) and associated fauna on the Late Middle Pleistocene steppe at Nosak, Kostolac Basin, Northeastern Serbia
EP  - 27
SP  - 14
VL  - 379
DO  - 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.06.025
ER  - 

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Elsevier Ltd, Oxford., 379, 14-27.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.06.025

Dimitrijević V, Mrđić N, Korać M, Chu S, Kostic D, Jovičić M, Blackwell BAB. The latest steppe mammoths (Mammuthus trogontherii (Pohlig)) and associated fauna on the Late Middle Pleistocene steppe at Nosak, Kostolac Basin, Northeastern Serbia. in Quaternary International. 2015;379:14-27.
doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.06.025 .

Dimitrijević, Vesna, Mrđić, Nemanja, Korać, Miomir, Chu, Seimi, Kostic, Dejan, Jovičić, Mladen, Blackwell, Bonnie A. B., "The latest steppe mammoths (Mammuthus trogontherii (Pohlig)) and associated fauna on the Late Middle Pleistocene steppe at Nosak, Kostolac Basin, Northeastern Serbia" in Quaternary International, 379 (2015):14-27,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.06.025 . .