Neanderthal settlement of the Central Balkans during MIS 5: evidence from Pešturina Cave, Serbia

D Mihailović, S Milošević, BAB Blackwell… - Quaternary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent research in the southern Central Balkans has resulted in the discovery of the first
Middle Paleolithic sites in this region. Systematic excavations of Velika and Mala Balanica …

Holocene hydroclimate changes in continental Croatia recorded in speleothem δ13C and δ18O from Nova Grgosova Cave

M Surić, A Columbu, R Lončarić, P Bajo… - The …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
We present the first stable isotope (δ13C and δ18O) speleothem record from continental
Croatia retrieved from two coeval stalagmites from Nova Grgosova Cave. U-Th dates …

The Middle Paleolithic of the Balkans: Industrial Variability, Human Biogeography, and Neanderthal Demise

T Dogandžić - Journal of World Prehistory, 2023 - Springer
Europe is characterized by an uneven record of Middle Paleolithic occupations. Specifically,
large parts of southeastern Europe display markedly lower site densities and less intensive …

A palaeoecological view of the last Neanderthals at the crossroads of south‐central Europe and the central Mediterranean: long‐term stability or pronounced …

I Karavanić, M Banda, S Radović, S Miko… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents palaeoecological reconstructions and late Neanderthal responses to
environmental conditions in two different palaeoecological zones (continental south‐central …

Geomorphological evolution of the Petrovaradin Fortress Palaeolithic site (Novi Sad, Serbia)

SB Marković, J Vandenberghe, T Stevens… - Quaternary …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Two phases of archaeological investigation were performed in the Novi Sad City Museum at
Petrovaradin Fortress. In this study, we summarize the results of geo-archaeological …

The Middle Paleolithic from an underwater perspective: Submerged Mousterian industry from Kaštel Štafilić–Resnik (Dalmatia, Croatia) in the context of eastern …

I Karavanić, A Barbir - Journal of archaeological science: Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents the investigation methodology and results of analyses of lithic material
from Kaštel Štafilić–Resnik (Dalmatia, Croatia), the first systematically explored underwater …

Mousterian lithic assemblage from Vinica cave (Hrvatsko zagorje, Croatia).: New insights into regional Middle Paleolithic technological behavior

N Vukosavljević, G Gužvica… - Arheološki …, 2022 - ojs.zrc-sazu.si
V prispevku predstavljamo tehnotipološko in surovinsko analizo musterjenskega kamnitega
inventarja iz jame Vinica (Hrvaško Zagorje), pridobljenega med izkopavanji ob koncu …

Mustjerska industrija špilje Veternice

M Banda, I Karavanić - Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Špilja Veternica nalazište je srednjega paleolitika na jugozapadnome dijelu
planine Medvednice u Hrvatskoj. Nalazište je od 1951. do 1955. i 1971. godine istraživano …

Cognitive performance and specific aspects of language processing are associated with Oldowan-like chert flaking and retouch

P Gabrić, M Banda, I Karavanić - 2021 - researchsquare.com
Experimental data suggesting a co-evolutionary relationship between Palaeolithic stone
toolmaking, and cognition and language remain limited to indirect findings of …

[PDF][PDF] The Use of Bone in Stone Tool Technology: Retouchers from Veternica and Vindija (Croatia)

M Banda¹, S Radović, I Karavanić - 2020 - researchgate.net
Bone retouchers are tools used for the tasks of retouching lithics and are usually made from
long bone shaft fragments. They are a common feature of many Middle Palaeolithic …