Master's Degree Dissertation by Irene M Petschko
Das karolingerzeitliche Gräberfeld von Pottenbrunn, Niederösterreich. unpublished master's degree dissertation, Universität Wien, 2013
available for download: https://doi.org/10.25365/thesis.26409
In dieser Arbeit wurde das Mater... more available for download: https://doi.org/10.25365/thesis.26409
In dieser Arbeit wurde das Material des frühmittelalterlichen Gräberfeldes Pottenbrunn typenchronologisch untersucht und mit anderen Gräberfeldern verglichen. Basierend darauf wird eine Datierung zwischen der Mitte des 8. Jhs. und der Mitte des 9. Jhs. vorgeschlagen.
Weiters wurden Überlegungen zur Belegungsabfolge angestellt. Diese ist nicht vollständig nachvollziehbar. Es gibt eine Grabgruppe im Südteil des Gräberfeldes, die durch spätawarischen Schmuck charakterisiert wird. Zusätzlich wurden altersbezogene Bestattungssitten anhand einzelner Fundtypen untersucht und drei Ausstattungsgruppen herausgearbeitet. Die Fund zeigen starke Einflüsse aus dem awarischen Reich, die mit der Zeit abnehmen. Daneben gibt es westliche Einflüsse. Diese Einflüsse verbinden sich mit den lokalen donauländischen Elementen zu den für den Raum zwischen dem karolingischen und awarischen Kerngebiet typischen Inventaren dieser Zeit.
Books by Irene M Petschko
The visualization of the archaeological heritage from the Balkans turns the spotlight on the huma... more The visualization of the archaeological heritage from the Balkans turns the spotlight on the human past in this region that is in many ways essential for our understanding of European history in general. Southeast Europe represents one of the key areas for analysing the human past, where most of the major cultural developments started that had a long-lasting impact on the continent. This specific culmination of cultural and social dynamics over millennia took place in the highly diverse, but connected landscapes of the Balkans. These distinct characteristics form the backbone of one of the most exciting and challenging areas for archaeology on the globe. Visualizing the Unknown Balkans offers an overview of ongoing interdisciplinary fieldwork in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Serbia covering a time span of about six millennia. The results, in the form of maps, plans, geophysical screenings and digital reconstructions, open up new perspectives for potential future investigations and set the course for the broader
public and scientific perception of archaeological research in the region.
Papers by Irene M Petschko
Godisnjak Centra za balkanoloska ispitivanja , 2023
The cooperation between the Austrian Archaeological Institute (Austrian Academy of Scie... more The cooperation between the Austrian Archaeological Institute (Austrian Academy of Sciences) and City Museum Zenica in the frame of the project “Visualizing the unknown Balkans” resulted in the discovery and subsequent archaeological investigations of the first documented graveyard of Late Bronze and Early Iron Age in central Bosnia at the site Kopilo. The excavations conducted in 2021 and 2022 brought to light the cemetery locat-ed on the terrace below the previously investigated hilltop settlement and provided new insights into the mortuary practices of the local prehistoric population. In total, we unearthed 46 graves, with 51 individuals of all age groups. Most of the graves were placed in stone constructions that included several inhumation burials. We also found clear evidence of grave reopening and reuse, multiple burials and graves containing only selected body parts. The spectrum of metal and pottery finds consists of local, regional and forms of supra-regional distribution, indicating well-established communication networks of the community that used the cemetery.
Antiquity, 2023
Excavations of the Kopilo cemetery in central Bosnia in 2021 and 2022 have provided the first ins... more Excavations of the Kopilo cemetery in central Bosnia in 2021 and 2022 have provided the first insights into Bronze and Iron Age burial practices in this part of Europe. We documented a total of 46 inhumation graves, with the variety of finds indicating supra-regional contacts of this population.
Godišnjak, Centar za balkanološka ispitivanja, Knjiga 50, 2021
The paper present results of the investigations on the prehistoric sites in the vicinity of the c... more The paper present results of the investigations on the prehistoric sites in the vicinity of the city of Zenica conducted during 2018 and 2019. Based on the cooperation between the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and City Museum of Zenica we applied geophysical prospection, air-borne laser scanning and excavations in order to get a better understanding of the Bronze and Iron Age developments in this specific part of the central Bosnia along the Bosna River. This research is emebeded within the project "Visualizing the unknown Balkans, supported by the Innovation Fond of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Apart from previously known and to smaller extent excavated hillfort Kopilo, our work also focused on the sites situated on the ridge above Gradišće in the northern part of the Zenica Basin. What appears to be indicative of this micro-region are high attitudes (600-900 m a.s.l.) of the identified Bronze and Iron Ages settlements in comparison to the situation in the neighboring valleys and basins of the central Bosnia. Such position provided mutual visual contact between the sites and an excellent control of the entry and exit from the Zenica Basin. Our work also brought evidences of prehistoric stone mounds on the ridge above Gradišče. The numerous archeological finds indicatate the importance and a long continuity of the hillforts such as Kopilo that obviuolsy lasted unti the advanced La Téne Period.
Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu 38/1, 2021
the existence of ditches and a variety of structures, the first excavation was carried out in lat... more the existence of ditches and a variety of structures, the first excavation was carried out in late 2018 at the mound in Novo Selo. At that point, neither a chronology nor an interpretation of the large earth mounds could be put forward, since there were no comparable investigated structures in the surroundings or surface finds suggesting an approximate age. The excavations in Novo Selo revealed highly remarkable structures and the use of the place as burial grounds in the Late Copper Age (3200-2600 BC), the earliest stage of the Middle Bronze Age (1750-1650 BC), and finally in the late Middle Ages (1000-1300 AD). In terms of cultural affiliation, the Copper Age finds (pottery) and urn cremation burials correspond with the repertoire of the late Baden complex and the Kostolac culture, while the Middle Bronze Age inhumation burial shows similarities with the graves in the lower Drina valley. The discoveries made in Novo Selo exemplify the complexity of burial mounds and their importance for prehistoric communities, especially in an open landscape like Semberija, with multifarious influences from the Balkans, the Carpathian Basin, and the Danube area.
Experimental Archaeology, Exhibition Catalogue MAMUZ, Mistelbach (ed. by WMB Weinviertel Museum Betriebs Gmbh ) , 2021
The paper in this exhibition catalogue summarises an experiment on separating and cutting pork wi... more The paper in this exhibition catalogue summarises an experiment on separating and cutting pork with the help of prehistoric stone tools. The research questions is strongly related with the Neolithic excavation results from the site Çukuriçi Höyük in western Turkey. The remains of various settlements of this tell site dating to the 7th mill. BC revealed a large amount of chipped stone tools. Their primary function and use was expected to include also food production. The experiment tested the different properties of the raw material varieties in the lithic assemblage in butchery activities.
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Master's Degree Dissertation by Irene M Petschko
In dieser Arbeit wurde das Material des frühmittelalterlichen Gräberfeldes Pottenbrunn typenchronologisch untersucht und mit anderen Gräberfeldern verglichen. Basierend darauf wird eine Datierung zwischen der Mitte des 8. Jhs. und der Mitte des 9. Jhs. vorgeschlagen.
Weiters wurden Überlegungen zur Belegungsabfolge angestellt. Diese ist nicht vollständig nachvollziehbar. Es gibt eine Grabgruppe im Südteil des Gräberfeldes, die durch spätawarischen Schmuck charakterisiert wird. Zusätzlich wurden altersbezogene Bestattungssitten anhand einzelner Fundtypen untersucht und drei Ausstattungsgruppen herausgearbeitet. Die Fund zeigen starke Einflüsse aus dem awarischen Reich, die mit der Zeit abnehmen. Daneben gibt es westliche Einflüsse. Diese Einflüsse verbinden sich mit den lokalen donauländischen Elementen zu den für den Raum zwischen dem karolingischen und awarischen Kerngebiet typischen Inventaren dieser Zeit.
Books by Irene M Petschko
public and scientific perception of archaeological research in the region.
Papers by Irene M Petschko