Learning to see the amber from Glasinac Cover Image

Učenje da se vidi glasinački ćilibar
Learning to see the amber from Glasinac

Author(s): Aleksandar Palavestra
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World
Published by: Akademija Nauka i Umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
Keywords: amber; Glasinac; auto-reflexive method; old evidence; re-contextualization; princely grave from Novi Pazar; Osovo; Sjeversko; Iron Age;

Summary/Abstract: The paper addresses previous research into the amber finds from Glasinac, reaching back to the end of the 19th century, as well as some of the author’s own extensive study of this material conducted in 1980s. The method of auto-reflexivity as an epistemological tool is applied, enabling the monitoring of the process of acquisition and validity of archaeological knowledge. At the same time, the author applies re-evaluation of old evidence, whose many layers may also contribute to the new insights into the archaeological practice and data. Starting from the old evidence on amber in the Landesmuseum in Sarajevo, over the statistical survey of the complete set of amber retrieved from Glasinac, and the work on the amber finds in the National Museum in Belgrade, the author suggests – as a methodological example – the re-evaluation of some amber beads from the mounds at Osovo and Sjeversko.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 48
  • Page Range: 167-179
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Serbian