at the Crossroads

A consideration of archaeological and historical connectivity

Proceedings of conference held at Europe House, Smith Square, London, 24–25 June 2013 to mark the accession of Croatia to the European Union

edited by David Davison, Vince Gaffney, Preston Miracle and Jo Sofaer

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Preface...... iii

Foreword...... v

Interactions in the Old Stone Age: Possible Scenarios Using the Vindija Biological Evidence...... 1 Ivor Janković and Fred H. Smith

Contacts and Connections in Late Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic Croatia...... 11 Ivor Karavanić

Adriatic Connections: Exploring Relationships from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Mesolithic...... 19 Dario Vujević

The Mesolithic in Croatia...... 33 Darko Komšo

The Development of Eneolithic Cultures Between the and Drava Rivers...... 59 Jacqueline Balen

Croatia and the Crossroads of Early Greek Seafarers...... 75 Helena Tomas

Multiculturalists Before We Knew It: Keeping Pace with Bronze Age Trends...... 85 Sanjin Mihelić

Clay Birds as Religious Objects and Works of Craft in the Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age of the Balkans and the Carpathian Basin...... 91 Darko Maričević

The Princes of the Crossroads — The Early Iron Age in Northern Croatia...... 109 Hrvoje Potrebica

Indigenous Pottery in During the Last Millennium BC...... 123 Vedran Barbarić

Salona and the Sea – Some Observations...... 139 Branko Kirigin

Interaction Between Incomers and Autochthons on Roman Funerary Stones from the Croatian Region of (1st –4th Centuries)...... 157 Branka Migotti

Immigrants from Other Areas of the Roman Empire Documented on Siscia Lead Tags...... 169 Ivan Radman-Livaja

New Knowledge on Certain Early Christian Dioceses in the Eastern Adriatic Region...... 193 Ante Škegro

The K-type Sword from Koljane in Dalmatia as Possible Evidence for the Arrival of at the End of the 8th Century ...... 207 Ante Milošević

The Gnalić Shipwreck: Microcosm of the Late Renaissance World...... 223 Irena Radić Rossi, Mariangela Nicolardi and Katarina Batur

Weapons of the Military Frontier in Croatia from the End of the 17th to the End of the 19th Century – Combat Equipment and Emblems of Rank...... 249 Dora Bošković

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