Matija Črešnar
Biographic Data
| ID | 144287 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matija Črešnar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matija |
| FAMILY NAME | Črešnar |
| SIGNATURE | ČREŠNAR M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ljubljana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7856-6384 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Isotopic Values of Prenatal Development: Δ 13 C and δ 15 N Variation in Early‐Formed Human Tissues
Living at the Edge of the Plain. Adaptability in Late Bronze Age Husbandry at Brinjeva gora (SE Slovenia)
Brinjeva gora above Zreče is a hilltop settlement with remains dating primarily to the Late Bronze Age and the Roman period. This article presents the results of an archaeozoological study of prehistoric animal remains (N = 5500; NISP = 1999), providing detailed insight into contemporary livestock farming practices. The most economically important species were cattle and sheep, with a clear emphasis on the exploitation of secondary products. The …
Novi grobovi iz Matavuna pri Škocjanu na Krasu
Prispevek podrobneje predstavlja pet žganih grobov iz pozne bronaste oz. starejše železne dobe, odkritih leta 2020 na območju Matavuna pri Škocjanu na Krasu. Gre za pomembno dopolnitev k dosedanjemu poznavanju najdišča, ne le zaradi njihove lege na robu že poznanega grobišča, ampak tudi zavoljo sodobnih terenskih in poterenskih raziskav ter spremljajočih naravoslovnih analiz. Tipološka in kronološka analiza keramičnih in kovinskih pridatkov ter r…
The Dataset for Tracing Invisible Hearths and Daily Routines through Carbonized Plant Remains and Geochemical Signals in an Early Iron Age Smithy at Pungrt Hillfort, Slovenia
The dataset presented in this paper comprises results from archaeobotanical and geoarchaeological analyses. It was compiled primarily to reconstruct the location of the archaeologically invisible forge hearth within a late 6th- and early 5th-century BC smithy in Building 24 at Pungrt Hillfort, central Slovenia. The analysed sediment samples were systematically collected in a 50×50 cm grid during the excavation of the building. Archaeobotanical re…
PXRF spectrometry in the geoarchaeological analysis of archaeological deposits: Optimizing laboratory methods and protocols
Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometry is widely employed in the geoarchaeological analysis of archaeological deposits. However, the preparation methods and laboratory protocols used remain diverse, with established standards frequently disregarded. In this study, we examine the effects of grinding on the precision of mean analyte concentrations and evaluate the suitability of different factory calibrations and their associated measureme…
Unravelling iron age cuisine: Integrating FTIR and Elisa evidence from Pungrt hillfort (Slovenia)
Tracing invisible hearths and daily routines through carbonised plant remains and geochemical signals in an Early Iron Age smithy at Pungrt Hillfort, Slovenia
Archaeologically invisible forge hearths may have been portable and raised. • Charred archaeobotanical remains as a proxy for archaeologically invisible hearths. • Archaeobotanical and geochemical spatial reconstruction of activity areas. • Evidence of flatbread preparation during the Early Iron Age in Slovenia. • Evidence of a household-based smithy during the Early Iron Age at Pungrt Hillfort. This study addresses the challenge of locating forg…
Macro to Micro Stratigraphic and Artefactual Evidence From an Early Iron Age Smithy at the Pungrt Hillfort (Central Slovenia)
The dataset presented in this paper includes data about macro- and micro-stratigraphy, as well as macro- and micro-artefacts from the Early Iron Age smithy (Building 24, phase IIb2) at the Pungrt Hillfort, Central Slovenia. The data were collected during the archaeological excavation and geoarchaeological sampling at the site, followed by laboratory processing and analysis of the gathered samples. All the data are stored at the Repository of the …
From macro to micro approaches in settlement archaeology: A case study of an Early Iron Age smithy at the Pungrt hillfort (Central Slovenia)
In this paper, we present an interdisciplinary and multiscalar study of an Early Iron Age smithy uncovered at the Pungrt hillfort in Central Slovenia. By examining and comparing the stratigraphic and artefactual evidence preserved at both macro- and micro-scales this study highlights the importance of integrated micromorphological and micro-refuse analyses in settlement contexts. Our integrated approach allowed us to identify the blacksmith’s wor…
Colonia Iulia Emona at the crossroads in the South-Eastern Alpine region during the late Roman period – An isotope perspective
Potencial interdisciplinarnih raziskav človeških skeletnih posmrtnih ostankov: Četverni grob s poznoantičnega grobišča Bled – Pristava
Analize človeških tkiv iz arheoloških kontekstov pomembno pripomorejo k razumevanju posameznikov in družb v preteklosti. Na primeru četvernega groba 336–339 s poznoantičnega grobišča Bled – Pristava predstavljamo potek in rezultate celostne interdisciplinarne raziskave, ki združuje nekaj pri raziskovanju skeletnih tkiv najpogosteje izvedenih analiz, rezultate teh pa povezujemo v širši arheološki in zgodovinski kontekst. Na podlagi zbranih podatko…
Stavbne ostaline in druge naselbinske najdbe iz 8. st. pr. n. št. s savskega nabrežja v Kranju ter njihova dendrokronološka datacija
Na Savski cesti 10 v Kranju so arheološka izkopavanja leta 2010 razkrila tri gradbene faze prazgodovinske poselitve. Ob bogatih keramičnih najdbah so bili iz vsake faze ohranjeni tudi ostanki lesenih stavb. V štirih jamah za sohe, ki pripadajo dvema stavbama, so bili najdeni kosi lesenih brun, ki so omogočili dendrokronološke analize in radiokarbonsko datiranje. Osrednji del prispevka obsega tipološko študijo keramičnega posodja. Ta je na podlagi…
What is Hidden Beneath the Earthen Mantles Of Early Iron Age Barrows at the Fringes of the Eastern Alps? Recent Results from Geophysical Prospections at Poštela (NE Slovenia)
Proto-urban hillfort at 10 microns: Integrated geoarchaeological research at Pungrt (central Slovenia)
Geoarchaeological analysis of settlement stratigraphy is key to understanding continuity and change in economic, social and cultural spaces within complex (proto-)urban sites. Here, preliminary micromorphological and micro-refuse data from the Pungrt hillfort demonstrate the potential of a fine-scaled geoarchaeology-based approach for understanding the structuring and reuse of space, not just within settlements but within individual households, t…
Early Iron Age urbanism in the south-eastern Alpine region: A case study of the Pungrt hillfort
Largescale excavation at the Iron Age and Roman period Pungrt hillfort (8th century BC to 2nd century AD) has revealed a distinctly urban character of the settlement in its best-preserved Late Hallstatt phase from the 6th to 4th centuries BC. This study provides an important contribution to the understanding of the settlement's internal organization and its socioeconomic development. By examining the previously unaddressed phenomena of settlement…
ATR-FTIR spectroscopy as a pre-screening technique for the PMI assessment and DNA preservation in human skeletal remains – A review
Skeletal remains from archaeological and forensic contexts are commonly used for various analyses, including DNA. Our research investigates relatively fast and inexpensive ATR-FTIR spectroscopy with further data manipulation as a potential pre-screening technique for assessing the preservation state of skeletal remains. We seek to correlate spectra and chemometric indices with the biological, chemical, and physical composition of the skeletal tis…
Kinship Analysis of 5th- to 6th-Century Skeletons of Romanized Indigenous People from the Bled–Pristava Archaeological Site
Kinship practices in Early Iron Age South-east Europe: Genetic and isotopic analysis of burials from the Dolge njive barrow cemetery, Dolenjska, Slovenia
The burial of multiple individuals within a single funerary monument invites speculation about the relationships between the deceased: were they chosen on the basis of status, gender or relatedness, for example? Here, the authors present the results of aDNA and isotope analyses conducted on seven individuals from an Early Iron Age barrow at Dolge njive, south-eastern Slovenia. All seven individuals are close biological relatives. While the group …
Pohorsko Podravje pred tremi tisočletji: Tradicija in inovativnost v pozni bronasti in starejši železni dobi
V preteklih treh desetletjih je prišlo predvsem zaradi zaščitnih arheoloških izkopavanj ob izgradnji avtocestnega križa v Sloveniji do številnih odkritij novih arheoloških najdišč iz različnih obdobij, kar velja tudi za Pohorsko Podravje. Že tekom arheoloških izkopavanj so pozornost vzbudila razmeroma gosto razporejena arheološka najdišča naselbin iz pozne bronaste dobe, ki so spreminjala do tedaj znano podobo o poselitvi Pohorskega Podravja. To …
Interdisciplinarne raziskave železarskega središča Cvinger pri Dolenjskih Toplicah iz starejše železne dobe
Prazgodovinski kompleks Cvinger pri Dolenjskih Toplicah leži na strateški točki na prehodu med Dolenjsko in Belo krajino. Tukaj odkrite najdbe so imele pomembno vlogo pri opredelitvi mlajšega halštatskega obdobja v jugovzhodnih Alpah. Prav tako pomembno je odkritje železarsko-talilniškega območja. V zadnjih letih pa je bil Cvinger predmet interdisciplinarnih raziskav, ki so povezale sodobne tehnike daljinskega zaznavanja, kot so zračno lasersko s…
Interdisciplinarna študija človeških ostankov s starejšeželeznodobnega grobišča v Zagorju ob Savi
Prispevek predstavlja dognanja interdisciplinarne raziskave človeških kostnih ostankov, odkritih leta 2011 na grobišču iz starejše železne dobe na Cesti Borisa Kidriča v Zagorju ob Savi. Študija je del obsežnejšega projekta osteoloških in izotopskih analiz kostnih ostankov iz bronaste in železne dobe (14–4. st. pr. n. št.) z območij Slovenije in Hrvaške. Osteološka raziskava šestih oseb je pokazala, da gre za ostanke enega mlajšega odraslega mošk…
A carbon and nitrogen isotopic investigation of a case of probable infantile scurvy (6th–4th centuries BC, Slovenia)
Non-invasive reflection FTIR characterization of archaeological burnt bones: Reference database and case studies
Characteristics of Early Iron Age pottery from northeastern Slovenia through the prism of ceramic technology and petrography
Pottery technology in the Early Iron Age remains understudied in Slovenian archaeology, especially in the combined use of description on a macroscopic level with the addition of petrographic thin sections analysis. In this study we focused on pottery technology of vessels from two Early Iron Age sites in north-eastern Slovenia, Poštela near Maribor and Novine above Šentilj (NE Slovenia). We analysed the clay pastes, inclusions in the clay, as wel…
Srečanja in vplivi v raziskovanju bronaste in železne dobe na Slovenskem: Zbornik prispevkov v čast Bibi Teržan
Srečanja in vplivi se zrcalijo skozi delo prof. Bibe Teržan pri proučevanju arheoloških pojavov v lokalnem, regionalnem ali nadregionalnem okolju, pa naj bo na nivoju posameznikov v družbi ali na nivojih širših skupnosti. So pomembni, a težko oprijemljivi in razumljivi motorji, ki se nam v svojih materializiranih oblikah kažejo v arheoloških najdbah, kontekstih, najdiščih in krajinah ter najbolj izrazito, a zagonetno zakodirano, na umetniških stv…
Non-invasive reflection FTIR characterization of archaeological burnt bones: Reference database and case studies
A carbon and nitrogen isotopic investigation of a case of probable infantile scurvy (6th–4th centuries BC, Slovenia)
Proto-urban hillfort at 10 microns: Integrated geoarchaeological research at Pungrt (central Slovenia)
Geoarchaeological analysis of settlement stratigraphy is key to understanding continuity and change in economic, social and cultural spaces within complex (proto-)urban sites. Here, preliminary micromorphological and micro-refuse data from the Pungrt hillfort demonstrate the potential of a fine-scaled geoarchaeology-based approach for understanding the structuring and reuse of space, not just within settlements but within individual households, t…
Early Iron Age urbanism in the south-eastern Alpine region: A case study of the Pungrt hillfort
Largescale excavation at the Iron Age and Roman period Pungrt hillfort (8th century BC to 2nd century AD) has revealed a distinctly urban character of the settlement in its best-preserved Late Hallstatt phase from the 6th to 4th centuries BC. This study provides an important contribution to the understanding of the settlement's internal organization and its socioeconomic development. By examining the previously unaddressed phenomena of settlement…
Kinship Analysis of 5th- to 6th-Century Skeletons of Romanized Indigenous People from the Bled–Pristava Archaeological Site
Kinship practices in Early Iron Age South-east Europe: Genetic and isotopic analysis of burials from the Dolge njive barrow cemetery, Dolenjska, Slovenia
The burial of multiple individuals within a single funerary monument invites speculation about the relationships between the deceased: were they chosen on the basis of status, gender or relatedness, for example? Here, the authors present the results of aDNA and isotope analyses conducted on seven individuals from an Early Iron Age barrow at Dolge njive, south-eastern Slovenia. All seven individuals are close biological relatives. While the group …
Srečanja in vplivi v raziskovanju bronaste in železne dobe na Slovenskem: Zbornik prispevkov v čast Bibi Teržan
Srečanja in vplivi se zrcalijo skozi delo prof. Bibe Teržan pri proučevanju arheoloških pojavov v lokalnem, regionalnem ali nadregionalnem okolju, pa naj bo na nivoju posameznikov v družbi ali na nivojih širših skupnosti. So pomembni, a težko oprijemljivi in razumljivi motorji, ki se nam v svojih materializiranih oblikah kažejo v arheoloških najdbah, kontekstih, najdiščih in krajinah ter najbolj izrazito, a zagonetno zakodirano, na umetniških stv…
Characteristics of Early Iron Age pottery from northeastern Slovenia through the prism of ceramic technology and petrography
Pottery technology in the Early Iron Age remains understudied in Slovenian archaeology, especially in the combined use of description on a macroscopic level with the addition of petrographic thin sections analysis. In this study we focused on pottery technology of vessels from two Early Iron Age sites in north-eastern Slovenia, Poštela near Maribor and Novine above Šentilj (NE Slovenia). We analysed the clay pastes, inclusions in the clay, as wel…
Characteristics of Early Iron Age pottery from northeastern Slovenia through the prism of ceramic technology and petrography
Pottery technology in the Early Iron Age remains understudied in Slovenian archaeology, especially in the combined use of description on a macroscopic level with the addition of petrographic thin sections analysis. In this study we focused on pottery technology of vessels from two Early Iron Age sites in north-eastern Slovenia, Poštela near Maribor and Novine above Šentilj (NE Slovenia). We analysed the clay pastes, inclusions in the clay, as wel…
Interdisciplinarne raziskave železarskega središča Cvinger pri Dolenjskih Toplicah iz starejše železne dobe
Prazgodovinski kompleks Cvinger pri Dolenjskih Toplicah leži na strateški točki na prehodu med Dolenjsko in Belo krajino. Tukaj odkrite najdbe so imele pomembno vlogo pri opredelitvi mlajšega halštatskega obdobja v jugovzhodnih Alpah. Prav tako pomembno je odkritje železarsko-talilniškega območja. V zadnjih letih pa je bil Cvinger predmet interdisciplinarnih raziskav, ki so povezale sodobne tehnike daljinskega zaznavanja, kot so zračno lasersko s…
Interdisciplinarna študija človeških ostankov s starejšeželeznodobnega grobišča v Zagorju ob Savi
Prispevek predstavlja dognanja interdisciplinarne raziskave človeških kostnih ostankov, odkritih leta 2011 na grobišču iz starejše železne dobe na Cesti Borisa Kidriča v Zagorju ob Savi. Študija je del obsežnejšega projekta osteoloških in izotopskih analiz kostnih ostankov iz bronaste in železne dobe (14–4. st. pr. n. št.) z območij Slovenije in Hrvaške. Osteološka raziskava šestih oseb je pokazala, da gre za ostanke enega mlajšega odraslega mošk…
A carbon and nitrogen isotopic investigation of a case of probable infantile scurvy (6th–4th centuries BC, Slovenia)
Non-invasive reflection FTIR characterization of archaeological burnt bones: Reference database and case studies
Pohorsko Podravje pred tremi tisočletji: Tradicija in inovativnost v pozni bronasti in starejši železni dobi
V preteklih treh desetletjih je prišlo predvsem zaradi zaščitnih arheoloških izkopavanj ob izgradnji avtocestnega križa v Sloveniji do številnih odkritij novih arheoloških najdišč iz različnih obdobij, kar velja tudi za Pohorsko Podravje. Že tekom arheoloških izkopavanj so pozornost vzbudila razmeroma gosto razporejena arheološka najdišča naselbin iz pozne bronaste dobe, ki so spreminjala do tedaj znano podobo o poselitvi Pohorskega Podravja. To …
ATR-FTIR spectroscopy as a pre-screening technique for the PMI assessment and DNA preservation in human skeletal remains – A review
Skeletal remains from archaeological and forensic contexts are commonly used for various analyses, including DNA. Our research investigates relatively fast and inexpensive ATR-FTIR spectroscopy with further data manipulation as a potential pre-screening technique for assessing the preservation state of skeletal remains. We seek to correlate spectra and chemometric indices with the biological, chemical, and physical composition of the skeletal tis…
Kinship Analysis of 5th- to 6th-Century Skeletons of Romanized Indigenous People from the Bled–Pristava Archaeological Site
Kinship practices in Early Iron Age South-east Europe: Genetic and isotopic analysis of burials from the Dolge njive barrow cemetery, Dolenjska, Slovenia
The burial of multiple individuals within a single funerary monument invites speculation about the relationships between the deceased: were they chosen on the basis of status, gender or relatedness, for example? Here, the authors present the results of aDNA and isotope analyses conducted on seven individuals from an Early Iron Age barrow at Dolge njive, south-eastern Slovenia. All seven individuals are close biological relatives. While the group …
Potencial interdisciplinarnih raziskav človeških skeletnih posmrtnih ostankov: Četverni grob s poznoantičnega grobišča Bled – Pristava
Analize človeških tkiv iz arheoloških kontekstov pomembno pripomorejo k razumevanju posameznikov in družb v preteklosti. Na primeru četvernega groba 336–339 s poznoantičnega grobišča Bled – Pristava predstavljamo potek in rezultate celostne interdisciplinarne raziskave, ki združuje nekaj pri raziskovanju skeletnih tkiv najpogosteje izvedenih analiz, rezultate teh pa povezujemo v širši arheološki in zgodovinski kontekst. Na podlagi zbranih podatko…
Stavbne ostaline in druge naselbinske najdbe iz 8. st. pr. n. št. s savskega nabrežja v Kranju ter njihova dendrokronološka datacija
Na Savski cesti 10 v Kranju so arheološka izkopavanja leta 2010 razkrila tri gradbene faze prazgodovinske poselitve. Ob bogatih keramičnih najdbah so bili iz vsake faze ohranjeni tudi ostanki lesenih stavb. V štirih jamah za sohe, ki pripadajo dvema stavbama, so bili najdeni kosi lesenih brun, ki so omogočili dendrokronološke analize in radiokarbonsko datiranje. Osrednji del prispevka obsega tipološko študijo keramičnega posodja. Ta je na podlagi…
What is Hidden Beneath the Earthen Mantles Of Early Iron Age Barrows at the Fringes of the Eastern Alps? Recent Results from Geophysical Prospections at Poštela (NE Slovenia)
Proto-urban hillfort at 10 microns: Integrated geoarchaeological research at Pungrt (central Slovenia)
Geoarchaeological analysis of settlement stratigraphy is key to understanding continuity and change in economic, social and cultural spaces within complex (proto-)urban sites. Here, preliminary micromorphological and micro-refuse data from the Pungrt hillfort demonstrate the potential of a fine-scaled geoarchaeology-based approach for understanding the structuring and reuse of space, not just within settlements but within individual households, t…
Early Iron Age urbanism in the south-eastern Alpine region: A case study of the Pungrt hillfort
Largescale excavation at the Iron Age and Roman period Pungrt hillfort (8th century BC to 2nd century AD) has revealed a distinctly urban character of the settlement in its best-preserved Late Hallstatt phase from the 6th to 4th centuries BC. This study provides an important contribution to the understanding of the settlement's internal organization and its socioeconomic development. By examining the previously unaddressed phenomena of settlement…
Macro to Micro Stratigraphic and Artefactual Evidence From an Early Iron Age Smithy at the Pungrt Hillfort (Central Slovenia)
The dataset presented in this paper includes data about macro- and micro-stratigraphy, as well as macro- and micro-artefacts from the Early Iron Age smithy (Building 24, phase IIb2) at the Pungrt Hillfort, Central Slovenia. The data were collected during the archaeological excavation and geoarchaeological sampling at the site, followed by laboratory processing and analysis of the gathered samples. All the data are stored at the Repository of the …
From macro to micro approaches in settlement archaeology: A case study of an Early Iron Age smithy at the Pungrt hillfort (Central Slovenia)
In this paper, we present an interdisciplinary and multiscalar study of an Early Iron Age smithy uncovered at the Pungrt hillfort in Central Slovenia. By examining and comparing the stratigraphic and artefactual evidence preserved at both macro- and micro-scales this study highlights the importance of integrated micromorphological and micro-refuse analyses in settlement contexts. Our integrated approach allowed us to identify the blacksmith’s wor…
Colonia Iulia Emona at the crossroads in the South-Eastern Alpine region during the late Roman period – An isotope perspective
Isotopic Values of Prenatal Development: Δ 13 C and δ 15 N Variation in Early‐Formed Human Tissues
Living at the Edge of the Plain. Adaptability in Late Bronze Age Husbandry at Brinjeva gora (SE Slovenia)
Brinjeva gora above Zreče is a hilltop settlement with remains dating primarily to the Late Bronze Age and the Roman period. This article presents the results of an archaeozoological study of prehistoric animal remains (N = 5500; NISP = 1999), providing detailed insight into contemporary livestock farming practices. The most economically important species were cattle and sheep, with a clear emphasis on the exploitation of secondary products. The …
Novi grobovi iz Matavuna pri Škocjanu na Krasu
Prispevek podrobneje predstavlja pet žganih grobov iz pozne bronaste oz. starejše železne dobe, odkritih leta 2020 na območju Matavuna pri Škocjanu na Krasu. Gre za pomembno dopolnitev k dosedanjemu poznavanju najdišča, ne le zaradi njihove lege na robu že poznanega grobišča, ampak tudi zavoljo sodobnih terenskih in poterenskih raziskav ter spremljajočih naravoslovnih analiz. Tipološka in kronološka analiza keramičnih in kovinskih pridatkov ter r…
The Dataset for Tracing Invisible Hearths and Daily Routines through Carbonized Plant Remains and Geochemical Signals in an Early Iron Age Smithy at Pungrt Hillfort, Slovenia
The dataset presented in this paper comprises results from archaeobotanical and geoarchaeological analyses. It was compiled primarily to reconstruct the location of the archaeologically invisible forge hearth within a late 6th- and early 5th-century BC smithy in Building 24 at Pungrt Hillfort, central Slovenia. The analysed sediment samples were systematically collected in a 50×50 cm grid during the excavation of the building. Archaeobotanical re…
PXRF spectrometry in the geoarchaeological analysis of archaeological deposits: Optimizing laboratory methods and protocols
Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometry is widely employed in the geoarchaeological analysis of archaeological deposits. However, the preparation methods and laboratory protocols used remain diverse, with established standards frequently disregarded. In this study, we examine the effects of grinding on the precision of mean analyte concentrations and evaluate the suitability of different factory calibrations and their associated measureme…
Unravelling iron age cuisine: Integrating FTIR and Elisa evidence from Pungrt hillfort (Slovenia)
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (13 works) · Geography (10 works) · Archaeology (9 works) · Physics (8 works) · Art (7 works) · Iron Age (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (5 works) · Geology (5 works)