Sam Osmanagich
Biographic Data
| ID | 4894738 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sam Osmanagich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sam |
| FAMILY NAME | Osmanagich |
| SIGNATURE | OSMANAGICH S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bose (United States) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Landscape, Defense, and Symbolism
Elevated fortified settlements occupy some of the most prominent mountain landscapes of the western Balkans. Their locations were rarely accidental. Natural protection, broad visibility, access to building stone, and control of communication corridors repeatedly influenced where communities established permanent settlements. The Kolun Hillfort, near Mrežica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, occupies a limestone plateau reaching approximately 1190 m abov…
Lithic Evidence for Early Technological Activity in the Visoko Region (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Archaeological investigations conducted in the Visoko region of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 2006 and 2025 have produced a substantial assemblage of lithic material across multiple excavation sites and contexts. Although lithic artifacts were not the primary focus of fieldwork, they occur consistently in both surface and subsurface settings, including stratified sondes, tunnel fills, and architectural contexts. The assemblage comprises more tha…
Deliberate Closure of Constructed Spaces
The deliberate closure of constructed spaces represents a recurring but insufficiently examined phenomenon in archaeological and anthropological research. This study explores patterns of intentional backfilling and sealing in two distinct contexts: the Ravne tunnel system in the Visoko region of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Neolithic site of G?bekli Tepe in southeastern Türkiye. Archaeological investigations conducted between 2006 and 2025 with…
Archaeological Excavation of the Ravne 6 Tunnel (Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ravne 6 forms part of the Ravne underground complex near Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina (43 ̊59'44'' N; 18 ̊09'39'' E; 496.650 m a.s.l.). In 2025, a formally authorized stratigraphic excavation was conducted in this tunnel section for the first time. Work focused on documenting sedimentary infill, architectural features, and depositional relationships within a confined subterranean environment developed in conglomeratic deposits. Excavation proce…
A Multi-Seasonal Solar Landscape System
Large-scale solar alignments in archaeological contexts are typically treated as single-event phenomena, most often associated with solstices or equinoxes. The Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids presents a different pattern: a sequence of repeated solar interactions distributed across the annual cycle. This paper analyzes shadow relationships between the Bosnian Pyramids of the Sun, the Moon, and Love using LiDAR-derived elevation models, geodetic da…
Systematic Archaeological Investigation of the Ravne Underground Complex in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Ravne underground complex near Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is among the most extensively investigated subsurface archaeological contexts in Southeastern Europe. Since its identification in 2005, systematic archaeological, geological, and geodetic research has been conducted through annually permitted field campaigns. This article presents a descriptive and methodological synthesis of excavation data from the Ravne underground complex (200…
An Anthropological Interpretation of the Subterranean Ravne Tunnel System (Central Bosnia)
The subterranean Ravne tunnel system in central Bosnia contains a dense concentration of architectural features, artifacts, and environmental conditions that point to sustained human activity underground. Archaeological documentation, spatial mapping, stratigraphic observations, and recently published environmental studies are combined to examine how these tunnels were shaped, used, and modified over time. Dry-stone walls, blocked passages, shift…
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Landscape, Defense, and Symbolism
Elevated fortified settlements occupy some of the most prominent mountain landscapes of the western Balkans. Their locations were rarely accidental. Natural protection, broad visibility, access to building stone, and control of communication corridors repeatedly influenced where communities established permanent settlements. The Kolun Hillfort, near Mrežica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, occupies a limestone plateau reaching approximately 1190 m abov…
Lithic Evidence for Early Technological Activity in the Visoko Region (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Archaeological investigations conducted in the Visoko region of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 2006 and 2025 have produced a substantial assemblage of lithic material across multiple excavation sites and contexts. Although lithic artifacts were not the primary focus of fieldwork, they occur consistently in both surface and subsurface settings, including stratified sondes, tunnel fills, and architectural contexts. The assemblage comprises more tha…
Deliberate Closure of Constructed Spaces
The deliberate closure of constructed spaces represents a recurring but insufficiently examined phenomenon in archaeological and anthropological research. This study explores patterns of intentional backfilling and sealing in two distinct contexts: the Ravne tunnel system in the Visoko region of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Neolithic site of G?bekli Tepe in southeastern Türkiye. Archaeological investigations conducted between 2006 and 2025 with…
Archaeological Excavation of the Ravne 6 Tunnel (Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ravne 6 forms part of the Ravne underground complex near Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina (43 ̊59'44'' N; 18 ̊09'39'' E; 496.650 m a.s.l.). In 2025, a formally authorized stratigraphic excavation was conducted in this tunnel section for the first time. Work focused on documenting sedimentary infill, architectural features, and depositional relationships within a confined subterranean environment developed in conglomeratic deposits. Excavation proce…
A Multi-Seasonal Solar Landscape System
Large-scale solar alignments in archaeological contexts are typically treated as single-event phenomena, most often associated with solstices or equinoxes. The Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids presents a different pattern: a sequence of repeated solar interactions distributed across the annual cycle. This paper analyzes shadow relationships between the Bosnian Pyramids of the Sun, the Moon, and Love using LiDAR-derived elevation models, geodetic da…
Systematic Archaeological Investigation of the Ravne Underground Complex in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Ravne underground complex near Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is among the most extensively investigated subsurface archaeological contexts in Southeastern Europe. Since its identification in 2005, systematic archaeological, geological, and geodetic research has been conducted through annually permitted field campaigns. This article presents a descriptive and methodological synthesis of excavation data from the Ravne underground complex (200…
An Anthropological Interpretation of the Subterranean Ravne Tunnel System (Central Bosnia)
The subterranean Ravne tunnel system in central Bosnia contains a dense concentration of architectural features, artifacts, and environmental conditions that point to sustained human activity underground. Archaeological documentation, spatial mapping, stratigraphic observations, and recently published environmental studies are combined to examine how these tunnels were shaped, used, and modified over time. Dry-stone walls, blocked passages, shift…
Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (5 works) · Excavation (4 works) · Building materials and conservation (2 works) · Karst Systems and Hydrogeology (2 works) · Radiocarbon dating (2 works) · Accidental (1 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (1 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 works) · Archaeological evidence (1 works) · Archaeological record (1 works)