Dušan Mihailović
Biographic Data
| ID | 635310 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dušan Mihailović |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dušan |
| FAMILY NAME | Mihailović |
| SIGNATURE | MIHAILOVIĆ D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Belgrade |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8607-8196 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 190 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Human Occupation of the Central Balkans During the Last Glacial Maximum: Evidence from Serbia
This paper presents archeological data and chronometric dates documenting human presence in Serbia, central Balkans, during MIS 2. We describe findings from excavations at three cave sites and dating results from two additional localities. The evidence suggests that people were present in the area during the second half of the glacial peak between 25 and 19ka calBp. The chronological placement of these sites is complementary to what is known from…
New Insights into Serbian Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus) Diet and Ecology Using Bone Collagen δ 13 C and δ 15 N Analysis in the Context of European Cave Bear Extinction
The extinction of the cave bears (Ursus spelaeus) and the factors leading to their demise have been widely discussed. Environmental change, dietary inflexibility, human predation, and resource competition all potentially contributed to their decline. Determining the ecological and dietary behaviour of cave bears is crucial in contextualising their extinction. Here, bone collagen δ13C and δ15N evidence from the site of Šalitrena Pećina (Serbia), f…
Early fowlers of Europe: Evidence for bird exploitation during MIS 8/7 from Velika Balanica cave (Serbia)
Middle and Upper Paleolithic of the southern Pannonian Basin: Lithic assemblages from Petrovaradin Fortress (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Salitrena Pe ́ cina represents one of the key multi-occupational sites for studying the late Middle and early Upper Paleolithic in the Peripannonian region of the Northern Balkans. Here we present the findings from the cave entrance and the new (ESR) dates obtained for the Middle Paleolithic sequence of the site. The Middle Paleolithic layers (6e-6a), dated between the end of MIS 5 (c. 77 ka) to c. 40 ka, contained Mousterian assemblages with a m…
Late Middle Paleolithic and Early Upper Paleolithic of the Western Balkans: Lithic assemblages from Šalitrena Pećina (Serbia)
First insights into the Mesolithic settlement of Southern Serbia: Excavation of the Pešterija Cave in the Ponišavlje Region
Despite extensive research and excavations across the central Balkans, Early Holocene sites have so far been documented only in the Iron Gates region – for which there are several possible explanations. Some scholars argue that the apparent lack of Mesolithic sites is due to inadequate research efforts in the region, while others suggest that the ecological conditions in the central Balkans during the Early Holocene may not have been favourable t…
Late Pleistocene Hominin Settlement Patterns in the Central Balkans: Šalitrena Pećina, Serbia
Recent research in the Central Balkans is discovering multiple human occupations previously unknown from the region, revealing its strategical location within Europe for human populations dispersing towards Central and Western Europe during the Pleistocene. Šalitrena Pećina (Serbia) contains evidence of late Neanderthal and early anatomically modern human (AMH) presence during the mid-to-late MIS 3. A Bayesian model of the radiocarbon dates, comb…
Lower Palaeolithic Settlement of the Balkans: Evidence from Caves and Open-air Sites
It is assumed that the Balkan Peninsula may have represented a major migratory corridor and the area where hominin groups initially adapted to the ecological conditions of the temperate climate during the Early and Middle Pleistocene. Until recently, these ideas could only be assessed hypothetically, due to the very small number of identified archaeological sites. This situation changed with discoveries of sites in the Lower Danube (Kozarnika, De…
The history of the domestic cat in Central Europe
A recent study from Central Europe has changed our perception of the cat's domestication history. The authors discuss how this has led to the development of an interdisciplinary project combining palaeogenetics, zooarchaeology and radiocarbon dating, with the aim of providing insight into the domestic cat's expansion beyond the Mediterranean
Connections between the Levant and the Balkans in the late Middle Pleistocene: Archaeological findings from Velika and Mala Balanica Caves (Serbia)
Early Neanderthals in contact: The Chibanian (Middle Pleistocene) hominin dentition from Velika Balanica Cave, Southern Serbia
Geomorphological evolution of the Petrovaradin Fortress Palaeolithic site (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Two phases of archaeological investigation were performed in the Novi Sad City Museum at Petrovaradin Fortress. In this study, we summarize the results of geo-archaeological investigations of the second period of excavation inside the Novi Sad City Museum building. The fortress is situated on a Danube terrace with the top of the bedrock at ca.123 m asl. The investigated section consists of undisturbed fine-sandy silt. The grain-size distribution …
Use-wear and residue analysis of knapped stone artefacts from Lepenski Vir and Padina (Serbia)
Following a series of published analyses ranging from architecture to prehistoric diet of the Iron Gates’ inhabitants, our research aims to present new results regarding use-wear analysis of knapped stone artefacts from Lepenski Vir and Padina with a particular focus on the transition from Mesolithic to Neolithic in this region. Use-wear and residue analysis are applied using the low and high-power approach by Optical Light Microscope (OLM) obser…
The Iron Gates Mesolithic in a Regional Context
The specific character of the Iron Gates Mesolithic material culture derives from the geomorphological and ecological features of the Iron Gates gorge in the Early Holocene. However, the Mesolithic of this geographic area can be entirely linked to the general flows of Mesolithic development in Europe as well as to the phenomena observed in the Adriatic-Ionian and Aegean zones. This demonstrates that the cultural, technological and economic change…
Neanderthal settlement of the Central Balkans during MIS 5: Evidence from Pešturina Cave, Serbia
Velika Pećina: Zooarchaeology, taphonomy and technology of a LGM Upper Paleolithic site in the central Balkans (Serbia)
Postcranial hominin remains from the Late Pleistocene of Pešturina Cave (Serbia)
Beyond the Bounds of Western Europe: Paleolithic Art in the Balkan Peninsula
Push-and-pull factors of the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in the Balkans
Lost in transition: Between late pleistocene and Early Holocene around the adriatic
Radiocarbon chronology of Middle and Upper Paleolithic sites in Serbia, Central Balkans
The first Neanderthal specimen from Serbia: Maxillary first molar from the Late Pleistocene of Pešturina Cave
Crvena Stijena revisited: The Late Mousterian assemblages
Sequential Incisions on a Cave Bear Bone from the Middle Paleolithic of Pešturina Cave, Serbia
Technological Changes and Population Movements in the Late Lower and Early Middle Paleolithic of the Central Balkans
A human mandible (BH-1) from the Pleistocene deposits of Mala Balanica cave (Sićevo Gorge, Niš, Serbia)
Sequential Incisions on a Cave Bear Bone from the Middle Paleolithic of Pešturina Cave, Serbia
Radiocarbon chronology of Middle and Upper Paleolithic sites in Serbia, Central Balkans
Crvena Stijena revisited: The Late Mousterian assemblages
Considérations sur le Gravettien et l’Épigravettien ancien des Balkans de l’ouest
Les questions considérées ci-dessous traitent des études du Gravettien et de l’Epigravettien final dans les régions de l’ouest des Balkans. Nous avons présenté les résultats de l’analyse de l’industrie lithique livrée par la couche 4 de Salitrena Pecina et la couche X de Crvena Stijena. L’hypothèse avancée est que Salitrena Pecina pourrait très probablement être apparentée au Gravettien final. D’une part, l’industrie provenant de ce site peut êtr…
Connections between the Levant and the Balkans in the late Middle Pleistocene: Archaeological findings from Velika and Mala Balanica Caves (Serbia)
Push-and-pull factors of the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in the Balkans
Early Neanderthals in contact: The Chibanian (Middle Pleistocene) hominin dentition from Velika Balanica Cave, Southern Serbia
Beyond the Bounds of Western Europe: Paleolithic Art in the Balkan Peninsula
The first Neanderthal specimen from Serbia: Maxillary first molar from the Late Pleistocene of Pešturina Cave
Neanderthal settlement of the Central Balkans during MIS 5: Evidence from Pešturina Cave, Serbia
Lost in transition: Between late pleistocene and Early Holocene around the adriatic
Postcranial hominin remains from the Late Pleistocene of Pešturina Cave (Serbia)
Early fowlers of Europe: Evidence for bird exploitation during MIS 8/7 from Velika Balanica cave (Serbia)
Late Middle Paleolithic and Early Upper Paleolithic of the Western Balkans: Lithic assemblages from Šalitrena Pećina (Serbia)
The history of the domestic cat in Central Europe
A recent study from Central Europe has changed our perception of the cat's domestication history. The authors discuss how this has led to the development of an interdisciplinary project combining palaeogenetics, zooarchaeology and radiocarbon dating, with the aim of providing insight into the domestic cat's expansion beyond the Mediterranean
Velika Pećina: Zooarchaeology, taphonomy and technology of a LGM Upper Paleolithic site in the central Balkans (Serbia)
Social aspects of the transition to farming in the Balkans
The Neolithization of the Balkans could be considered as a very complex social phenomenon. In this work we study the causes for the cultural and social integration of hunter-gatherer communities in the Late Glacial and Early Holocene, social networks and contacts in the Iron Gates Mesolithic, and also factors having an impact on the spread of the Neolithic in the Balkans. It has been perceived that the evolution of culture in the Balkans was simu…
Social aspects of the transition to farming in the Balkans
The Neolithization of the Balkans could be considered as a very complex social phenomenon. In this work we study the causes for the cultural and social integration of hunter-gatherer communities in the Late Glacial and Early Holocene, social networks and contacts in the Iron Gates Mesolithic, and also factors having an impact on the spread of the Neolithic in the Balkans. It has been perceived that the evolution of culture in the Balkans was simu…
Considérations sur le Gravettien et l’Épigravettien ancien des Balkans de l’ouest
Les questions considérées ci-dessous traitent des études du Gravettien et de l’Epigravettien final dans les régions de l’ouest des Balkans. Nous avons présenté les résultats de l’analyse de l’industrie lithique livrée par la couche 4 de Salitrena Pecina et la couche X de Crvena Stijena. L’hypothèse avancée est que Salitrena Pecina pourrait très probablement être apparentée au Gravettien final. D’une part, l’industrie provenant de ce site peut êtr…
Recherches récentes sur le Paléolithique en Serbie
L’auteur tente de représenter l’espace de l’Athènes antique en combinant la méthodologie mise en place par Kevin Lynch avec les interprétations savantes du paysage historique de la ville
The Palaeolithic of the Balkans: Proceedings of the XV IUPPS World Congress (Lisbon, 4-9 September 2006) Vol. 17 Session C33
Fourteen papers, in English or French, describing Palaeolithic sites and discoveries and regional surveys in south east Europe
A human mandible (BH-1) from the Pleistocene deposits of Mala Balanica cave (Sićevo Gorge, Niš, Serbia)
Technological Changes and Population Movements in the Late Lower and Early Middle Paleolithic of the Central Balkans
Crvena Stijena revisited: The Late Mousterian assemblages
Sequential Incisions on a Cave Bear Bone from the Middle Paleolithic of Pešturina Cave, Serbia
Push-and-pull factors of the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in the Balkans
Lost in transition: Between late pleistocene and Early Holocene around the adriatic
Radiocarbon chronology of Middle and Upper Paleolithic sites in Serbia, Central Balkans
The first Neanderthal specimen from Serbia: Maxillary first molar from the Late Pleistocene of Pešturina Cave
Postcranial hominin remains from the Late Pleistocene of Pešturina Cave (Serbia)
Beyond the Bounds of Western Europe: Paleolithic Art in the Balkan Peninsula
Geomorphological evolution of the Petrovaradin Fortress Palaeolithic site (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Two phases of archaeological investigation were performed in the Novi Sad City Museum at Petrovaradin Fortress. In this study, we summarize the results of geo-archaeological investigations of the second period of excavation inside the Novi Sad City Museum building. The fortress is situated on a Danube terrace with the top of the bedrock at ca.123 m asl. The investigated section consists of undisturbed fine-sandy silt. The grain-size distribution …
Use-wear and residue analysis of knapped stone artefacts from Lepenski Vir and Padina (Serbia)
Following a series of published analyses ranging from architecture to prehistoric diet of the Iron Gates’ inhabitants, our research aims to present new results regarding use-wear analysis of knapped stone artefacts from Lepenski Vir and Padina with a particular focus on the transition from Mesolithic to Neolithic in this region. Use-wear and residue analysis are applied using the low and high-power approach by Optical Light Microscope (OLM) obser…
The Iron Gates Mesolithic in a Regional Context
The specific character of the Iron Gates Mesolithic material culture derives from the geomorphological and ecological features of the Iron Gates gorge in the Early Holocene. However, the Mesolithic of this geographic area can be entirely linked to the general flows of Mesolithic development in Europe as well as to the phenomena observed in the Adriatic-Ionian and Aegean zones. This demonstrates that the cultural, technological and economic change…
Neanderthal settlement of the Central Balkans during MIS 5: Evidence from Pešturina Cave, Serbia
Velika Pećina: Zooarchaeology, taphonomy and technology of a LGM Upper Paleolithic site in the central Balkans (Serbia)
The history of the domestic cat in Central Europe
A recent study from Central Europe has changed our perception of the cat's domestication history. The authors discuss how this has led to the development of an interdisciplinary project combining palaeogenetics, zooarchaeology and radiocarbon dating, with the aim of providing insight into the domestic cat's expansion beyond the Mediterranean
Connections between the Levant and the Balkans in the late Middle Pleistocene: Archaeological findings from Velika and Mala Balanica Caves (Serbia)
Early Neanderthals in contact: The Chibanian (Middle Pleistocene) hominin dentition from Velika Balanica Cave, Southern Serbia
Late Pleistocene Hominin Settlement Patterns in the Central Balkans: Šalitrena Pećina, Serbia
Recent research in the Central Balkans is discovering multiple human occupations previously unknown from the region, revealing its strategical location within Europe for human populations dispersing towards Central and Western Europe during the Pleistocene. Šalitrena Pećina (Serbia) contains evidence of late Neanderthal and early anatomically modern human (AMH) presence during the mid-to-late MIS 3. A Bayesian model of the radiocarbon dates, comb…
Lower Palaeolithic Settlement of the Balkans: Evidence from Caves and Open-air Sites
It is assumed that the Balkan Peninsula may have represented a major migratory corridor and the area where hominin groups initially adapted to the ecological conditions of the temperate climate during the Early and Middle Pleistocene. Until recently, these ideas could only be assessed hypothetically, due to the very small number of identified archaeological sites. This situation changed with discoveries of sites in the Lower Danube (Kozarnika, De…
First insights into the Mesolithic settlement of Southern Serbia: Excavation of the Pešterija Cave in the Ponišavlje Region
Despite extensive research and excavations across the central Balkans, Early Holocene sites have so far been documented only in the Iron Gates region – for which there are several possible explanations. Some scholars argue that the apparent lack of Mesolithic sites is due to inadequate research efforts in the region, while others suggest that the ecological conditions in the central Balkans during the Early Holocene may not have been favourable t…
Geography (28 works) · Archaeology (26 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (23 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (21 works) · Pleistocene (18 works) · Cave (17 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (15 works) · Geology (15 works) · Paleontology (13 works) · Marine and environmental studies (12 works)