Activities of the Institute of Classical Archaeology, Charles University, 2024

Ac i i ies o he Ins i u e o Classical A chaeology, Cha les Uni e si y, 2024 DOI h ps://doi.o g/10.14712/23368144.2025.1.9 ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS BULGARIA The 2024 expedi ion ocused on asu ace su ey o he ields nea Koza e o illage, Yambol Dis ic . The su ace sca e was known be o e, as ap elimina y su ey ollowed by geophysics p eceded in he pas yea s (Tušlo áe al. 2024). The co e o he iden i ied sca e concen a ed on he no he pa o Koza e sko o De e, along he i e , and i migh be da ed o he Roman pe iod. Howe e , he su ace ma e ial is sp ead in much wide a ea, eaching he Koza e o illage i sel , con inuing o he sou h c ossing he De e as well as he mode n oad heading owa ds he mode n abandoned s one qua y. The sca e p o ed o be a iable, wi h I on Age componen on i s no h -eas e n pa and Middle Age ma e ial on he sou h, in bo h a eas mixed wi h Roman ma e ial cul u e. Among he po e y, dominan ypes a e la ge s o age essels, dolia. La ge numbe o o e i ed agmen s o dolia and oo iles sugges hei possible p o- duc ion on he si e. The e a e also emains o possible me al p oduc ion in a o m o kiln pa s wi h i i ied su ace and pieces o magne i e, al hough only ew pieces o slag had been ound. All he collec ed po e y, small inds, and o he ma e ial was p ocessed wi hin he expedi ion. The 2024 eam compound o s uden s and membe s o he Ins i u e o Classical A chaeol- ogy a he Cha les Uni e si y in P ague, Do o hea Mildo á, Lukáš Cha á , Te eza H uško á, and Pe a Tušlo á; Na ional Museum in P ague, Vik o ie Čisťako a; and Regional His o ical Museum in Yambol, Todo Valche . FRANCE In 2024, he Czech eam explo ing he oppidum o Bib ac e opened anew exca a ion a he Te asse, an a i ically le elled peak a he sou he n edge o he si e. The main objec i e o he exca a ion was o cla i y he da e a which he e acing o he a ea occu ed: while p e- ious exca a o s hypo hesised a e y ea ly da e in he 3 d cen u y BC, ou ecen ly ob ained C14 and OSL da es sugges – somewha sup isingly– in e en ions om la e an iqui y and ea ly middle ages. A ench 18×3 m was cu h ough he embankmen in o de o unde s and i s a chi ec onic de elopmen and o ob ain samples ha could be subjec o absolu e da ing me hods. The i s yea o exca a ion makes us hypo hesise amo e complex his o y o he sec o han p e iously hough wi h wo building phases o he e ace and a imbe s uc- u e on i s op. Mo eo e , some o he– e y scan – po e y agmen s clea ly di e om he wa es common in he oppidum; u u e esea ch will show whe he hey uphold ou o iginal ea ly medie al hypo hesis. STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIX/1, 175–189 176 STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIX/1 GREECE An iky a The 2024 season o he ‘Sac ed Landscape o An iky a’ p ojec conduc ed by ou Ins i u e in collabo a ion wi h he E o eia o An iqui ies o Boeo ia in o m o asumme school ocused on he Temple o A emis and he b oade a chaeological landscape o sou he n Phocis, nowadays sou hwes e n Boeo ia, Cen al G eece. The eam s udied al eady known key si es, including A hena’sTemple, Mycenaean and Hellenis ic emains, Roman s uc u es, and La e An ique ea u es such as ba hs and basilicas. Fu he ac i i ies included isi ing museums in Dis omo and S i is o s udy a i ac s om An iky a and su ounding se lemen s. The explo a ion o S i is e ealed o i ica ions, wa e managemen s uc u es, and an ancien oil p ess, while Medeon and V ula yielded Mycenaean g a es, po e y, and a chi ec u al emains. Fieldwo k a he main a ge – A emis Temple in An iky a i sel – in ol ed cleaning, measu ing, and documen ing a chi ec u al elemen s and su ace ma e ials. Ad one was used o ae ial pho og aphy, ideo documen a ion, and emo e sensing, cap u ing la ge numbe o images o e six sessions. New la ge s one s uc u es ha e been disco e ed in he icini y. The p ojec concluded wi h isi s o majo a chaeological si es such as Kas ouli, Delphi, and he Kabei eion o Thebes. The esea ch eam, including a chaeologis s and s uden s, combined adi ional and mode n me hods o enhance unde s anding o An iky a’ssac ed and u ban landscape. Skopelos The Ancien Skopelos Su ey (ASkoS) p ojec is anew collabo a i e e o (syne gasia) wi h he Epho a e o An iqui ies o Magnesia o he Hellenic Minis y o Cul u e and, unde he auspices and esea ch pe mi o he Polish A chaeological Ins i u e a A hens (PAIA), he Uni e si ies o Wa saw, he Cha les Uni e si y, and Heidelbe g Uni e si y. The su ey licence has been g an ed o yea s 2024–2028. The ASkoS p ojec aims o ill -in agap in knowledge and imp o e ou unde s anding o he 3 d and 2 nd millennia BCE No he n Spo ades by ocusing on one o he la ges bu insu icien ly explo ed islands– Skopelos. The main objec i e o he p ojec is o de e mine he posi ion o Skopelos in he con ex o social, poli ical, and cul u al changes in hese millennia. Mo e speci ically, he p ojec aims o: 1) Diach onically examine changes in habi a ion pa e ns wi h aspeci ic ocus on he 3 d and 2nd millennia BCE; 2) Co ela e he documen ed pa e ns o b oade social, poli ical and cul u al changes in he Aegean; 3) Co ela e he documen ed pa e ns o local changes in he en i onmen ; 4) Explo e he ole o Skopelos wi hin in a- and in e egional in e ac ion ne wo ks o he 3 d and 2nd millennium BCE; 5) Iden i y asi e wi h he po en ial o u u e in -dep h explo a ion h ough a chaeological exca a ion. The i s season las ed om 18 h Sep embe – 4 h Oc obe 2024 and concen a ed mainly on he S aphylos peninsula in he sou h o he island. Pa o he ac i i ies was also A chaeological Summe Field -School on Skopelos, co - unded by he 4EU+ Ini ia i e among he Uni e si ies in P ague, Wa saw, and Heidelbe g. On he P ague side, he eam was led by p o .Pe e Pa úk, aided by Filip F anko ić, wi h pa icipa ing s uden s Anna Pe e ko á and Jan Bobik. ITALY, CROATIA The in e disciplina y p ojec ‘P o enance o whi e ma ble om no he n I aly and Is ia as e idence o in e connec ions be ween he Eas and Wes in La e An iqui y’ (Helena Tůmo á), 177ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, CHARLES UNIVERSITY, 2024 suppo ed by he Czech Science Founda ion– GA ČR (g an no. 23-06403S), aims o answe he ques ion o how Ra enna’sconnec ions wi h o he egions, especially he Eas e n Med- i e anean (Byzan ium), and i s edis ibu i e ole on an in e egional scale changed om he 5 h o he beginning o he 8 h cen u y AD, on he basis o a chaeome ic s udies o s one a e ac s and whi e ma bles om Ra enna and Classe. In he i s yea o he h ee -yea p ojec (2023–2025), an a chaeological expedi ion was ca ied ou in I aly (Ra enna, Classe, Pomposa) in in e na ional collabo a ion wi h he Uni e si y o Bologna. This expedi ion was di ec ed o I aly (UNESCO ci y o Ra enna and Classe). La e an ique ma ble a e ac s we e measu ed by in -si u non -des uc i e analysis, and samples we e aken om a ious a chaeological si es. Labo a o y analyses ha e also been ca ied ou on ex ac ed whi e ma ble samples. In e im esul s ha e been submi ed and p esen ed a wo in e na ional con e ences (Belg ade, Se bia, and T na a, Slo akia). NORTHERN MACEDONIA The ield esea ch as pa o he p ojec ‘F on ie S udies, In es iga ion in o Iden i y and Cul u al Con ac s in he Bo de A ea o Ancien Macedonia’ con inued in 2024 as asho , h ee -day s udy campaign. In Skopje, No embe 2024, p ojec eam inspec ed and e alua - ed ce amic inds om Dolno Lakoche ej, Oh id dis ic . These inds came om exca a ion laye s and con ex s whe e no samples had been o would be collec ed o AMS da ing. The ob ained in o ma ion con i ms ou p e ious ield obse a ions ega ding he si e’ss a ig a- phy. Hill op se lemen occupa ion in Dolno Lakoche ej hus p obably only began in he la e 2nd millennium BCE (LBA) and con inued– albei e y spa sely suppo ed by he inds– in o he i s cen u ies o he 1s millennium BCE (EIA). The uppe mos laye s a e clea ly because o Hellenis ic building ac i i y ( o i ica ion wall) a he si e. The s udy was ca ied ou by M. Ve čík (P ague) and T. K ap (A hens). TURKEY Kaymakçı The wo k o he ICAR eam on ma e ial om he LBA o i ied ci adel o Kaymakçı in cen- al Wes e n Ana olia, supe ised by Ch. Roose el , Ch. Luke, and T. Kane (Koç Uni e si y, Is anbul) con inued also in 2025. The eam consis ed o ou people, a ge ing wo k on ce amic inds (J. Bobik, K. Zannikos, and P.Pa úk), digi al eco ding (J. Bobik), as well as g inding s ones (K. Doležalo á). In all ins ances, he Lase Aided P o ile (LAP) was used o documen a ion. The s udy season was spli be ween May and Augus 2025. Pe e Pa úk has con inued he s udy o he Middle and La e B onze Age po e y om he si e, inishing documen a ion o pain ed po e y, selec ed deposi s c ucial o unde s anding o he o e all si e s a ig aphy, as well as he ce amic phasing. Jan Bobik has conduc ed an ex ensi e s udy o coa se wa e po e y agmen s, examining use -wea and bu ning aces o iden i y cooking shapes and p ac ices. His wo k ocused on unco e ing sys ema ic pa e ns o use and unde s anding he unc ionali y o cooking es- sels. P elimina y esul s o his s udy p o ide a ounda ion o u he esea ch in o ancien culina y me hods and communal ea ing habi s. K is ina Doležalo á con inued he esea ch on g inding s ones, speci ically ocusing on a i ac s om ecen exca a ions and examining hei aces o use and p oduc ion. He wo k p o ided new insigh s in o he mo phology o he assemblage and he ques ion o ap obable on -si e p oduc ion. 178 STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIX/1 K is ina Zannikos ini ia ed asys ema ic s udy o pi hoi a Kaymakçı, selec ing diagnos ic pieces o de ailed eco ding in he p ojec da abase. The subsequen phase in ol ed desc ip- i e analysis, ypological assessmen , and echnological analysis o pi hos p oduc ion– p i- ma ily coil -buil and slab -buil . T aces o Coppe -Zinc Alloys in U a u. Unknown His o y o Me als in Ana olia (Ümi Güde ). Th oughou 2024, he esea ch p ojec , suppo ed by he Cha les Uni e si y PRIMUS g an (PRIMUS/22/HUM/14), con inued i s in es iga ion in o Middle I on Age (9 h–7 h cen u y BC) U a ian me alwo king adi ions. Led by P incipal In es iga o Ümi Güde , he p ojec eam, including Ma ek Ve čík, Zuzana Jam icho á K ou ilo á, and Ma ké a Šmolko á, ocused on he analysis o me al a e ac s and p oduc ion esidues om U a ian si es. In addi ion o s udy- ing a e ac s housed in a chaeological collec ions such as he Elazığ A chaeological Museum, ield esea ch was conduc ed o in es iga e esidues o po en ial coppe -wo king wo kshops in Ça uş epe, a o i ied U a ian palace complex. To da e, app oxima ely 450 a e ac s ha e been analysed using a ious scien i ic echniques, con ibu ing o acomp ehensi e da abase o indings. S a is ical e alua ions o his da ase ha e e ealed signi ican insigh s in o he use o zinc -en iched coppe -based alloys in U a ian me alwo king p ac ices. No ably, spe- ci ic bel g oups ea u ing dis inc i e deco a i e elemen s we e consis en ly manu ac u ed using hese alloys, sugges ing he delibe a e selec ion o ma e ials by specialized wo kshops. I on in ancien Ionia ‘Σίδηρος. Technology in P e - Classical G eece’ is an ongoing p ojec a he ICAR, which was unded by he PRIMUS ini ia i e o Cha les Uni e si y o p omo e excellen esea ch o he yea s 2018–2020. Two key p io i ies we e se o 2024. The i s was he wo k in he a chi e o he Mile us exca a ion a he Uni e si y o Hambu g, which ook place du ing a esea ch isi by M. Ve čík in July 2024. The pu pose o he wo k was o supplemen he documen a ion o he me al inds om Kalabak epe and Zey in epe selec ed o he a chaeome allu gical analyses wi h ega ding o he (o iginal) pho og aphic and g aphic documen a ion and in pa icula he in o ma ion on he s a ig aphy o he wo si es. In Oc obe 2024, a e consul ing wi h o iginal inds p ocesso Helga Eiwange and exca a ion di ec o Volkma on G ae e and e iewing he a chi es, he esea ch p ojec ob ained comple e documen a ion o all (ap- p oxima ely 3000) me al inds om he Kalabak epe and Zey in epe exca a ions in ancien Mile us. The e alua ion and p ocessing o he ind ma e ial is planned o he coming yea s. In 2024, ield esea ch as pa o he Σίδηρος p ojec only ook place on Samos, in he ancien sanc ua y o He a - he so -called He aion. This yea ’swo k was p ima ily aimed a comple ing he g aphic documen a ion o he i on inds om he exca a ion eas o he He a Al a (Jan- -Ma c Henke / Wol -Die ich Niemeie ). The p ocessing o he ensemble o inds (158 inds in o al), bo h in e ms o ypo -ch onological, unc ional and con ex ual analysis, al eady ook place las yea . In addi ion, new con ex s wi h i on inds om he sanc ua y we e eco ded and e alua ed o he i s ime ega ding mo phological and unc ional iden i ica ion. These a e he exca a ions in he sou h -eas e n a ea o he He aion in he 1980s and 1990s (Helmu h Ky ieleis) and he mo e han one hund ed -yea -old in es iga ions by E ns Buscho ( ollow- -up in es iga ions by Wol -Die ich Niemeie ) in he heka ompedos, in he cen al pa o he sanc ua y. The i s obse a ions o he ind ma e ial, which is hea ily co oded h oughou and co e ed wi h a hick laye o mud because o he con ex in which i was ound below he g oundwa e able, show appa en di e ences o he me al inds om he al a a ea. While in he la e con ex i was mainly me al o i e o e ings o asmalle o ma ha came o ligh , 179ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, CHARLES UNIVERSITY, 2024 which a e hea y and some imes sligh ly agmen ed, he i on inds om he sou h -eas e n a ea a e la ge ools and implemen s o comple ely p ese ed, albei agmen ed, oas ing spi s, he so -called obeloi (18 specimens wi h aleng h o app ox. 100 cm). The aim o nex yea ’sp ojec is o documen his ensemble a e es o a ion and o include i in he u he analysis o he inds om he He aion on Samos. UZBEKISTAN Ancien bu ial p ac ices a Iskanda Tepa, Beka , and Qu baqa Tepa In he 2024 season, he Czech -Uzbekis ani a chaeological expedi ion con inued i s esea ch in collabo a ion wi h Te mez S a e Uni e si y a he Hellenis ic se lemen si e o Iskanda Tepa nea Loylagan, Su khanda ya, wi h a ocus on s udy o bu ial p ac ices. Due o landscape changes and s one collec ion, p e iously known bu ials in he ‘Loylagan Bu ial G ound’ ha e become di icul o de ec . To add ess his, geophysical su eys we e conduc ed a Iskanda Tepe and in he icini y o Kulal Tepa. Magne ome ic su eys a he si es o Beka and Qu baqa Tepa iden i ied 205 and 77 sub- su ace ea u es, espec i ely, sugges ing possible bu ials. T ial exca a ions a hese si es con i med he p esence o bu ial pi s, some con aining human emains and a i ac s. A Beka , one bu ial om he La e An iqui y pe iod was p e iously dis u bed, while ano he con ained poo ly p ese ed emains wi h no g a e goods, making da ing unce ain. A Qu baqa Tepa, bu ials we e da ed o he ansi ional pe iod (Yuezhi, 2nd cen u y BCE– 1s cen u y CE), wi h inds including ce amic essels and a aience og -shaped pendan . Fu he exca a ions a Iskanda Tepe con i med bu ial p ac ices in ol ing eas -wes - -o ien ed g a es wi h accompanying po e y. The indings p o ide aluable insigh s in o e- gional bu ial adi ions, and samples, including human ee h, will unde go aDNA and iso opic analysis o s udy he his o ical popula ion. Kulal Tepa– Ru al li e in achanging wo ld: new ligh on economic de elopmen and inequali y in Cen al Asia unde he Kushan Empi e (Lau en Mo is) Suppo ed by he PRIMUS p og amme a Cha les Uni e si y (PRIMUS/2023/HUM/013, PI: L. Mo is), his p ojec began in 2023 o in es iga e economic de elopmen in u al no he n Bac ia du ing he Kushan pe iod (1s –3 d cen u ies AD). In 2024, exca a ion and su ey con- inued a Kulal Tepa wi h wo seasons (Ap il–May, Sep embe –Oc obe ) ocusing on si e and landscape de elopmen , and pa icula ly dense land use o he 3 d–4 h cen u ies AD, concluding he p ojec ’sp ima y phase o da a collec ion. The p ojec , conduc ed wi h K. Toshaliye and Sh. Shaydullae (Te mez S a e Uni e si y), was suppo ed by p ojec eam membe s a Cha les Uni e si y (exca a ion: L. Mo is, E. Pa alo o, J. Ma zne o á; su ey: J. Ha lík), s uden s om Cha les Uni e si y and in e na ional pa ne s. Exca a ions e ealed in e mi en phases o Ea ly Medie al occupa ion and u he ex- posed he unde lying majo La e An ique building in he epa’sno hwes e n sec o (3 d–4 h cen u ies AD). Su ace su ey con i med limi ed ac i i y in su ounding hills compa ed o he densely used alley bo om, whe e su ey in ensi y was inc eased and es pi s employed o u he explo e spa ioch onological ela ionships be ween ac i i ies on he plain and i s epa si es. Also unde aken in he sp ing season we e geological s udies (J. Pe řík, M. Hanáček, Masa yk Uni e si y), me al de ec o su eys (T. Bek, Czech Academy o Sciences), a chaeobo - any (R. N. Spengle , Max Planck Ins i u e), and zooa chaeology (K. La son, Uni e si y o Mich- igan). Ce amic analysis (G. Puschnigg, Aus ian Academy o Sciences; M. Daghmehchi, Koç 180 STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIX/1 Uni e si y) ook place in bo h seasons, as well as geophysical su ey (T. Tence , Masa yk Uni- e si y) and me al a e ac conse a ion (M. Lelo ič, Cha les Uni e si y, Č.Fouček, Masa yk Uni e si y / Czech Academy o Sciences) in au umn. ONGOING STUDENT GRANT PROJECTS F om he A abs o Genghis Khan - ch onology and ypology o he High Medie al po e y in he moun ain and oo hill a eas o Su khanda ya, sou he n Uzbekis an (L. Damašek) A h ee -yea p ojec ounded by Cha les Uni e si y G an Agency (p ojec no. 106222). I s b oade goal is o be e unde s and High medie al pe iod in Tokha is an (Uzbekis an, Cen al Asia). Mo e speci ically i is ocused on unde s anding ch onology and ypology o po e y in he egion o Kugi ang piedmon s. In he inal yea o he p ojec (2024), he p e ious ex- ca a ions a Kalai Hisso and Sabi A cha we e e alua ed. The wo k ocused on p ocessing and in e p e ing he da a ga he ed du ing he exca a ions in Uzbekis an. The esul s we e p esen ed a wo con e ences: he 30 h EAA (Eu opean Associa ion o A chaeologis s) Annual Mee ing in Rome and he 3 d MERC (Medie al Eu ope Resea ch Communi y) Pos g adua e and Ea ly Ca ee Con e ence in Medie al A chaeology in W ocław, Poland. Addi ionally, he analysis o me al indings om he Sabi A cha si e was comple ed. Red Sea T ade Ne wo ks Analysis (3 d c. BC– 1s c. AD): E alua ion o impo and expo in Red Sea po s in an iqui y (J. Kocna) O e he las yea , Jan Kocna isi ed se e al ins i u ions, e ining and expanding he da a o his o hcoming esea ch, and ook pa in ele an in e na ional con e ences. Jan Kocna has op ed o acomp ehensi e ea men in his o hcoming monog aph, Red Sea T ade Ne wo ks Analysis. Supply and Demand be ween he 3 d Cen u y BCE and he 1s Cen u y CE. Comple ed by he end o 2024 and now unde pee e iew a Ka olinum P ess, his wo k aims o make asubs an ial con ibu ion o he s udy o ancien ade sys ems. The monog aph del es in o he s uc u al dynamics o Red Sea ade, balancing quali a i e and quan i a i e me hods o analyze bo h a chaeological e idence and his o ical sou ces. I ex ends beyond simply ca aloging impo s and expo s, explo ing hei ela i e quan i ies and con ex ual signi icance. By dis inguishing be ween bulk commodi ies– in eg al o es ablishing comme cial ou es– and accompanying i ems whose mo emen capi alized on p e -exis ing ne wo ks, he au ho e eals he in ica e in e play o economic and social ac o s ha shaped ancien long -dis ance ade. C ucially, he s udy si ua es hese indings wi hin ab oade his o ical amewo k, exam- ining shi s in supply and demand agains he backd op o poli ical e o ms, e ol ing ade ou es, and he g owing compe i ion be ween ma i ime ne wo ks and hei well -es ablished o e land coun e pa s. The analysis no only enhances ou unde s anding o Red Sea econo- mies du ing a ans o ma i e pe iod bu also o e s compa a i e insigh s in o adjacen sys ems. 181ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, CHARLES UNIVERSITY, 2024 THE MAIN PUBLICATIONS OF THE ICAR AND ITS MEMBERS ISSUED DURING THE YEAR 2024 MONOGRAPHS F anko ić, F.– Pa úk, P.– Mihelić, S.: Vuko a and Lo as hoa ds. New biog aphies. Raw ma e ials, me allog aphy, ypology, me alwo k wea , ch onology and con ex . Ca alogues and Monog aphs o he A chaeological Museum in Zag eb 20. Zag eb, A chaeological Museum in Zag eb 2024. 300 p.ISBN978-953-8143-68-7. This publica ion b ings anew o e iew o he wo well -known se s o b onze, gold and ce amic inds om Vuko a and he nea by illage o Lo as. These wo collec ions o inds a e s ill some o he mos impo an sou ces o in o ma ion o ou knowledge o he local Middle B onze Age (1700–1300 BC) in he Republic o C oa ia. I was du ing his pe iod ha he a ea o he Ca pa hian Basin wen h ough ase ies o social and cul u al changes in which me al inds played an impo an ole. We see changing communica ion ne wo ks and ag adual shi om local coppe sou ces o hose loca ed in he Alps. This monog aph is di ided in o six chap e s penned by au ho s om C oa ia, Czech Republic, and Aus ia. Zapelloni Pa ia, A.: Con inui y and change in ancien Umb ian cul places. Mnemosyne Supple- men s. His o y and A chaeology o Classical An iqui y 485. Leiden, B ill 2024. 326 p.ISBN978- 90-04-54516-8. h ps://doi.o g/10.1163/9789004712171 Wha di e ence did he Roman expansion make in he ans o ma ion o ancien I aly? Wi h i s conse a i e na u e and abundance o ma e ial e idence, he eligious sphe e ep- esen s aunique lens h ough which we can s udy his p ocess o e ime and ac oss di e en si es. Tapping in o he ans o ma ion o I aly as a esul o Rome’sexpansion, his book p ob- lema izes he issue o Romaniza ion and sheds ligh on he di e en p ocesses o adap a ion ha occu ed du ing he Roman conques . EDITED VOLUMES Pa úk, P.– Pieniazek, M.– Roose el , C.: WANAT. Wes e n Ana olia in he Second Millennium BCE. Recen de elopmen s and u u e p ospec s. Is anbul, Koç Uni e si y 2024. 387 p.ISBN978- 605-67082-2-0. This pee - e iewed edi ed olume b ings oge he he esul s o adi e se g oup o in e - na ional esea che s conduc ing new ieldwo k, applying new app oaches, and making new in e p e a ions abou he a chaeology o Middle and La e B onze Age wes e n Ana olia. The e i o y is huge, and i shows conside able egional di e si y. Wha makes wes e n Ana olian cul u es di e en om hei neighbou s? Is i possible o iden i y disc e e sub egions clea ly? And wha ajec o ies o local cul u al change and egional in e ac ion did hey ollow? In ad- d essing hese and many o he ques ions, he con ibu o s o his olume p o ide esh o e - iews o cu en s a es o esea ch, demons a ing ma e ial and ch onological synch onici ies and/o gaps in knowledge ha s e ch ac oss he b oad e i o y o wes e n Ana olia, jus as hey encou age u he esea ch in o de ining egional and sub - egional speci ici ies. Such speci ici ies sugges ha he a ea should no be hough o as one monoli hic cul u al whole. Ra he , hey allude o acollec ion o ela ed ye disc e e uni s, whose sha ed commonali ies s em om pa icipa ion in o e lapping sphe es o communica ion, exchange, and poli ical in e ac ion, jus i ying hei conside a ion oge he in a olume like his one. 182 STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIX/1 Ga ano ić, M.– Heilmann, D.– Ve čík, M.– A djanlie , P.: The mechanism o powe . B onze and I on Ages in Sou heas e n Eu ope. Pe spec i es on Balkan A chaeology 2. Rahden, Leido 2024. 370 p., ISBN978-3-86757-111-1. The second pee - e iewed edi ed olume o he Pe spec i es on Balkan A chaeology (PeBA) se ies is based on he PeBA -con e ence held in Oh id om May 25 o 28, 2022. Following mee ings in Sa aje o (2016) and Belg ade (2017), he o ma has been consolida ed, os e ing schola ly exchange ac oss mode n s a e and discussing key ques ions abou he pas o Sou h- eas e n Eu ope. The hemes chosen o he con e ence allowed o an in -dep h explo a ion o he concep o ‘powe ’ ac oss di e en laye s o a chaeological s udy, shedding ligh on he cul u al, socio -economic, and poli ical con ex s ha shape i s a ious mani es a ions. These include, bu a e no limi ed o, social inequali y, he o ma ion o p es ige and s a us, and cen alisa ion p ocesses. The goal o he olume was o mo e beyond de e minis ic iews o eli es and powe mechanisms, emb acing awide ange o heo e ical pe spec i es. This includes he social heo ies o Pie e Bou dieu and Michel Foucaul , insigh s om cul u al an h opology, and concep s like agency and he a ec i e u n. Such an app oach seeks o p o ide anuanced unde s anding ha has no always been e iden in p e ious analyses o luxu y and weapon bu ials in he Balkans, among o he opics. The pape s a e o ganized in o h ee hema ic sessions: Rep esen a ions o Powe in A chaic Macedonia, Landscapes o Powe : Se lemen s and Ceme e ies, and Symbols o Powe and P es ige. STUDIA HERCYNIA Bo h olumes o S udia He cynia published in 2024 we e p oceedings o con e ences co- -o ganised by p esen employees o he ICAR: Zamboni, L.– Kysela, J.– Mangel, T. eds. 2024: The ugly wa es. Technological and cul u al in- e ac ion in Eu ope be ween I on Age and Romanisa ion. S udia He cynia 28/1, P aha, 262 pp. ISSN1212-5865. The olume p esen s p oceedings o an in e na ional wo kshop held a C emona in 2023 and dedica ed o aspeci ic ca ego y o a he unsigh ly coa se wa es (o a he coa se wa e deco a ion), cha ac e is ic o no he n I aly and anslpine Eu ope. Va iously in e p e ed in he pas as wi nesses o anslpine mig a ions a he end o he Ea ly I on Age o as e idence o local cul u al iden i y esilience in No he n I aly a he ime o Romanisa ion, hese wa es we e a las syn hesised om hei ea lies eme gence in cen al F ance (Sau ele al.) and Cen al Eu ope (Mangele al.) and wha is p obably apa allel de elopmen in Ligu ia (Gia e - i– Ven u ino), h ough hei a he sudden appea ance in Emilia -Romagna (Zamboni), up o hei widesp ead use (wi h some no able excep ions: Bine al.) h oughou la e I on Age and Romanisa ion all ac oss no he n I aly (Poggiani Kelle – Rondini, Biondani, Bu i, Coppo –Milan). Two con ibu ions ocused mo e b oadly on he opic o coa se wa e in a chaeological eco d (F anke) and on he issue o ans o ma ions o coa se wa e in he momen s o cul u al ansi ion (Schindle -Kaudelka– Man o ani– Aue ). Hoo, M.– Mo is, L. eds. 2024: En angled pas s and p esen s. Tempo al in e ac ions and knowledge p oduc ion in he s udy o Hellenis ic Cen al Asia. In e na ional con e ence and ou h mee ing o he Hellenis ic Cen al Asia Resea ch Ne wo k. S udia He cynia 28/2, P aha, 238 pp. ISSN2336-8144. This olume p esen s six pape s om he ou h mee ing o he Hellenis ic Cen al Asia Resea ch Ne wo k (HCARN), held on he 24 h–26 h Ma ch 2022 a he Albe Ludwig Uni e si y o F eibu g, Ge many. The con e ence was ocused on dynamic in e ac ions be ween pas and 183ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, CHARLES UNIVERSITY, 2024 p esen in he s udy o Hellenis ic Cen al Asia, explo ing how con empo a y conce ns and con ex s shape knowledge p oduc ion in his ield, and ice e sa. Con ibu ions by a chae- ologis s, numisma is s, and his o ians app oached his opic om di e se angles, examining he ela ionship be ween 20 h cen u y pulp ic ion and Eu opean schola ship (S oo man), in e ela ed ancien and mode n pe cep ions o Bac ians and Pa hians, including hei ‘in- be weenness’ (Hoo), ancien pe cep ions o he massac e o he B anchidae (Mendoza), he ea lies imi a ions o Eu hydemus ypes in Bukha an Soghd (Nayma k), he cons uc ion o Kushan impe ial iden i y (Hä el), and he challenges o ep esen ing Alexande ’scampaigns in ca og aphic o m (Rapin). ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS G aells iFab ega , R.– Sca ci, A.– Ve čík, M.: Rema ks on ecen Ancien wa a e esea ch. The sum o e o s o ailu e. A chaeologia ibe ica 2, 15–22. Goláňo á, P.– Kysela, J.: Les agglomé a ions en Eu ope cen ale. In: E. Hi ia – É. Pénisson eds.: À deux pas du passé. Les p emiè es illes cel iques é élées. Ca alogue d’exposi ion à Vesunna -Si e, Musée Gallo - omain de Pé iguex, 15 juin 2024–30 Ma s 2025. 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