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Anthropomorphic amulets from Viminacium [PDF]
Starinar, 2020 The paper focuses on a group of five anthropomorphic pendants, deposited in graves of sub-adult and female individuals, discovered in cemeteries of ancient Viminacium (Serbia).
Milovanović Bebina D. +1 more
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Old World camels in a modern world - a balancing act between conservation and genetic improvement. [PDF]
Anim Genet, 2019 Summary Old World camels have served humans in cross‐continental caravans, transporting people and goods, connecting different cultures and providing milk, meat, wool and draught since their domestication around 3000–6000 years ago. In a world of modern transport and fast connectivity, these beasts of burden seem to be out‐dated.
Burger PA, Ciani E, Faye B.
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Recently discovered lead coffins from Viminacium (Moesia Superior) [PDF]
Starinar, 2023 Burials in lead coffins have been sporadically recorded in Viminacium (Moesia Superior). They originate from four necropolises that can be roughly classified into the period from the 2nd to the 4th century.
Milovanović Bebina +2 more
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The image of Persephone on the Upper Moesian limes a contribution to the study of ancient cults [PDF]
Balcanica, 2012 The ways in which Persephone was depicted in the Roman province of Upper Moesia may help understand the significance the goddess had for the inhabitants of the Upper Moesian limes, notably Viminacium and Ratiaria, where the discussed archaeological ...
Pilipović Sanja
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Pinctada margaritifera box from Viminacium [PDF]
Starinar, 2017 A Pinctada margaritifera box was unearthed at Viminacium in 1985, at the site of Pe}ine, in a grave containing cremated remains. It was made from the shell of a pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera), an exotic clam whose habitat is tropical seas:
Spasić-Đurić Dragana Lj.
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Seal boxes from the Viminacium site [PDF]
Starinar, 2013 Bronze seal boxes that had the function of holding the wax seal on the Viminacium site - Upper Moesia (Stari Kostolac, Serbia), mainly from the area of the necropolis (ten were found in the graves and ten at the cemetery between the graves). Six are from
Milovanović Bebina +1 more
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A camel skeleton from the Viminacium amphitheatre [PDF]
Starinar, 2013 Camel remains have occasionally been found in Roman provincial sites throughout the Empire. In Serbia, several camel bones were found on Roman period sites.
Vuković Sonja, Bogdanović Ivan
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Ceramic balsamaria-bottles: The example of Viminacium [PDF]
Starinar, 2006 The earliest balsamaria to appear in the Hellenistic and Early Roman periods are ceramic and seldom over 10 cm in height. On the Southern Necropolis of Viminacium (sites Više grobalja and Pećine) 21 vessels of this type have been found. The features they
Nikolić Snežana, Raičković Angelina
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Production of ceramic building material in ancient Viminacium [PDF]
Starinar, 2022 The technology of brickmaking was introduced to the area of Viminacium by the Romans. The development and growth of the urban settlement in the 1st-4th century necessitated the need for huge quantities of construction materials.
Jevtović Ljubomir
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Roman agricultural tools in the ager of Viminacium [PDF]
Starinar, 2021 The several decades long rescue excavations of the ancient city of Viminacium have brought to light a large number of finds with very varied functions. In this paper, we will focus our attention on the remains of agricultural tools.
Ilić Olivera, Jovičić Mladen
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