Books by Jacqueline Balen
Pretpovijesno naselje Viškovci-Gradina , 2023
Strategy, 2021
Virtual archaeological landscapes of the Danube region (Danube´s Archaeological eLandscapes) is a... more Virtual archaeological landscapes of the Danube region (Danube´s Archaeological eLandscapes) is a project co-financed by the Interreg Danube Transnational programme. The project´s major goal is to regionally, nationally and internationally increase the visibility of the cultural heritage, and in particular the archaeological landscapes of the Danube region, making them more attractive for an integration into the region’s tourism offers. In order to achieve this goal, new technologies are employed throughout the project.
Within the framework of the project, a strategy has been adopted by the partners from 10 countries of the Danube region. The strategy approaches the topic of archaeological heritage from an archaeological, social and a technological standpoint. By using SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analyses conducted by the
working groups, major challenges in the sector were defined, leading to two main strategy units. The first unit focuses on working processes from the archaeological discovery to a virtual visualisation, and the second on the potential of archaeological heritage in the digital world. To support the
further adaptation and development of new technologies for the archaeological sector, the strategy concludes with 12 recommendations for heritage stakeholders. Priority lists are adopted for the implementation of the recommendations at national level for each participating country.
by Tomislav Hršak, Rajna Sosic Klindzic, Lea Čataj, Jacqueline Balen, Alenka Tomaž, Penny Bickle, Boban Tripkovic, Sinisa Radovic, Kelly Reed, Dusan Boric, Marcel Buric, and Maja Pasarić 2 3 darovi zemlje neolitik između save, drave i dunava darovi zemlje neolitik između save, drave ... more 2 3 darovi zemlje neolitik između save, drave i dunava darovi zemlje neolitik između save, drave i dunava gifts of the earth the neolithic between the sava, drava and danube gifts of the earth the neolithic between the sava, drava and danube Nakladnici / Publishers
Osijek, 2016. SARVAŠ -neolitičko i eneolitičko naselje II SARVAŠ -Neolithic and Eneolithic settle... more Osijek, 2016. SARVAŠ -neolitičko i eneolitičko naselje II SARVAŠ -Neolithic and Eneolithic settlement II 2 Zahvala Veliku zahvalu dugujemo kolegi Anti Grubišiću, prof. na ustupljenoj građi Dokumentarne zbirke; Grguru Marku Ivankoviću, prof. na ustupljenim fotografijama Zbirke fotografija Kulturno-povijesnog odjela; dr. sc. Marini Vinaj i Ivani Knežević Križić, prof. za pomoć pri proučavanju Zbirke novina Odjela hemeroteke; kolegi Domagoju Dujmiću, dipl. arh. na ustupljenim geodetskim snimcima Sarvaša, pohranjenim u Arheološkom odjelu (svi iz Muzeja Slavonije); Ani Solter, dipl. arh., na ustupljenoj građi Odjela za dokumentaciju Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu; dr. sc. Seleni Vitezović s Arheološkog instituta u Beogradu za pomoć pri determinaciji koštanih nalaza te kolegi Tomislavu Hršaku, dipl. arh. iz Muzeja Slavonije za pomoć pri determinaciji keramičkih nalaza. Posebna zahvala kolegi mr. sc. Danijelu Jelašu na iskrenim savjetima pri čitanju teksta kataloga. SARVAŠ -neolitičko i eneolitičko naselje II SARVAŠ -Neolithic and Eneolithic settlement II 3 SARVAŠ -neolitičko i eneolitičko naselje II SARVAŠ -Neolithic and Eneolithic settlement II
Papers by Jacqueline Balen
Tracing Pottery-Making Recipes in the Prehistoric Balkans 6th–4th Millennia BC, 2019
This chapter presents the results of the GC-MS analysis of absorbed residues from 30 ceramic sher... more This chapter presents the results of the GC-MS analysis of absorbed residues from 30 ceramic sherds obtained from five early Neolithic (c. 6000-5100 BC) and Late Eneolithic (c. 3300-2500 BC) sites in eastern Croatia (Slavonia region): Tomašanci-Palača (Starčevo and Baden cultures), Franjevac (Kostolac culture), Vučedol (Baden and Kostolac cultures), Ervenica and Damića gradina (Vučedol culture). The study aims to explore the relationship between shape and function of vessels from the studied sites. Interpretation of the results presented in the chapter has been carried out by comparing the results of the GC-MS analysis with information regarding vessel morphologies and contexts of deposition. Additionally, the results of use-alteration and faunal remains analyses, when available, have been taken into consideration in order to achieve a more holistic approach to the study of vessel function
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Iron Age Danube project dealt with a wide variety of topics and sites dating back to the Iron age... more Iron Age Danube project dealt with a wide variety of topics and sites dating back to the Iron age along the Danube river. Primary goals set by the Archaeological museum in Zagreb were the creation of a cultural route for the site of Kaptol, presentation of the site itself and digitization of artefacts from the necropolis of Kaptol-Čemernica. The latter were a part of the permanent museum exhibition in the Iron age section at the Archaeological museum in Zagreb. This paper will present the workflow used to generate image-based 3D models of more than 100 artefacts. The museum itself doesn't have a digitization laboratory or allocated space, a problem which was encountered in other cultural heritage digitization projects, which meant that the setup had to be quickly assembled and disassembled as needed. This paper will present the problems encountered during the entire process, from image acquisition to data processing, as well as the potential solutions. For the purposes of the project we used Agisofts Metashape software which at the time required masks for all photographs involved in the image-based modelling process, in a turntable static camera setup. The newer versions of the software have two additional options one of which ignores the surrounding reference points and uses the markers generated by Metashape to complete the initial camera alignment. The sheer amount of artefacts we aimed to digitize meant that we had to streamline the process of acquiring and processing the photographs and their respective masks. This process was meticulously documented and optimized to take the least possible time while obtaining a satisfactory level of detail on the resulting 3D model. Although the new versions of the software dispense with the need for masking the photographs, the process of removing the unwanted points from the point cloud and aligning different chunks can also be time consuming. This paper will present our results with various photo alignment methods and try to provide an objective comparison. We will also explore the possibilities of utilizing the finished models in computer generated reconstructions of sites, and their usability in promoting the museum and potential exhibitions. Finally, the paper will assess the value of digitizing larger parts of museum collections in light of the recent earthquake in Zagreb which seriously damaged most of the artefacts in the museum.
During archaeological rescue excavations carried out in 2007 at Potočani in continental Croatia, ... more During archaeological rescue excavations carried out in 2007 at Potočani in continental Croatia, a pit containing numerous human skeletal remains (MNI = 41) was discovered. The remains were mostly articulated but also commingled and showed no clear pattern of organization. There were no associated artifacts, just a few pottery fragments probably belonging to the Copper Age Lasinja Culture (c. 4300 to 3950 BCE). Anthropological analyses suggest the presence of individuals of all ages and both sexes with many crania exhibiting various perimortem injuries. Three human bone samples from different layers were dated to around 4100 cal BCE by radiocarbon analysis. These radiocarbon dates combined with other aspects of archaeological context, indicate that the deposition was a single episode rather than a long-term accumulation. All this suggests a single violent encounter (massacre). Here we present results of the bioarchaeological analysis of four adult crania with clear signs of perimort...
Back to the past: copper age in northern Croatia (Povratak u prošlost: bakreno doba u sjevernoj Hrvatskoj), 2018
Opći položaj badenske kulture odredio je Milojčić 1949. godine na osnovi stratigrafije Vinče, Bap... more Opći položaj badenske kulture odredio je Milojčić 1949. godine na osnovi stratigrafije Vinče, Bapske i Sarvaša, po čemu je kultura determinirana kao nasljednica vinčanske kulture, odnosno kao prva eneolitička kultura. Određeni zaokret postignut je šezdesetih godina 20. st. kada su J. Banner i I. Bognar-Kutzián izveli tezu o proritetu tiszapolgarske i bodrogkeresztúrske kulture nad badenskom (1961). Iako je ovo stajalište uglavnom odmah podržano u europskim znanstvenim krugovima, mišljenje S. Dimitrijevića i dalje je bilo da badenska kultura predstavlja ranoeneolitičku pojavu te da je ona glavni nositelj kulturne smjene kamenoga u bakreno doba (Dimitrijević 1979: 188-191), što je neko vrijeme podržavao i Z. Marković (1977: 48). Danas možemo zaključiti da badenskom kulturom ne počinje razdoblje eneolitika u ovim prostorima, iako je njezinim dolaskom došlo do korjenitih promjena u društvenoj organizaciji kao i u gospodarskoj orijentaciji. Značajni rezultati u istraživanju badenske kulture u posljednje su vrijeme postignuti na prostoru Mađarske i Češke, dok u odnosu na njih, rezultati temeljeni na istraživanju badenskih nalazišta i na izučavanju badenske kulture nisu na prostoru The Baden culture is a widespread cultural occurrence that spans across the entire Pannonia-Danube territory, including the area of Austria, Moravia, the Czech Republic, southern Slovakia, parts of southern Poland, Hungary, Vojvodina and northern Serbia, and northeastern Croatia.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2021
Vučedol is a site of major importance in the Carpathian Basin that provides valuable insight into... more Vučedol is a site of major importance in the Carpathian Basin that provides valuable insight into daily life from the Early Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age. During the first archaeological excavations at the Vučedol–Streim Vineyard site in 1897, a total of 15 graves were excavated. Today eight skulls from this field campaign are curated at the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb. Combining modern methods with the study of archival materials, we present new results from archaeological, osteological, radiocarbon, and isotopic analyses of these individuals that demonstrate the dynamic cultural connections that existed during the Early Bronze Age in this region.
Vjesnik Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu, 2021
Tema članka jedinstven je nalaz kopče pronađene na brojčano malom groblju germanske pripadnosti u... more Tema članka jedinstven je nalaz kopče pronađene na brojčano malom groblju germanske pripadnosti u Novom Čemincu u hrvatskoj Baranji. Željezna, almandinima bogato ukrašena pojasna kopča pronađena je in situ iznad zdjelice pokojnika i djelomično ispod mača, a bila je dio vojnog pojasa na kojem je bila pričvršćena spatha. Kopča iz Novog Čeminca nema neposredne paralele, a prema tipološkim i stilskim karakteristikama pripada krugu mediteranskih kopči druge pol. 5. i poč. 6. stoljeća. Analiza očuvane tkanine na stražnjoj strani kopče pokazala je da je riječ o dijelu odjeće pokojnika, a moguće je da je riječ o dijelu gornjeg, šireg odjevnog predmeta, skupljenog i opasanog pojasom. Tkanina je fine, vjerojatno lokalne proizvodnje te relativno tipičnih tehničkih karakteristika za srednju Europu ovog razdoblja. / The topic of the article is the unique finding of a buckle, discovered at a small Germanic graveyard in Novi Čeminac in Baranja, Croatia. An abundantly decorated iron belt buckle was discovered in situ above the pelvis of the deceased and partially under the sword, and was a part of a soldier's belt which held a spatha. The buckle from Novi Čeminac does not have related examples on other sites, and according to typological and stylistical characteristics, it belongs to the circle of Mediterranean buckles of the second half of the 5th, and the beginning of the 6th century. Analysis of the fabric discovered on the back of the belt buckle showed that it was a part of the deceased’ clothes, and it is possible that it was the upper garment, a wider piece of attire, gathered and girded with a belt. The cloth is of fine, probably local manufacture, and shows relatively typical technical characteristics for the middle Europe of that period.
Zbornik Instituta za arheologiju, Vol. 15, Homo Universalis: zbornik radova posvećen Zorku Markoviću povodom 65. obljetnice života, 2020
U radu se obrađuju bakreni nalazi pronađeni u naselju lasinjske kulture Pajtenica – Velike livade... more U radu se obrađuju bakreni nalazi pronađeni u naselju lasinjske kulture Pajtenica – Velike livade. Naselje je istraživano tijekom
zaštitnih arheoloških istraživanja na trasi autoceste A5 Beli Manastir – Osijek – Svilaj. Malobrojni bakreni nalazi pronađeni prilikom
zaštitnih arheoloških istraživanja polako mijenjaju sliku o metalnoj produkciji lasinjske kulture, te otvaraju pitanja atribucije i drugih
metalnih predmeta tog razdoblja.
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 2022
This paper presents the results from archaeobotanical remains collected from ten medieval settlem... more This paper presents the results from archaeobotanical remains collected from ten medieval settlements and fort sites in the region of present-day Slavonia, Croatia. From the 12th century ad, Slavonia was part of the Kingdom of Hungary, although the region benefited from a certain amount of autonomy. Examining the archaeobotanical data from this period shows a diverse agricultural system, where crop fields, gardens, orchards, pastures and woodlands were all used to produce a range of cereals, fruits, nuts, vegetables and herbs, as well as fibre plants. The dataset is dominated by cereal remains, especially Triticum aestivum/durum (free-threshing wheat), Panicum miliaceum (broomcorn millet) and Secale cereale (rye). Vitis vinifera (grape pips) were the most common fruit recovered, which corresponds with the presence of vineyards and international trade in wine noted in the literature by the late Middle Ages. Also of significance was the recovery of Cannabis sativa (hemp) and Linum usitatissimum (flax), which suggest local cultivation, possibly for linen and hemp fibres, for oil or for medicinal purposes.
During archaeological rescue excavations carried out in 2007 at Potočani in continental Croatia, ... more During archaeological rescue excavations carried out in 2007 at Potočani in continental Croatia, a pit containing numerous human skeletal remains (MNI = 41) was discovered. The remains were mostly articulated but also commingled and showed no clear pattern of organization. There were no associated artifacts, just a few pottery fragments probably belonging to the Copper Age Lasinja Culture (c. 4300 to 3950 BCE). Anthropological analyses suggest the presence of individuals of all ages and both sexes with many crania exhibiting various perimortem injuries. Three human bone samples from different layers were dated to around 4100 cal BCE by radiocarbon analysis. These radiocarbon dates combined with other aspects of archaeological context, indicate that the deposition was a single episode rather than a long-term accumulation. All this suggests a single violent encounter (massacre). Here we present results of the bioarchaeological analysis of four adult crania with clear signs of perimortem trauma. These include blunt force trauma as well as cuts and penetrating injuries indicating the use of different weapons/tools.
PLOS ONE, 2021
Paleogenomic and bioanthropological studies of ancient massacres have highlighted sites where the... more Paleogenomic and bioanthropological studies of ancient massacres have highlighted sites where the victims were male and plausibly died all in battle, or were executed members of the same family as might be expected from a killing intentionally directed at subsets of a community, or where the massacred individuals were plausibly members of a migrant community in conflict with previously established groups, or where there was evidence that the killing was part of a religious ritual. Here we provide evidence of killing on a massive scale in prehistory that was not directed to a specific family, based on genome-wide ancient DNA for 38 of the 41 documented victims of a 6,200 year old massacre in Potočani, Croatia and combining our results with bioanthropological data. We highlight three results: (i) the majority of individuals were unrelated and instead were a sample of what was clearly a large farming population, (ii) the ancestry of the individuals was homogenous which makes it unlikely that the massacre was linked to the arrival of new genetic ancestry, and (iii) there were approximately equal numbers of males and females. Combined with the bioanthropological evidence that the victims were of a wide range of ages, these results show that large-scale indiscriminate killing is a horror that is not just a feature of the modern and historic periods, but was also a significant process in pre-state societies.
Rad donosi 14C datume i rezultate analize nalaza s lokaliteta Jurjevac-Stara Vodenica. Na osnovu ... more Rad donosi 14C datume i rezultate analize nalaza s lokaliteta Jurjevac-Stara Vodenica. Na osnovu pokretnoga arheološkog materijala, kao i apsolutnih datuma, možemo zaključiti da su na lokalitetu istraženi dijelovi eneolitičkog naselja koji pripadaju lasinjskoj kulturi.
Ključne riječi: Jurjevac-Stara Vodenica, Đakovština, eneolitik, lasinjska kultura, keramografija, kamene izrađevine, arheobotanika
Ivandvor – petlja i šuma Gaj, starčevačka i sopotska kultura
Samatovci, sopotska kultura
Tomašanc... more Ivandvor – petlja i šuma Gaj, starčevačka i sopotska kultura
Samatovci, sopotska kultura
Tomašanci-Palača, starčevačka kultura
Virovitica-Brekinja
Položaj Novi Čeminac-Jauhov salaš bogato je arheološko nalazište koje
je istraživano tijekom 2014... more Položaj Novi Čeminac-Jauhov salaš bogato je arheološko nalazište koje
je istraživano tijekom 2014. i 2015. godine od strane Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu. Na lokalitetu je pronađeno mnogo nalaza koji se mogu datirati u razdoblja pretpovijesti, antike i srednjeg vijeka. Od pretpovijesnih razdoblja zastupljeni su eneolitik i više faza brončanog doba. Treba izdvojiti nalaze panonske inkrustrirane keramike te brončanodobni grob. Na nalazištu su pronađeni i antički nalazi, okvirno datirani u 1.st. pr. Kr. te u 2. i 3. st. po. Kr.. Najznačajniji nalazi svakako su oni pripisani razdoblju srednjeg vijeka, osobito vremenu seobe naroda.
Izdanja Hrvatskog arheološkog društva, sv. 31, 2018
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Within the framework of the project, a strategy has been adopted by the partners from 10 countries of the Danube region. The strategy approaches the topic of archaeological heritage from an archaeological, social and a technological standpoint. By using SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analyses conducted by the
working groups, major challenges in the sector were defined, leading to two main strategy units. The first unit focuses on working processes from the archaeological discovery to a virtual visualisation, and the second on the potential of archaeological heritage in the digital world. To support the
further adaptation and development of new technologies for the archaeological sector, the strategy concludes with 12 recommendations for heritage stakeholders. Priority lists are adopted for the implementation of the recommendations at national level for each participating country.
Papers by Jacqueline Balen
zaštitnih arheoloških istraživanja na trasi autoceste A5 Beli Manastir – Osijek – Svilaj. Malobrojni bakreni nalazi pronađeni prilikom
zaštitnih arheoloških istraživanja polako mijenjaju sliku o metalnoj produkciji lasinjske kulture, te otvaraju pitanja atribucije i drugih
metalnih predmeta tog razdoblja.
Ključne riječi: Jurjevac-Stara Vodenica, Đakovština, eneolitik, lasinjska kultura, keramografija, kamene izrađevine, arheobotanika
Samatovci, sopotska kultura
Tomašanci-Palača, starčevačka kultura
Virovitica-Brekinja
je istraživano tijekom 2014. i 2015. godine od strane Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu. Na lokalitetu je pronađeno mnogo nalaza koji se mogu datirati u razdoblja pretpovijesti, antike i srednjeg vijeka. Od pretpovijesnih razdoblja zastupljeni su eneolitik i više faza brončanog doba. Treba izdvojiti nalaze panonske inkrustrirane keramike te brončanodobni grob. Na nalazištu su pronađeni i antički nalazi, okvirno datirani u 1.st. pr. Kr. te u 2. i 3. st. po. Kr.. Najznačajniji nalazi svakako su oni pripisani razdoblju srednjeg vijeka, osobito vremenu seobe naroda.
Within the framework of the project, a strategy has been adopted by the partners from 10 countries of the Danube region. The strategy approaches the topic of archaeological heritage from an archaeological, social and a technological standpoint. By using SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analyses conducted by the
working groups, major challenges in the sector were defined, leading to two main strategy units. The first unit focuses on working processes from the archaeological discovery to a virtual visualisation, and the second on the potential of archaeological heritage in the digital world. To support the
further adaptation and development of new technologies for the archaeological sector, the strategy concludes with 12 recommendations for heritage stakeholders. Priority lists are adopted for the implementation of the recommendations at national level for each participating country.
zaštitnih arheoloških istraživanja na trasi autoceste A5 Beli Manastir – Osijek – Svilaj. Malobrojni bakreni nalazi pronađeni prilikom
zaštitnih arheoloških istraživanja polako mijenjaju sliku o metalnoj produkciji lasinjske kulture, te otvaraju pitanja atribucije i drugih
metalnih predmeta tog razdoblja.
Ključne riječi: Jurjevac-Stara Vodenica, Đakovština, eneolitik, lasinjska kultura, keramografija, kamene izrađevine, arheobotanika
Samatovci, sopotska kultura
Tomašanci-Palača, starčevačka kultura
Virovitica-Brekinja
je istraživano tijekom 2014. i 2015. godine od strane Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu. Na lokalitetu je pronađeno mnogo nalaza koji se mogu datirati u razdoblja pretpovijesti, antike i srednjeg vijeka. Od pretpovijesnih razdoblja zastupljeni su eneolitik i više faza brončanog doba. Treba izdvojiti nalaze panonske inkrustrirane keramike te brončanodobni grob. Na nalazištu su pronađeni i antički nalazi, okvirno datirani u 1.st. pr. Kr. te u 2. i 3. st. po. Kr.. Najznačajniji nalazi svakako su oni pripisani razdoblju srednjeg vijeka, osobito vremenu seobe naroda.
U radu će biti prezentirani rezultati zaštitnih istraživanja na Marić gradini koje je Arheološki
muzej u Zagrebu proveo tijekom ljeta 2017. godine, ali i rezultati snimanja ALS/LiDAR
metodom na području Mikeluške. Snimanje je provedeno u prosincu 2018. godine kada je
napravljen detaljan 3D model terena koji se nalazi ispod šume. Analizom dobivenih rezultata
dobiven je detaljan uvid u lokalitet Marić gradina koji je i bio primarni cilj snimanja.
Na snimkama se vide pojedine strukture vezane uz samo pretpovijesno naselje, kao što su
ostaci južnog dijela bedema, mogući ulaz na gradinsko naselje i terase u podnožju gradine.
Osim ovih na prvi pogled jasnih struktura tu su i mogući pretpovijesni putevi te potencijalni
ostaci nekropole zapadno od samog naselja. Navedeni tragovi vidljivi na podacima
predstavljali su tek prvi korak u interpretaciji ovih podataka, dok je za finalnu interpretaciju
ovog pretpovijesnog krajolika potrebno bilo provesti detaljan pregled terena i provjeru
pojedinih vidljivih struktura što je napravljeno tijekom 2019. godine.
The exhibition strives to display the modes in which our ancestors recycled materials and reused objects, and how that concept affected past cultures. Seeing as recycling is a highly complex, but also a universal phenomenon, whether seen from today’s point of view or within the scope of past cultures and communities, the exhibition strives to bridge these temporal gaps through thematic and artistic units. The rich archaeological heritage provided a selection of finds made of different materials (stone, bone, pottery, glass and metal), that are portrayed through several thematic units: the transformation of space, the materials and symbolic recycling. The displayed examples of recycling, the reuse and the repairing of objects, are the indicators of cultures that did not discard objects, but leaned towards a culture of reuse, providing the visitors with a valuable lesson from the past.
By finding the (dis)harmony between past and present ideologies and experiences of the material, the landscape and the social and economic situations, the exhibition authors also turn to contemporary ideologies and the modified construction of human consciousness about the material, as well as the landscape. The exhibition highlights the practical nature of recycling recorded in archaeological artifacts, but does not neglect the numerous examples of the symbolic reuse, i.e. “recycling”, of objects and landscapes in the past.
The aim of the exhibition is to show that recycled materials and objects had a very active role in society, that they are not isolated cases of specific material reuse, and that the ideological background for reusing and recycling had a far more complex meaning for society. The exhibition also strives to show the longevity and the uninterrupted cycle of object reuse, as well as to encourage the visitors to think about the concept of recycling in relation to the modern way of life. The exhibition is accompanied by a scientific monograph dedicated to the topic of recycling and reuse in the past.
muzeja Bjelovar, u Bjelovaru je od 3. do 7. listopada
2016. god. po drugi put održan godišnji znanstveni
skup Hrvatskog arheološkog društva. Bila je to prilika
da se nakon točno dvadeset godina ponovno sagledaju
stari nalazi i spoznaje, te da se nadopune i interpretiraju u kontekstu novih arheoloških istraživanja, nalaza i
spoznaja. Sada već tradicionalnim pristupom Hrvatsko
arheološko društvo time se u određenim vremenskim
ciklusima vraća u pojedine dijelove Hrvatske te stručnoj i široj javnosti predstavlja nove rezultate arheoloških
iskopavanja i istraživanja. Tako je u Bjelovaru pod naslovom „Arheološka istraživanja Bjelovarsko-bilogorske
županije i okolnih krajeva” održano 31 predavanje, a u
sklopu skupa organizirane su i sekcije „Posteri” te „Predstavljanje projekata” u okviru kojih je predstavljeno po
tri postera i projekata. U prostorijama Gradskog muzeja Bjelovar uz to je povodom skupa ponovno otvorena
izložba na kojoj je prezentirano arheološko bogatstvo
Bjelovarsko-bilogorske županije, obogaćeno rezultatima arheoloških iskopavanja u posljednjih 20 godina.
Izložba je izvanredno nadopunjavala znanstveni skup, a
ujedno se izvanredno nadovezivala na izložbu iz 1996.
godine, na kojoj su prezentirani rezultati arheoloških
istraživanja na području sjeverozapadne Hrvatske u posljednjih deset godina. Sudionici skupa imali su i priliku
u jednodnevnom izletu obići arheološka nalazišta i kulturno-povijesne znamenitosti.