Books by Pero Ardjanliev
Exhibition by Pero Ardjanliev
100 years of Trebenishte, 2019
Papers by Pero Ardjanliev
Археолошки зборник 15, 2022
Journal of Quaternary Science, 2021
Geoarchaeological investigations on the northeastern shore of Lake Ohrid revealed 3.5 m thick dee... more Geoarchaeological investigations on the northeastern shore of Lake Ohrid revealed 3.5 m thick deepwater lacustrine sediments overlying terrestrial vegetation macrofossils, worked wood and abundant potsherds dated to the Late Bronze Age (LBA). Distinct contact of deepwater sediment with the sub-aerial weathered limestone bedrock point to a sudden increase in lake level. According to radiocarbon data, catastrophic flooding occurred shortly after 1214 yr bc. Because the area is located in a highly active seismic zone, we propose that this event was caused by tectonically induced, metre-scale coseismic subsidence related to faults bordering the Ohrid alluvial plain. Moreover, this event coincides well with a dramatic switch in the habitation and settlement strategy in the region. More important, however, is the finding that the age of the proposed massive tectonic event and change in habitation lies within the interval of the proposed ‘earthquake storm’ in the eastern Mediterranean dated to 1225–1175 bc. As the Ohrid-Korça zone belongs to the same tectonic province, a relationship between the abovementioned earthquakes and the proposed event can be expected. This research therefore might provide the first direct evidence of a large-scale earthquake event linkable to the LBA collapse of Europe's first urban civilisation in the Aegean.
Studia Hercynia XXIII, 2019
The settlement area of the Ohrid region extends on the shores of a homonymous lake shared betwee... more The settlement area of the Ohrid region extends on the shores of a homonymous lake shared between the Republics of Northern Macedonia and Albania. Despite its mountainous framing, the geographical setting of the Ohrid region provides the broadest accessible link between the Aegean and the Adriatic regions in the southern Balkans and was, vice versa, an eminent pre-condition for the formation of supra -regional networks in the past. Placed on this communication route, which is embodied by the widely known Via Egnatia, the region represented an important hub in the cultural connectivity between the Aegean, the Adriatic see, and the Balkans. As a response to the lacking of systematic investigations, this paper presents a reconstruction of the pre- and protohistoric habitation in the region. Reviewing past archaeological discoveries and recent data collected during the first two field seasons conducted within the frame of the project Frontier Studies, this paper focuses on the settlement organization and traces its development as well as corresponding phenomena, such as connectivity and response to environmental changes, diachronically from the Neolithic down to Late Antiquity.
Studia Hercynia, 2019
The Frontier Studies is an international research project centred on the city of Ohrid and its en... more The Frontier Studies is an international research project centred on the city of Ohrid and its environs, located on the northern shore of the homonymous lake at the present frontier of Albania and the Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Since its establishment in 2017, the project has been undertaken as a cooperative effort between researchers from Charles University in Prague and the Archaeological Museum of Macedonia. The aim of the first season was an extensive, trial field survey to unlock the historical landscape and to evaluate the dynamics of the habitation paterns in the region diachronically.
The Ohrid region, with the city of Lychnidos as its centre and its characteristic location on the... more The Ohrid region, with the city of Lychnidos as its centre and its characteristic location on the juncture of the Illyrian, the Epirote, and the Macedonian kingdoms, has always been a clashing point of the various cultures and influences. In the shadow of remarkable Hellenistic findings, certain elements that belong to La Tène culture remained unnoticed and overlooked for a long time.
Conference Presentations by Pero Ardjanliev
Until recently, the early history of the ancient Macedonia before the unification by the Argead d... more Until recently, the early history of the ancient Macedonia before the unification by the Argead dynastie (7th–4th ct. BC) had been studied mainly based on the literary evidence. Only few archaeological findings supplemented the information passed to us by Herodotus or Thucydides. However, the situation has changed dramatically in the last two decades. The intense excavations around the Thermaic Gulf unearthed several necropolises and settlements, which shed light on the socio-cultural development, economic and environmental fundaments or ideological beliefs.
Distinctive data found in the necropolis around Thessaloniki are also attested at some iron age burial sites to the west of the gulf, reaching up to the lake Ohrid, with that at Trebenište or Ohrid (Gorna Porta) being the best known. The graves contained rich grave-goods, gold lozenge-shaped sheets which covered the mouth of the deceased, jewellery of the type “Macedonian bronzes”, imported weapons and pottery from Greece. Bearing the advance of the proto-state structures in the southern Macedonia in mind, the question arises how should one interpret this comparability of the burial goods, albeit there are some local nuances? Different explanations have been postulated in the past: expansion of the Argead dynastie, Hellenization etc. However, these assumptions were mainly constructed on a later historical evidence and a lack of verifiable archaeological data. This poster will introduce an ongoing survey project in the region of the lake Ohrid, a hub on a superregional connection between the Adriatic and Aegean Sea, later known as Via Egnatia. The project would first allow a detailed reconstruction of the historical landscape and – on this basis – the complex socio-cultural environment, in which the identity of the elites in this part of the ancient Macedonia was constructed in the early history.
The presented results are embedded in the broader cooperation between the Charles University in Prague and the Archaeological Museum of Macedonia.
Conference by Pero Ardjanliev
The discovery of the extraordinary finds at the Glasinac plateau and in Trebenishte at the end of... more The discovery of the extraordinary finds at the Glasinac plateau and in Trebenishte at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century marks the beginning of the scientific research on the topic of elites and power in the Southeastern Europe. The so-called princely graves of the Balkans have been repeatedly associated to similar phenomenon in the Central Europe and different approaches were used to explain the establishment of these ostentatious burials in the past.
Nevertheless, outstanding graves represent only a fraction of the accumulation of wealth. This led to interpretations that focus more on the individual than on the origins of wealth and power
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Conference Presentations by Pero Ardjanliev
Distinctive data found in the necropolis around Thessaloniki are also attested at some iron age burial sites to the west of the gulf, reaching up to the lake Ohrid, with that at Trebenište or Ohrid (Gorna Porta) being the best known. The graves contained rich grave-goods, gold lozenge-shaped sheets which covered the mouth of the deceased, jewellery of the type “Macedonian bronzes”, imported weapons and pottery from Greece. Bearing the advance of the proto-state structures in the southern Macedonia in mind, the question arises how should one interpret this comparability of the burial goods, albeit there are some local nuances? Different explanations have been postulated in the past: expansion of the Argead dynastie, Hellenization etc. However, these assumptions were mainly constructed on a later historical evidence and a lack of verifiable archaeological data. This poster will introduce an ongoing survey project in the region of the lake Ohrid, a hub on a superregional connection between the Adriatic and Aegean Sea, later known as Via Egnatia. The project would first allow a detailed reconstruction of the historical landscape and – on this basis – the complex socio-cultural environment, in which the identity of the elites in this part of the ancient Macedonia was constructed in the early history.
The presented results are embedded in the broader cooperation between the Charles University in Prague and the Archaeological Museum of Macedonia.
Conference by Pero Ardjanliev
Nevertheless, outstanding graves represent only a fraction of the accumulation of wealth. This led to interpretations that focus more on the individual than on the origins of wealth and power
Distinctive data found in the necropolis around Thessaloniki are also attested at some iron age burial sites to the west of the gulf, reaching up to the lake Ohrid, with that at Trebenište or Ohrid (Gorna Porta) being the best known. The graves contained rich grave-goods, gold lozenge-shaped sheets which covered the mouth of the deceased, jewellery of the type “Macedonian bronzes”, imported weapons and pottery from Greece. Bearing the advance of the proto-state structures in the southern Macedonia in mind, the question arises how should one interpret this comparability of the burial goods, albeit there are some local nuances? Different explanations have been postulated in the past: expansion of the Argead dynastie, Hellenization etc. However, these assumptions were mainly constructed on a later historical evidence and a lack of verifiable archaeological data. This poster will introduce an ongoing survey project in the region of the lake Ohrid, a hub on a superregional connection between the Adriatic and Aegean Sea, later known as Via Egnatia. The project would first allow a detailed reconstruction of the historical landscape and – on this basis – the complex socio-cultural environment, in which the identity of the elites in this part of the ancient Macedonia was constructed in the early history.
The presented results are embedded in the broader cooperation between the Charles University in Prague and the Archaeological Museum of Macedonia.
Nevertheless, outstanding graves represent only a fraction of the accumulation of wealth. This led to interpretations that focus more on the individual than on the origins of wealth and power