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\u0160kocjan in the Bronze Age: tracing the rise of a fortified village<\/h1>\n

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Acronym<\/strong>: \u0160BA<\/p>\n

Description<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The \u0160BA project investigates the antiquity of the fortified settlement on \u0160kocjan hillfort, Slovenia, a site located in a crucial area for Slovenian and European prehistory. Recent excavations revealed the stratigraphic evidence of Middle and Recent Bronze Age settlement phases suggesting a possible ancient origin for the site: are these Bronze Age features linked to the hillfort's drywall construction?<\/p>\n

Confirming a Bronze Age phase would make \u0160kocjan one of the oldest hillforts in the Slovenian Karst castellieri network - a significant discovery that would improve our understanding of regional prehistory. The project will excavate a portion of the drywall and conduct interdisciplinary analysis of ceramics, integrating typo-chronological and archaeometric approaches.<\/p>\n

The team combines CNR ISPC\u2019s typo-chronological studies with University of Ljubljana's archaeometric approach, creating optimal conditions for mutal knowledge transfer, lasting scientific collaboration and capacity building.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Project information<\/h2>\n