Project Achievements: International Publications
We are proud to share that the results of our project have been successfully published in internationally recognized, high-impact journals. This accomplishment reflects the dedication, collaboration, and scientific excellence of our research team.
We are also pleased that our results contribute to the international scientific discussion and demonstrate the significance of our research.
Highlights of our recent publications:
Kudelić, A., Sekelj Ivančan, T., Neral, N., Valent, I. 2025. Resilience of traditional pottery practices in the face of change: clay recipes and technological shifts in early medieval Southern Pannonia. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 17, 185; 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-025-02291-7
(WoS: Q1)
Neral, N., Kudelić, A., Maričić, A., Kovačević Zelić, B. 2025. Physical and mechanical properties of ceramics: Insights into raw material selection in prehistoric pottery production in Croatia. Applied Clay Science, 274, 107859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2025.107859
(WoS: Q1)
Kudelić, A., Miloglav, I., Neral, N. 2025. Unpuzzling the incrustation: Reconstruction of the technique of decorating Copper and Bronze Age pottery in Croatia. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 62, 105002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105002
(Scopus: Archaeology-Q1)
Kudelić, A., Neral, N. 2025. Selection of raw material through the history of pottery production in Istria (Croatia): social implications of paste variability. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 17, 67; 2–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-025-02182-x
(WoS: Q1)
Natali Neral Successfully Defends PhD
We are very pleased to announce that Assistant Natali Neral has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in Applied Archaeology within the scheduled timeframe. During her studies, she demonstrated exceptional independence, dedication, and skill in fieldwork, laboratory research, and the interpretation of analytical data. Congratulations to Natali on this outstanding achievement!
November - December 2024
On December 18th, the Department of Archaeology of the University of Zadar will host a lecture entitled
Production Technology and Use of Pottery: Methodology for Processing Ceramic Finds and a workshop for students and professors.
Dissertation!
It is with great pride and pleasure that I inform you that our PhD candidate Natali Neral has successfully passed the evaluation process of her doctoral dissertation. Her dissertation is now available in printed form, as well as digitally at the following link:
https://www.rgn.unizg.hr/images/poslijediplomski/doktorski-radovi/Neral_Disertacija_2025_reduced.pdf
The public defense of the dissertation will take place on August 25, 2025, at 11:00 AM, in the Council Hall of the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb.
MARCH – APRIL 2024
Assistant Natali Neral has been staying at the Institute of Archeology at the University College London since March 1st as part of the competition of the Croatian Science Foundation "Mobility Program - outgoing mobility of assistants (MOBDOK-2023)". During the research stay, the assistant conducts the analysis of prehistoric ceramics using the SEM-EDS and pXRF methods in one of the best equipped laboratories in Europe. These methods enable precise determination of geochemical compositions of individual pottery raw materials, and thus a more reliable determination of the provenience of raw materials. The first part of her research stay is related to the application of the pXRF method (portable X-ray fluorescence) on ceramics, while the second part is devoted to work on a scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). The research stay is carried out under the mentorship of the head of the project, Dr Andreja Kudelić and the host mentor, leading expert in ceramic analysis, geologist Dr Patrick Quinn.
