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KRASSIMIRA LUKA



bularchaeo@gmail.com

Address:

21 Tsarigradsko shosse blv.

1504 Sofia

Bulgaria


1998 MA in Archaeology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

2007 PhD Sofia University "ST. Kliment Ohridski"





Areas of research interest:

Typology and chronology of the pottery complex from Roman, Late Roman and Early Medieval period on the territory of contemporary North-West Bulgaria.

Technology of the pottery production, raw materials, import and export of the ce-ramics objects.

Experimental archaeology in the area of the ceramics production.

Roman and Late Antique fortification system

Roman sanctuaries


Archaeological excavations and projects:

2008 - 2009

Roman Military camp "Conbustica" near village of Kladorub, Dimovo district. Director of the excavations.

2007

Roman road station, "Aniste" locality near village of Granichak, Belogradchik district, North-West Bulgaria. Team member.

2003 - 2007

Roman fortress and sanctuary "Kaleto" near Mezdra, North-West Bulgaria. Team member.

2003

Early Roman castle and Late Antique city Augustae near village of Harlets, Kozloduy district, North-West Bulgaria. Vice-director.

2003

Late Cupper Ages settlement, "Zaminets" locality near village of Gorna Kremena, Mezdra district, North-West Bulgaria. Vice-director.

2002 - 2006

Early Neolithic settlement, "Valoga" locality near village of Ohoden, Borovan district, North-West Bulgaria. Team member.

2002

Early Christian church near village of Ochin dol, Mezdra district, North- West Bulgaria. Team member.

2001

Early Cupper Ages cult complex and Late Antique and Early Medieval settlements, "Bresta" locality near village of Altimir, Biala Slatina district. Team member.

2000

Thracian funeral mount dated to Roman period near Harmanly, South-East Bulgaria. Vice-director.

1999

Harmanly (Late Roman site) on Trakia Motorway (South-East Bulgaria). Trainee

1993-1998

students practices at: Madrets, Svestary, Silistra


Organizing experience

2007

Creation of an Archaeological Thematic Park "Mezra-Kaleto" (in process of realization by Mezdra municipal administration). Author of the project.

2004 - 2005

Project "Excavations of the first Agriculture civilization in Bulgaria" (National fund of Culture, Ministry of Education and Science). Team member.

2004

Exhibition "Archaeological excavations - Mezdra 2002-2003". Organizer of the exhibition and author of the popular science book "The Antique monuments in Mezdra district" (Mezdra 2004).

2003

"ARCHAEOLOGIA IUVENTA" project - students scientific studies (Open society Foundation). Project manager and compiler of the book.

2003

Project "International archaeological summer camp Mezdra 2003" (South - East European Youth Network). Team member.

2001

Exhibition "Copies of the Antique pottery examples, discovered in Roman funeral tumulus near town of Harmanly, September 7 - 16, Gallery of foreign arts Sofia (Open Society Foundation). Project manager and author of an educational brochure "What are you know about … Mounts" (Sofia, 2001)

2001

Project "Localization and examination of the archaeological monuments on the ter-ritory of Vratsa district" (Open Society Foundation). Project manager.

2000

Project "Harmanlyiska cheshma - risk excavation created by student team from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (Open Society Foundation). Project manager.


Publications:

What you know about mounts. Sofia, 2002

Coarse ware from the area of the middle reaches of Skat River, Northwestern Bulgaria. - Archaeologia Iuventa, 2003, 1, 41-57

Horse-shared amulets ridden by a human head: Problems of interpretation. - Archaeologia Iuventa, 2003, 1, 85-95

The Antique monuments in Mezdra district. Mezdra, 2004

Archaeological excavation of a Prihistorical settlement and an Antique fortress "Kaleto" near Mezdra. - AOR 2003, Sofia, 2004, 41-43 (co-auth. Masov, S., Ganetzovski, G.)

Risk archaeological excavations of a Roman castle and Early Byzantine city Augusta near village of Harlets, Kozloduy district. - AOR 2003, Sofia, 2004, 104-105 (co-auth. Masov, S., Ganetzovski, G.)

Archaeological researches of the Late Halcolithic settlement Zaminets, village of Dolna Kremena, Mezdra district. - AOR 2003, Sofia, 2004, 40-41 (co-auth. Ganetzovski, G., Vasilev, I.)

Late Antique church and Medieval necropolis from village Ochin Dol, Mezdra district, North-West Bulgaria. - Archaeologia Bulgarica, 2005, 2, 83-98 (co-auth. Masov, S., Ganetzovski, G.)

Late Antique structures and materials. - In: Altimir-Bresta. A cult complex and set-tlement. "North-West Bulgaria" library, "Scientifics' researches" series, 27, 2006, 94-116

Early Medieval structures and materials. - In: Altimir-Bresta. A cult complex and set-tlement. "North-West Bulgaria" library, "Scientifics' researches" series, 27, 2006, 116-130

Ceramics moulds for production of appliqu? pottery found in fortress "Kaleto" near Mezdra. - Archaeology, XLVII, 1-4, 2006, 161-170

Excavations of Late Antique road station in locality "Aniste" near village of Granichak, Belogradchik district. - AOR 2007, Sofia, 2008, 475-47

Excavations of the antique site "Kaleto" near village of Kladorub, Dimovo district. - AOR 2008, in print

Ceramics from Middle Age layer upon destruction of the Late Antique city Augustae near village of Harlets, Kozloduy district, North-West Bulgaria. - A collection in honour of D.P. Dimitrov (in print)

Ceramics from Middle Age Settlements in Bresta Locality near the Village of Al-timir (Byala Slatina municipality, North-West Bulgaria). - Acta Terrae Septemcastrensis, VIII, Sibiu, 2009, 245-261

Notes on dating and interpretation of the ancient site "Kaleto" in Montana, Northwestern Bulgaria Doctoral Researches in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2, Sofia University "St. Klimient Ohridski", Sofia, 2010, 33-64

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