Srečko Brodar
Srečko Brodar | |
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Srečko Brodar in the 1930s | |
| Born | Felix Brodar May 6, 1893 |
| Died | April 27, 1987 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Archaeologist |
Srečko Brodar (May 6, 1893 – April 27, 1987) was a Slovene archaeologist, internationally best known for excavation of Potok Cave (Slovene: Potočka zijalka), an Upper Palaeolithic cave site in northern Slovenia.
Life
Brodar was born in Ljubljana, the illegitimate son of Frančiška Brodar, and baptized Felix Brodar[2] (Srečko is a Slovenized equivalent of Felix).[3] Brodar studied natural science as the main subject, and physics and mathematics as auxiliary subjects, at the University of Vienna. In 1915, he started fighting in the First World War on the Isonzo Front, where he received a serious elbow injury. He graduated from the University of Zagreb in 1920. Beginning in 1921, he taught at Celje Grammar School, and in 1939 received his PhD in geology and paleontology from the University of Ljubljana. In 1946, he became a professor there, serving as the chair of Archaeological Department until retirement. Brodar was the director of the Institute of Archaeology at the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and a member of the International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences.[4] His son Mitja Brodar (1921–2012) was also a noted archaeologist.
Work
In 1928, he became famous with the excavation of Potok Cave (Slovene: Potočka zijalka) and five other Palaeolithic sites in Slovenia, demonstrating the link between the Palaeolithic cultures of the eastern Alps and those of the Pannonian Plain and northern Italy.
After World War II, Brodar's research focused on Betal Rock Shelter (Betalov spodmol), a multiperiod prehistoric site near Postojna in southwest Slovenia. He also discovered the first Mesolithic sites in Slovenia, such as Špehovka Cave.[4]
Awards
- 1949 Prešeren Award for excavations at Betal Rock Shelter.[5]
- 1960 Prešeren Award for excavations at Črni Kal
- 1974 Kidrič Award
References
- ^ Debeljak, Irena; Turk, Matija. "Potočka zijalka". In Šmid Hribar, Mateja; Torkar, Gregor; Golež, Mateja; et al. (eds.). Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Geburts- und Tauf-Buch. Ljubljana – Sv. Peter. 1884–1893. p. 331. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Keber, Janez (1988). Leksikon imen. Celje: Mohorjeva družba. p. 176.
- ^ a b Josipovic, Drasko (2001). "Brodar, Srecko". In Tim Murray (ed.). Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Prešernov Sklad [Prešeren Fund] (2009). "Prešernove nagrade" [Prešeren Awards] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
Further reading
- Likar, Peter (1996). Odkril sem Potočko Zijalko (a transcript of a 1970s documentary film about Srečko Brodar)
External links
- Media related to Srečko Brodar at Wikimedia Commons