Borka Dragojević-Josifovska, in Serbian: ''Борка Драгојевић-Јосифовска'' (1910 - 2004) was a Bosnian

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

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numismatist A numismatist is a specialist in numismatics ("of coins"; from Late Latin ''numismatis'', genitive of ''numisma''). Numismatists include collectors, specialist dealers, and scholars who use coins and other currency in object-based research. Altho ...

and

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

, who was Professor of Classical Philology at

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, and who worked mainly on classical archaeology in

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

Biography

Dragojević-Josifovska was born in 1910 in the

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village of Gornja Srbica, which was then part of the

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. She graduated in 1934 with a degree in Classical Philology and Archaeology, awarded by the

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade The University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy ( sr, Филозофски факултет Универзитета у Београду), established in 1838 within the Belgrade Higher School, is the oldest Faculty at the University of Belgrade ...

. From 1948 to 1958 she worked as a curator at the

Archaeological Museum of Macedonia Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

, where in 1956 she curated the museum's

lapidarium A lapidarium is a place where stone (Latin: ) monuments and fragments of archaeological interest are exhibited. They can include stone epigraphy, epigraphs; statues; architectural elements such as columns, cornices, and acroterions; bas reliefs ...

. She was then appointed as a lecturer Latin at the Department of Classical Philology at

, where she worked until 1976. From lecturer she was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1969 and in 1974 to Associate Professor. She died in 2004 in Skopje.

Research

Dragojević-Josifovska conducted excavations and undertook research on several sites across Macedonia. These included:

Isar Marvinci Isar is an archaeological site located in Marvinci, a village situated in the south-eastern areas of North Macedonia. It is only 18.6 kilometres north of the town of Gevgelija. According to Macedonian archaeologists the site has roughly well o ...

, Dracevo, Zhivojno,

Stobi Stobi or Stoboi ( grc, Στόβοι, Stóboi; la, Stobi; mk, Стоби, Stobi), was an ancient town of Paeonia, later conquered by Macedon, and finally turned into the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia Salutaris. It is located near ...

Skupi Scupi (''Σκούποι'' in ancient greek) is an archaeological site located between Zajčev Rid (''Зајчев Рид'' 'Rabbit Hill') and the Vardar River, several kilometers from the center of Skopje in North Macedonia. A Roman military camp w ...

and others. In 1961 she led the first team to excavate at Isar Marvinci. During the excavation they uncovered the temple, an aqueduct and a burial monument which featured a soldier holding a Macedonian shield. She also studied the Petralice Hoard of 377

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, which was discovered in 1950 near Krivia Palanka. She was a member of the editorial boards for the publication of ancient inscriptions from Yugoslavia and the '' Tabula Imperii Romani''. She published the archaeological reports on the site of

Gorno Sonje Gorno Sonje ( mk, Горно Соње) is a village in the municipality of Sopište, North Macedonia. Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 219 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2 ...

in 1982. Inscriptions from the site are significant, as they mention placenames connected to the

Albanoi The Albanoi ( grc, Ἀλβανοί, ''Albanoi''; la, Albani) were an Illyrian tribe. They were possibly first mentioned by Hecataeus of Miletus (550-476 BCE) under the name ''Abroi''. Ptolemy (200-118 BCE) is the first authors who mentions them ...

. One reads in Latin "POSIS MESTYLU F

LIUS ''Lius'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species: * '' Lius aculeatus'' (Gory, 1841) * '' Lius adonis'' Saunders, 1876 * '' Lius aeneicollis'' Kerremans, 1896 * '' Lius aeneovirens'' Obenberger, 1932 * ...

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DELVS MVCATI F

LIA Lia is a feminine given name. In the Spanish-speaking world, it is accented Lía. In America, the name may be a variant of Leah or Lea. Lia may be a diminutive of various names including Julia, Cecilia, Amelia, Talia, Cornelia, Ophelia, Rosal ...

DOM ALBANOP LIIPSA DELVS" ("Posis Mestylu, son of Flavia, daughter of Delus Mucati, who comes from Albanopolis"). It dates to the end of the 1st century CE and the beginning of the 2nd century CE. Dragojević-Josifovska added two lines to the existing reading: VIVA P(OSUIT) SIBI/ ET VIRO SUO. Delus Mucati is an Illyrian name and his home region was Albanopolis (''domo Albanopoli''). Dragojević-Josifovska proposed that like others he had settled in Macedonia from southern Illyria. She also published inscriptions from the site of Konjuh.

Selected works

* ''Vodič niz lapidarium'' (1961) *''Prilog lokalizovanju grada Argosa u Peoniji'' (1965) *''Inscriptions de la Mésie Supérieure, vol. I'' (1976) * ''Inscriptions de la Mésie Supérieure, vol. VI'' (1984) *''Depo folesa iz s. Petralice (Makedonija)'' (1990)

Gallery

File:MAKEDONIA Isar-Marvonci.jpg, Inscription at

File:Stobi Baptisterium mosaics.jpg, Mosaics in the baptistry in Stobi File:Skupi (Colonia Flavia Scupinorum) - by Pudelek 4.JPG, Grave marker in Scupi

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dragojevic-Josifovska, Borka 1910 births 2004 deaths Women numismatists Bosnian curators Bosnian women curators Women philologists People from Skopje University of Belgrade alumni Bosnian women archaeologists