Tatjana Bregant (16 February 1932 – 15 February 2002) was a Slovenian

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 ...

and

prehistorian Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of ...

, who was Professor of Pre-Metallic Archaeology at the University of Ljubljana. She was President of the Prehistoric Sections of both the Union of Archaeological Societies of Yugoslavia and the Slovenian Archaeological Society.

Biography

Bregant was born on 16 February 1932 in Ruta, Lovrenc na Pohorju. She graduated with a degree in Archaeology from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana in 1955. From 1964 she was editor of the ''Report on Paleolithic, Neolithic and Eneolithic Research in Slovenia''. The same institution awarded her a doctorate in 1966; it was entitled '''Ornamentation on ceramics of the Neolithic period in Yugoslavia. One of her supervisors was Josip Korǒsec ( sl). She subsequently worked as a lecturer at the University of Ljubljana, where she specialised in Neolithic ceramics, archaeological drawing and ceramic conservation. Her research on Neolithic archaeology in Slovenia led her to the conclusion that there were three distinct periods. From 1972 to 1976 she was President of the Prehistoric Sections of both the Union of Archaeological Societies of Yugoslavia and the Slovenian Archaeological Society. In 1984 she was appointed Professor of Pre-Metallic Archaeology. She led excavations in the

Ljubljana Marshes The Ljubljana Marsh ( sl, Ljubljansko barje), located south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is the largest marsh in the country. It covers or 0.8% of the Slovene territory. It is administered by the municipalities of Borovnica, Brezovica ...

and at the

Celje Castle Celje Castle (also known as Celje Upper Castle or ''Old Castle'') (Slovene language, Slovene ''Celjski grad'', ''Celjski zgornji grad'' or ''Stari grad'') is a castle ruin in Celje, Slovenia, formerly the seat of the Counts of Celje. It stands on ...

. The excavations at Spodnje Mostišce in the marsh were still considered in 2004 as the most advanced archaeological investigations to have taken place in the area. Other sites she worked on included

Blatna Brezovica Blatna Brezovica (; german: Blatnabresouza''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.) is a village east of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola reg ...

Drulovka Drulovka (; in older sources also ''Druljevek'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54. german: Drulouk) is a former settlement in the Mu ...

, Korta and Pavlovsko Vrh. In 1996 she curated an exhibition at the

City Museum of Ljubljana The City Museum of Ljubljana ( sl, Mestni muzej Ljubljana) was established in 1935. It is housed in Turjak Palace at 15 Gentry Street () in the centre of Ljubljana. The museum offers various pedagogical activities for children and students between ...

which explored Slovenia's archaeology from prehistory to the Middle Ages.

Selected publications

* Bregant, Tatjana. "Prispevek biološko-tehničnih disciplin k proučevanju kulture Ljubljanskega barja." ''Godišnjak Centra za balkanološka ispitivanja'' 13 (1976): 85–96. * Bregant, Tatjana. "Ornament na keramiki jugoslovanskega neolitika in stil prostora." ''Arheološki vestnik'' 19 (1968). * Bregant, Tatjana. "Trgovina in menjalno gospodarstvo v neolitiku Jugoslavije." ''Arheološki vestnik'' 6.1 (1955).

References

External links

Tatjana Bregant at Europeana
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bregant, Tatjana 1932 births 2002 deaths Slovenian women archaeologists University of Ljubljana alumni Prehistorians Slovenian archaeologists