Mario Gavranovic

Mario Gavranovic is a researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), serving as Deputy Head of the Department of Prehistory & WANA Archaeology. He leads the long-term project 'Urnfield Culture Networks' (UCN) and contributes to studies on Bronze and Early Iron Age societies across Central and Southeastern Europe.

• Research Focus: Chronology, burial rites, resource use, social organization, and public archaeology.
• Projects: 'Burial: Forming Identities in a Transitional Area', 'Late Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Balkans', 'Visualizing the Unknown Balkans'.
• Awards: State of Berlin doctoral scholarship, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, JESH Program participant.
• Editorial Work: Co-edited volumes on Bronze Age metallurgy, power mechanisms, and Balkan archaeology.