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Assistant Professor Martina Čelhar is employed at the Department of Archaeology of the University of Zadar, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology, Iron Age of Europe, Iron Age in the Adriatic, and Costumes in the Iron Age in the Eastern Adriatic.
Her educational background includes:
- Graduate archaeologist and professor of history (2005, University of Zadar)
- Doctor of Science in Archaeology of the Eastern Adriatic (2014, University of Zadar; dissertation: Settlements of Southern Liburnia in the Iron Age)
Dr. Čelhar's research focuses on the prehistoric and ancient archaeology of Dalmatia, with specialization in Iron Age Adriatic societies. Her fieldwork spans sites including Nadin–Gradina, Jazine–Lignum, Vrčevo–Gorica, Ričul, Zemunik–Gradina, Turanj–Gradina, and St. John on Korčula, examining urbanization patterns, landscape transformations, and cultural identities in pre-Roman Dalmatia through settlement archaeology and material culture analysis.
She led the Croatian Science Foundation project "Ravni Kotari: urbanization and landscape changes in northern Dalmatia" (2017-2021) and currently contributes to "Transforming the Adriatic Cosmos: Insularity, Connectivity and Glocal Identities of Pre-Roman Dalmatia" (Croatian Science Foundation) and "Gradina and Port of St. John on Korčula – an Isolated Point of Island Contact" (University of Zadar).
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As Head of the Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, she mentors postgraduate students and has presented at approximately thirty scientific conferences. Her scholarly output includes two authored books and numerous publications in journals and conference proceedings, reflecting sustained engagement with Adriatic archaeology research.