Prof. Dr. Stašo Forenbaher

Contact: staso.forenbaher@redesign.inantro.hr, +38515535121

Academic and Scientific Degrees:

2015 Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia
2013 Research Advisor II, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
2008 Research Advisor, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia; Humanities – Ethnology and Anthropology
2008 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia
2005 Senior Research Associate, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
2001 Research Associate, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
2001 University Lecturer, Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia
1999 Senior research assistant, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
1997 Ph.D. – Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas (TX), USA
1990 Research assistant – Historical sciences (Archaeology), Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia
1989 M.A. – Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
1986 B.A. – Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
1981 B.S. – Civil engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Work Experience:

2013- Research Advisor II, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
2008-2013 Research Advisor, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
2005-2008 Senior Research Associate, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
2001-2005 Research Associate, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
1998-2001 Senior research assistant, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
1992-1994 Teaching assistant, Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas (TX), USA
1991-1992 Adjunct assistant research scientist, Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MI), USA
1990-1991 Junior research assistant, Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
1988-1989 Research associate, Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
1987-1988 Novice, Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Organizational Skills and Competences:

2020- Collaborator, “Application of NGS in the Assessment of Genomic Variability in Ruminants”, HRZZ (IP-2018-01 8708)
2016-2019. Associate, Smart Integration of Genetics with Sciences of the Past in Croatia: Minding and Mending the Gap, Twinning project (H2020-TWINN-2015)
2014.-2017. Collaborator, “Late Bronze Age mortuary practices and society in southern Carpathian Basin”, HRZZ (UIP-11-2013-5327)
2010-2015 Collaborator – Archaeological investigations of Vela spila (Vela Luka, island of Korčula), joint project of Culture Center Vela Luka, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and University of Cambridge (UK)
2007-2013 Primary investigator, Culture Change and Dynamics of Archaeological Populations in Eastern Adriatic (#196-1962766-2740) , Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
2007-2013 Collaborator, Adrias kolpos: Identity and Economy of Illyrians and Greeks in Central Dalmatian Islands (#244-2440820-0810), Archaeological Museum Split, Croatia
2002-2006 Primary investigator, Population Structure of Croatia – anthropoarchaeological approach” (#0196004), Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
1999-2003 Primary investigator, Nakovana Project, joint research project, Institute for Anthropological Research (Zagreb, Croatia), Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, Canada), Dubrovnik Museums (Dubrovnik, Croatia) and Archaeological Museum Split (Croatia)
1999-2002 Collaborator, Stohastic and Deterministic Models (#01960103), Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
1995-2002 Collaborator, Pupićina Cave Project, joint research project, Cambridge University (UK), Zavod za geologiju kvartara HAZU (Zagreb, Croatia), Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia and Archaeological Museum Pula (Croatia)
1995-1996 Primary investigator, Production and Exchange of Bifacial Flaked Stone Artifacts during the Portuguese Chalcolithic, National Science Fundation Dissertration Improvement Grant SBR-9523625)/ Southern Methodist University, Dallas (TX), USA
1991-1998 Collaborator, The Adriatic Islands Project: Contact, commerce and colonisation, 6000 BC – AD 600, joint research project, Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, Canada), University of Birmingham (UK) and Archaeological Museum, Split)
1989-1991 Junior investigator, Bronze Age and Iron Age in Croatian Dinaric Karst, Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Committees, Boards and Working Groups:

2016. – 2021. Vicepresident for technological development and innovation, Scientiffic Field Committee for Humanities – History, Art History, Art, Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology2012. – 2015. Member, Humanities in European Research Area Review Panel (HERA)
2012. – 2015. Member, Steering Committee, Transmission of innovations: comparison and modelling of early farming and associated technologies in Europe (EUROFARM), ERC research project led by the University College, London
2011- Member, Expert Committee, production of scenario for museum display for Museum of Velebit Mountain
2010. – 2018. Member, Ethics Committee, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia

Scientific and Professional Work:

2004 Overseas Visiting Scholar – St. John’s College, University of Cambridge, UK (01.01. – 30.03.2004)

Research Interest: Anthropological archaeology, early farming and rise of early social elites in the Mediterranean, technology and economy of flaked stone artifacts

List of Publications – link

Teaching Experience:

1988-1991 Archaeology undergraduate program, Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia, lecturing subjects: fieldwork methods, Bronze Age of the Middle Danube Region
1992-1994 Anthropology undergraduate program, Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas (TX), teaching assistant, subjects: Prehistoric Cultures, World History
1997.-2001. Archaeology graduate program, Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia, lecturing subjects: anthropological archaeology
2001-2017 Archaeology undergraduate program, Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia, lecturing subjects: anthropological archaeology, seminar in anthropological archaeology

Mentorships:

2013. Tesi di laurea, Francesca Riganello: “La ceramica come indicatore dei contatti tra le coste adriatiche durante il neolitico antico” (Università di Pisa, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia)
2012. B.A. Thesis, Šime Šparica: “The Problem of Transition from Mesolithic to Neolithic in Eastern Adriatic” (Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
2011. B.A. Thesis, Ana Mikulka: “On Mummification, with Special Regard to the Phenomenon of Mummies from Peat Bogs (Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
2011. B.A. Thesis, Saša Ivančić: “Question of Style in Anthropological Archaeology” (Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
2010. B.A. Thesis, Ana Grabundžija: “Historical Development, Anthropological Aspects and Critique of Cultural-Historical Approach in Archaeology” (Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
2006. Ph.D. Thesis, Petra Rajić Šikanjić: “Anthropological Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains from Eastern Adriatic according to Health and Social Status” (Department of Archaeology, University of Zagreb, Croatia)

Awards and Research Grants:

2016 Research project H2020-TWINN-2015 (39,878,13 EUR)
2007 Research project MZOŠ #196-1962766-2740 (250.000 HRK).
2002 Research project MZT #0196004 (105.000 HRK)
1998 Dr. M. Aylwin Cotton Foundation Publication grant, support for publication of monograph “Production and exchange of bifacial flaked stone artifacts during the Portuguese Chalcolithic.” (Łstg. 800).
1997 Garry A. Weber Graduate Fellowship Award and the Graduate Dean Matching Dissertation Completion Award ($ 4.000).
1995 National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant SBR-9523625: Production and Distribution of Lithic Artifacts in Portuguese Chalcolithic ($10.900)

Memberships in Professional Organizations and Associations:

Croatian Archaeological society, member since 1988
Croatian Anthropological society, member since 1999
Slovenian archaeological society, member since 1999
European Archaeological Association, member since 1999
European Anthropological Association, member since 2000
Society for American Archaeology, member since 2001
Organisational committee member, 25th School of Biological Anthropology: Current Topics in European Anthropology, Zagreb, Dec. 12, 1998
Organisational committee member, 100th anniversary of the discovery of Krapina Neandertals, Zagreb, Aug. 22-26 1999
Organisational committee member, 26th School of Biological Anthropology: Molecular Genetics and Human Evolution, Zagreb, Dec. 11, 2000
Organisational committee member, Anthropology and Population Genetics, Twenty Seventh School of Biological Anthropology, Zagreb, Feb. 17, 2001
Section chair, Prehistoric Hunters and Herders in Istria, Croatia: Pupićina Cave Project 1995-2000, Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans, April 19, 2001
Organisational committee member, 13. Congress of the European Anthropological Association, Zagreb, Aug. 30 – Sept. 03, 2002
Organisational committee member, Recent Insights into Genetic Basis of Human Diseases, Twenty Eighth School of Biological Anthropology, Zagreb, May 20, 2003
Secretary, European Prehistory in Anthropological Perspective, Twenty Ninth School of Biological Anthropology, Zagreb, Dec. 06, 2003
Organisational committee member, Molecular Genetics in the Study of Human Evolution and Diversity, Thirtieth School of Biological Anthropology, Zagreb, Sept. 14-18, 2004
Section chair and organizer, A Connecting Sea: Maritime Interaction in Adriatic Prehistory, 13th Annual Meeting of the European Archaeological Association, Zadar, Sept. 18-23, 2007
Organisational committee member, Riunione scientifica dell’Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protostoria, Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2014
Scientific committee member, Commission for Neolithic Civilizations of the Mediterranean and Europe,The International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (from 2019)