Učenje da se vidi glasinački ćilibar

Abstract

The paper addresses previous research into the amber finds from Glasinac, reaching back to the end of the 19th century, as well as some of the author’s own extensive study of this material conducted in 1980s. The method of auto-reflexivity as an epistemological tool is applied, enabling the monitoring of the process of acquisition and validity of archaeological knowledge. At the same time, the author applies re-evaluation of old evidence, whose many layers may also contribute to the new insights into the archaeological practice and data. Starting from the old evidence on amber in the Landesmuseum in Sarajevo, over the statistical survey of the complete set of amber retrieved from Glasinac, and the work on the amber finds in the National Museum in Belgrade, the author suggests – as a methodological example – the re-evaluation of some amber beads from the mounds at Osovo and Sjeversko.