A Craniometrical Analysis of the Early Bronze Age Dogs from Vu~edol Site (East Slavonia, Croatia)

During archaeological campaigne on Vu~edol site 7 crania and cranial fragments together with 10 halfs of lower jawswere found. Due to existance of crania and lower jaws damages and therefore lack of preserved craniometrical points, it was not possible to measure the same craniometrical lengths on all the samples. Apart from craniometrical measurements, 6 craniometrical indices and ratios were calculated. Comparison of calculated values and values of craniometrical indices and ratios identify dog\u27s crania from Vu~edol site as dolichocephalic cranial type. Mutual comparison of all analyzed craniometricalvalues for crania and lower jaws of dog\u27s crania don\u27t show a significant difference in size and ratios of individual measures, nor significant deviation in value of the samples of other Vu~edol culture sites. This point out on type of dogs with similar appearance which tallness and form respond to smaller dog\u27s breed, in the first place a type of Croatian sheepdog or Hungarian Mudi

Bay of Piran or Bay of Savudrija? An example of problematic treatment of geographical names

The established geographical name Bay of Piran refers to the largest bay in the Gulf of Trieste at the extreme north end of the Adriatic Sea. After the collapse of Yugoslavia and the emergence of independent countries demarcated along the borders of the former Yugoslav republics, the previously undemarcated body of water between Slovenia and Croatia became the focus of a border dispute between the two countries.One of the basic principles of proper treatment of geographical names is not to change established and widely used names. The name ‘Bay of Piran’ (Sln. Piranski zaliv, Cro. Piranski zaljev) is derived from the Italian name Vallone di Pirano ‘Bay of Piran’, which replaced the Italian name Valle di Sicciole ‘Bay of Sečovlje’ (as well as Ital. Valle di Siciole, Sln. Sečoveljski zaliv) a century and half ago. This in turn was established towards the end of the 18th century, replacing the Italian name Largon ‘Broad’ or Golfo Largone ‘Broad Bay’. Since 2000 there have been Croatian attempts to establish the completely new name ‘Bay of Savudrija’ (Cro. Savudrijska vala, Sln. Savudrijski zaliv)

ENERGY SAVINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION APPLYING COGENERATION

Porast energetske učinkovitosti u industrijskoj proizvodnji uz istodobno smanjenje opterećenja okoliša može se postići primjenom kogeneracije kao i sekundarnih izvora, tj. povrata procesnog kondenzata. Predlaže se zamjena uobičajene odvojene opskrbe električnom energijom iz mreže i proizvodnjom topline u kotlovskom postrojenju kogeneracijom, odnosno kombiniranom proizvodnjom toplinske i električne energije (CHP). Analizirane opcije usmjerene na smanjenje potrošnje primarnog izvora ukazuju na značajne uštede. Usporedba odvojene proizvodnje toplinske i električne energije i konvencionalne proizvodnje električne energije rezultira poboljšanjem od oko 34%. Povrat procesnog kondenzata u konvencionalnom procesu daje uštedu od oko 7%, dok se u kogeneracijskom postiže oko 16%. Istovremeno sniženjem potrošnje goriva, za istu isporučenu energiju, uz porast ekonomičnosti ostvaruje se i smanjenje toplinskog i kemijskog opterećenja okoliša.Increased industrial energy efficiency and also lower environmental pollution could be achieved through the application of cogeneration as well as secondary sources i.e. reusing process condensate. Proposed here is replacement of the conventional system of separate electrical energy and thermal energy from a boiler plant with cogeneration, i.e. with combined heat and power production (CHP). Analysed options aimed at reducing the consumption of the primary source indicate significant savings. Comparison between cogeneration and conventional energy production results in savings of about 34%. Condensate heat recovery in the conventional process is about 7%, while in CHP process it reaches about 16%. In addition, fuel savings for the same amount of produced energy translate to gretaer economy and environmental benefits

An Arheozoological Analysis of Teeth of Lower Jaw of Pigs Coming from the Kostolac Culture (3,250–3,000 B.C.), Originating from Vučedol, Including Comparison with Recent

An investigation has been made within the expertise regarding teeth of 10 left halves of mandibles of recent sows as well as teeth of 18 pig mandibles originating from Kostolac culture (3,250 –3,000 B.C.) from Vu~edol archaeological location. TWS (Tooth Wear Stage) has been determined at all molars, according to Grant method1 and a corresponding numerical equivalent has been added, so MWS (Mandibular Wear Stage) has been obtained by summing up the above. On the basis of these values and ranges of MWS, an approximate age at the time of death has been determined for each unit. All the recent units have been older than 17 months, while the age of Kostolac units has come out to be between 14 and 17 months

Ai limiti d’Italia. L’Istria dei comuni

L’autore sulla scorta delle fonti disponibili tratteggia il quadro economico e sociale (periodo 1250-1340) delle principali città istriane indicate da Dante Alighieri quali estreme parte dell’Italia linguistica e culturale. Si tratta di un contesto inserito nell’ambito dell’alto Adriatico e sempre più gravitante verso Venezia, che estende la sua sovranità sulla costa istriana tra il 1267 e il 1331. L’Istria comunale è del tutto integrata ma si distingue dal sua entroterra, la parte centro-orientale della penisola, dove convivevano le dimensioni linguistiche slava e romanza.Esej opisuje stanje kasnosrednjovjekovne komunalne Istre, pogotovo u razdoblju 1250.-1340. Autor, na temelju raspolo‘ivih izvora i jo{ uvijek korisne starije historiografije, ocrtava gospodarsku i dru{tvenu situaciju u glavnim istarskim gradovima koje je Dante Alighieri ozna~io kao krajnije jezi~ne i kulturolo{ke dijelove Italije. Radi se o teritoriju uklju~enom u sjevernojadransko podru~je i sve vi{e gravitiraju}em prema Veneciji, koja je pro{irila svoj suverenitet na istarsku obalu izme|u 1267. i 1331. Komunalna Istra je posve integrirana, ali se razlikuje od svojeg zale|a, odnosno srednjo-isto~nog dijela poluotoka u kojem su ‘ivjele zajedno slavenske i romanske jezi~ne zajednice