Bernhard Hänsel (1937–2017) – (Ljubinka Teržan) Dubravko Lovrenović (1956–2017) – (Adnan Busuladžić) Nikola Tasić (1932–2017) – (Aleksandar Palavestra)

In the present article attention is drawn to several finds from the Early Bronze Age period, which in our opinion represent clear indications for a bronze casting workshop at the hilltop settlement of Pod near Bugojno, situated in the valley of the river Vrbas. These represent ceramic cylindrical objects, which we associate with identical finds from the workshop of a bronze founder in the Early Bronze Age phase at the settlement of Feudvar near Mošorin in Vojvodina. They can be interpreted as clay core supports, used as a casting instrument during the production of bronze objects.

The article discusses female costume from the Early Iron Age period at Glasinac. For this purpose, graves from tumuli in Podilijak, Ilijak and Pešter, which on the basis of characteristic jewellery can be defined as female, have been analysed. Anthropological analyses further revealed that among these female graves there are also infant or girl interments, which particularly stand out as regards their costumes, rich in jewellery. Our research demonstrated that the female costume was not uniform, but rather varied. Moreover, it appears that the costume had been specific and designative of social status of single female individuals within the framework of their family/clan communities and can accordingly be seen as reflecting the social role of these females.