Katarina Batur PhD candidate

Institution: Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar
Country: Croatia
e-mail: batur.katarina@gmail.com

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Katarina Batur graduated from the Department of Archaeology of the University of Zadar in 2015. The same year she enrolled in the PhD programme Archaeology of the Eastern Adriatic, at the same University. She is actively involved in a number of maritime and nautical archaeology projects in Croatia, working also on the inventory and preliminary conservation of the underwater archaeological finds.

Contact

Address: Mile Gojsalić 19, 23 000 Zadar, Croatia
tel.: +38523323108
Mob.: +385977946037
e-mail: batur.katarina@gmail.com

EDUCATION

December 2015 – present:
University of Zadar, PhD program “Archaeology of the Eastern Adriatic”
October – September 2015:
Visiting scholar at Texas A&M University, Anthropology Department, Nautical Archaeology Program
The aim of the visit was to improve level of knowledge in conservation of material from underwater sites and to develop skills in drafting ship lines and ship structures. Professional training was supported by the Women Divers Hall of Fame Cecelia Connely Meomorial Graduate Scholarship in Underwater Archaeology.
October 2013 – September 2015:
Masters Degree in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar
Masters thesis: Raw Materials for Paint Production from the Late 16^th century Gnalić Shipwreck (tutor: doc. dr. sc. Irena Radić Rossi)
February – April 2015:
University of Malta, Department of Classics and Archaeology
Masters thesis research supported by Erasmus+ scholarship: Raw Materials for Paint Production from the Late 16th Century Gnalić Shipwreck.
October 2010 – October 2013:
Bachelors Degree in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar
Bachelors thesis: Ship's equipment and cargo items from Gnalić shipwreck (tutor: doc. dr. sc. Irena Radić Rossi)

FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE

June 2015: Excavation of 16th century ship in the bay of Suđurađ, island of Šipan
Organization: University of Zadar, Texas A&M University
Project directors: doc. dr. sc. Irena Radić Rossi, Jose Luis Casaban
November 2012; May 2015: Underwater Excavations of Roman boat in Kaštel Sućurac – Trstenik, bay of Kaštela
Organization: University of Zadar, Texas A&M University
Project director: doc. dr. sc. Irena Radić Rossi, David Ruff
October – December 2014: European project HERA – Renovation of walls in city of Zadar
Excavations of Gates of Emperor Augustus, Zadar
Organization: Archaeological Museum (Zadar), VEKTRA d.o.o.
Project director: Maja Grgurić
September 2014, July 2015: Tureta fortification and religious complex in the area of church of Our Lady of Tarac, island of Kornat
Excavations of the 5th century church, fortress and underwater research of inlet near Tarac.
Organization: University of Zadar
Project directors: doc. dr. sc. Irena Radić Rossi, doc. dr. sc. Tomislav Fabijanić
June – July 2012; July – August 2013; June – August 2014; August – October 2015:
Project Gnalic shipwreck - Mirror of the Renaissance World
Excavation of 16^th century merchant ship sunk near islet of Gnalić in Pašman Channel.
Organization: University of Zadar, Texas A&M University.
Project directors: doc. dr. sc. Irena Radić Rossi, dr. sc. Filipe Castro.
May 2011; May 2012; May 2013; May 2014: Project Cissa antiqua
Terrestrial excavations of Roman settlement and underwater excavations of the boat and port structures in bay of Caska, island of Pag.
Organization: University of Zadar, Camille Jullian - French national institute for scientific research (CNRS)
Project directors: doc. dr. sc. Irena Radić Rossi, dr. sc. Giulia Boetto
June 2013: Terrestrial excavations of Liburnian and Roman necropolis in Nadin
Organization: University of Zadar
Project directors: prof. dr. sc. Brunislav Marijanović, doc. dr. sc. Dario Vujević
September 2012: Underwater research and terrestrial excavations of villa in Roman settlement Colentum, island of Murter
Organization: University of Zadar, Archaeological Museum in Šibenik
Project directors: doc. dr. sc. Irena Radić Rossi, mr. sc. Željko Krnčević
May 2012: Terrestrial excavation of Neolithic settlement Barice - Benkovac
Organization: University of Zadar
Project directors: prof. dr. sc. Brunislav Marijanović, doc. dr. sc. Dario Vujević
May 2011: Excavations of medieval church and graveyard in Pakoštane - Crkvina
Organization: University of Zadar
Project directors: doc. dr. sc. Karla Gusar, doc. dr. sc. Dario Vujević

PERSONAL SKILLS

Language Skills: Croatian (mother tongue), English (C1), Italian (A2);
Classical languages: Latin
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, Photoshop, AgiSoft – Photoscan, Autodesk Maya (basics)

SUMMER SCHOOLS / TRAINING / WORKSHOPS

Ars Nautica – Seafaring Through the Ages, 1st course workshop of the project AdriaS – Archaeology of Adriatic Shipbuilding and Seafaring (Dubrovnik, 7th -14th June 2015)
Breaking the surface: 6th International Interdisciplinary Field Training of Marine Robotics and Applications (30th September – 6th October 2013; 5th October – 12th October 2014)
DAN BLS - D Provider (14th May 2014)
Colentum: first Croatian summer school of archaeology (16th – 30th September 2012)

PARTICIPATION IN PROJECTS

Organization of the exhibition in ZadArt Gallery “Architectura navalis Adriatica: Traditional Boats of Croatian Adriatic” (29th November – 10th December 2014.)
Coordinator of the student project “ARBOR – Archaeology of the boats and ships”. Project is focused on studying Croatian traditional shipbuilding and gaining skills in making wooden boat models in diminished scale. (November – December 2014)
Participation in project S.I.P.A. - student’s initiative in underwater archaeology. (May 2011)

VOLUNTEERING

Project “Caddy: Cognitive Autonomous Diving Buddy” (May 2014). Volunteer in experiments for testing equipment (more information at: http://www.caddy-fp7.eu/web/69_89_193_-1_-1_-1_detalj_default.aspx )
Exhibition “ Gnalić – Treasure of 16^th century sunken ship” in Croatian History Museum (January and May 2014).
Presentation of Gnalić project to visitors of the exhibition (more information at: http://www.hismus.hr/en/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/gnalic-treasure-16th-century-sunken-ship/ )
IKUWA – International Congress on Underwater Archaeology, Zadar (29^th September – 3^rd October 2011)
Volunteer in organization of Congress at University of Zadar.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

XXI. INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM: Building and Landscape from Prehistory to Medieval age – Archaeology and new technologies” (9^th – 11^th December 2015, Pula, Croatia)
Irena Radić Rossi – Mate Parica – Katarina Batur:
“The outcomes of the application of new technologies in the underwater archaeological research at the University of Zadar”
Irena Radić Rossi – Katarina Batur:
Breaking the Surface Workshop - An outstanding experience in underwater robotics and archaeological applications”
International Student Conference on Underwater Archaeology ANNONA 2015 (14^th – 15^th November 2015, Zadar; Croatia)
“Raw Materials for Paint Production from the Late 16^th Century Gnalić Shipwreck”
XX. INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM: Muses and Art from Prehistory to Late Antiquity (5^th – 6^th December 2014, Pula, Croatia)
Irena Radić Rossi (Sveučilište u Zadru) - Mariangela Nicolardi (PhD Candidate, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) - Katarina Batur (master of archaeology, Sveučilište u Zadru):
"New Results of the Archaeological and Historical Investigation of a 16^th Century Shipwreck near the Islet of Gnalić”

SCHOOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

Rector’s award of the University of Zadar for accomplishments in academic year 2013. /2014. (March 2015)
Winner of Women Divers Hall of Fame / Cecelia Connelly Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Underwater Archaeology (March 2015). Scholarship intended for financing visit of Texas A&M University, College Station, USA from 15th October to 1st December 2015. The aim of the visit is to improve level of knowledge in conservation of the material from underwater sites and develop skills in drafting ship lines and ship structures.
Erasmus+ scholarship: exchange student at Department of Archaeology at University of Malta (30th January – 30th April 2015). Master thesis research: Raw Materials for Paint Production from the Late 16th Century Gnalić Shipwreck.
Grant award - City of Zadar (2011 – 2015)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arheologija broda u spomen na profesora Zdenka Brusića, Serillia , students magazine of archaeology department of University of Zadar, no. 8/9, year VIII/IX, Zadar, 2015.
Gagliana Grossa: Brodolom kod otočića Gnalića – ogledalo renesansnog svijeta, Scubalife, no 17, year V, 2014.
Brodolom kod Gnalića - Ogledalo renesansne Europe, Serillia , students magazine of archaeology department of University of Zadar, no. 6/7, year VI/VII, Zadar, 2013.