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Municipal Museum of Koprivnica, Croatia

Co-organizer of the thematic exhibition and workshop. Creation of a replica of a smelting furnace as an experimental archaeology project with the aim of copying, recognizing, and confirming the technological process of smelting iron ore in a given historical period. After excavation - analysis, interpretation, and publication of archaeological finds from settlement units (late medieval finds), which are partly the theme of his doctoral dissertation. Time dedicated to the project: 20% working time. 

Curriculum vitae

Robert Čimin was born in Koprivnica on April 26. 1982. In 2001. he enrolled the study of Archaeology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Studies in Zagreb. During his faculty education he was involved in numerous archaeological excavations during which he gathered valuable field experience. Throughout his studies he destines for the archaeology of the Middle Age period on which he continues to perfect himself.  In the fall of 2006, under the supervision of Krešimir Filipec, phd., he graduates on the topic "Fort Čanjevo - analysis of the movable archaeological material". The same year he enrols the second level of Master studies at the Faculty of Human Studies of the University of Primorska in Kopar. Under the supervision of Mitja Guštin, phd., he finishes these studies by the beginning of 2008 defending his paper "Glazed tableware on the territory of Northern Croatia from 15th to 18th century", receiving so the title Master of Archaeology. In 2012. he enrols the doctorate at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Studies of the University in Zagreb. In his dissertation he plans to work on the Medieval period of the Drava river basin. During the period between 2006 and 2008 he is an employee of the Archaeological service of the Croatian Conservation Institute, where he mainly works on preventive archaeological researches all over Croatia. Since 2008 he works in the Koprivnica City Museum as a curator and the director of the Archaeological and Numismatic department.

During the last five years he directed several archaeological projects: 2009 – 2012 Systematic archaeological excavations of the St. Martin church in Virje (Late Medieval church and cemetery); 2012 – 2013 Archaeological excavations of the southeast bastion of the Koprivnica city fortress due to its revitalisation; 2013 Archaeological excavation of the Medieval village Mekiš - Zgruti near Podravske Sesvete (Developed and Late Medieval period); 2013 Archaeological excavation of the Medieval fort Kamengrad in Starigrad (Late Middle Ages); 2014 Archaeological excavation of the multilayered site Ruškova Greda, situated on the north of Podravske Sesvete (Late Bronze Age, Developed and Late Middle Ages, Early Modern period); 2014 – 2015 Preventive archaeological excavation of the St. Nicola Bishop church in Koprivnica (Romanesque and Gothic period church and cemetery); 2014 – 2015 Systematic archaeological excavations of fortress Gorbonok in Kloštar Podravski (Late Medieval period).

In the past five years he carried out a few exhibitions which were accompanied by a catalogue: Preventive archaeology of the multilayered sites Virje - Volarski breg (2008, 2010) and Delovi - Grede I (1982). Koprivnica: Koprivnica City Museum, 10 March - 5 May 2011; Archaeology on the area of the Koprivnica City fortress. Koprivnica: Koprivnica City Museum, 30 August - 1 October 2012; Ecclesia sancti Martini de Prodauiz. Four years of archaeological excavations of the St. Martin church in Virje (2009-2012). Koprivnica: Koprivnica City Museum, 15 November 2013 - 15 January 2014; Medieval villages of Podravske Sesvete. Podravske Sesvete, 18 September - 5 October 2015; La grotte Ljubić, archeological excavations 2008 – 2011. Koprivnica: Croatian Conservation Institute / Koprivnica Town Museum, 6 November - 5 December 2015; Koprivnica – St. Nikola 2014/15: preventive archeological excavations // Koprivnica: Parish od St. Nikola Bishop, 5 December 2015 - 5 February 2016; Arheology of Torčec. Selection from Archeological collection of family Zvijerac // Koprivnica: Koprivnica City Museum, 21 May – 21 September 2016.

Since 2012 he is the chief editor of the Koprivnica's City Museum annual publication Podravski zbornik. He is the author of approximately 40 archaeological articles which include several chapters in various monographies, reviews, professional and four original scientific papers (6): Glazed tableware on the territory of north western Croatia from 15th to 18th century. // Studia universitatis hereditati 1 (dir. Mitja Guštin), Koper: University of Primorska, 2008, 95-135.; Preventive archaeological excavation of the Francis monastery in Koprivnica. // Podravina: Multidisciplinary research magazine IX/17, Koprivnica, 2010, 86-115.; 17th Century Chapel of St. Martin Virje. // Archaeological Museum in Zagreb Herald ed. 3. vol. XLIII, Zagreb, Archaeological Museum, 2010, 111-125.; Random archaeological finds from the gravel excavation positions in the Drava river basin inside the Koprivnica City Museum. // Podravina: Multidisciplinary research magazine XII/24, Zagreb, 22-45.; Adaptations in architecture of fortifications in Podravina caused by emergence of the Ottoman threat. // Podravina: Multidisciplinary research magazine XIII/26, Koprivnica, 2014., 5-19.; Renaissance fortress revitalization in Koprivnica: problems, opportunities and guidelines. // Papers of Institution for scientific work Croatia Academy od Sciences and Arts 26, Varaždin, 2015., 115-132.