33 Danube Iron Age Route (IADR)

Early Iron Age in Central Europe

01/07/2026 — 04/07/2026
The Early Iron Age in Central Europe Conference was established with the aim of focusing exclusively on issues related to the study of the Early Iron Age in a given region (Ha C – LT A). Over the more than ten years since its inception, the EIA conference has become a well-functioning platform for gathering Early Iron Age experts from across the wider Central European region, facilitating the exchange of knowledge and establishing important research contacts.

The aforementioned congress, held this year in Osijek, organized by the Institute of Archaeology and the Archaeological Museum in Osijek; was attended by Dr. Miona Miliša, Assoc. Prof. and Dea Olić, MA conservation-scientist from the Conservation-Restoration Department of the Academy of Arts in Split; presenting research on graphitized prehistoric ceramics. "Decoding Graphite-Coated Pottery – A Multidisciplinary Study of Early Iron Age Ceramics in Central Europe".