As an environmental archaeologist, I investigate the feedback loops between past societies and the environment. I am particularly interested in the interplay of climate and technology and their impact on prehistoric societies and environments.
My research combines archaeological evidence from settlements and mortuary contexts to reconstruct human-animal-technology relationships in relation to their environment. To achieve this, I combine my archaeological excavation and interpretive skills with interdisciplinary methods, particularly from environmental science and public health. Some of the methods I have used so far in my work include trace-element and isotopic analyses of bones, teeth, and sediments.
Recent publications (ORCiD #0009-0003-9584-4010)
Larson, K., I. Tomažič, A. Haruda, et al. 2026. “ Provisioning a Silk Road City: Herd Management Strategies at the Urban Site of Dzhankent, Kazakhstan.” Archaeometry 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.70199.
Tomažič I., Pompeani K., Larson K., Nicodemus A., O’Shea J., et al. (2026). Dietary stability in ancient Serbia: Isotopic analysis of two middle Bronze Age Moriš Cemeteries. PLOS ONE 21(4): e0344463. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344463
Mirković Marič N., Tomažič I., and Marić M. (2025). New Results of Archaeological Research at the Site of Crna Bara-Prkos. Glasnik Srpskog arheološkog društva vol. 41. Beograd.
My dissertation project focused on understanding the impacts of technological intensification in the Southern Carpathian Basin. Specifically, my dissertation project, titled “Dangerous Technologies,” examines the effects of metallurgical intensification in a wetland environment from 4500 to 1500 BC.
Natural environments Wetland and forest environments
Technological impacts Metallurgy
Exploitation, adaptation, sustainability Agriculture and husbandry practices
