By: Emir Medanhodžić While exploring the Višegrad region, 15 km from the town lies the village of Žlijeb, home to mystical symbols carved into a rock whose age and meaning remain undetermined by science. Some assumptions place them in the Late Bronze / Early Iron Age...
The Foundation “Heritage Watchdogs – Bassania” invites all lovers of history and cultural heritage—especially our community in Ghent (Belgium) and the surrounding area—to attend the promotion of the book “From Bato to Kulin ban” by authors Suad Haznadarević and Emir...
By Amir Isajbegović Following the greatest archaeological discovery to date by the Foundation “Heritage Watchdogs – Bassania”—the uncovering of a remarkably well-preserved medieval fortress bearing the same name as the surrounding forest and hill, Barakovac, named...
A team from the Foundation “Heritage Watchdogs – Bassania”, consisting of Emir, Mirza, Samer, and Feđa, has discovered a forgotten and previously undocumented medieval fortress known as Barakov Grad, located in the municipality of Višegrad. This remarkable site,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-brjb8KK1mI The President of the Board of the Foundation “Heritage Watchdogs – Bassania”, Emir Medanhodžić, was a guest on BHT1 Live, where he spoke about the Foundation’s ongoing activities, its most recent discoveries, and the current...
By: Emir Medanhodžić While passing through Klašnik, we were looking forward to seeing the largest necropolis in the Podrinje region, with 359 medieval tombstones, but were met with a great disappointment. The necropolis is completely overgrown with bushes and trees,...
The Foundation “Heritage Watchdogs – Bassania” is pleased to present a newly discovered, previously unrecorded necropolis of medieval tombstones in the village of Karauzovići, municipality of Novo Goražde. We reached this difficult-to-access location after nearly an...
By Emir Medanhodžić Many books have been written about Bosnian medieval tombstones, but the authors have not dealt in detail with the symbolism on these tombstones, usually only offering brief and sparse remarks. The reasons for this include the absence of original...
By Emir Medanhodžić Another example of the long-term destruction and desecration of medieval tombstones can be found at the necropolis Groblje in the village of Kolovarice, on the right bank of the Drina River, about 8 kilometers southwest of Goražde (as the crow...
By: Emir Medanhodžić The medieval tombstone necropolis Veliki Čair II is located right next to the well-known necropolis Veliki Čair in the village of Kalimanići near Sokolac (which contains 106 tombstones). It remains unclear how Šefik Bešlagić failed to record this...
On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, the promotion of the book "From Baton to Kulin ban" by authors Suad Haznadarević and Emir Medanhodžić was held at the premises of the Bosnian School “Mostovi” in Vienna. The event, supported by the Association “Bosna” and hosted by Eldin...
In the Malo Gatačko Polje, near the village of Bašići, below the external dump of mining waste from the Gacko Mine and Thermal Power Plant (RiTE Gacko), lies the Zagrebnice necropolis with 42 medieval tombstones. It was first cataloged by Bešlagić (1971), who counted...
The Foundation “Heritage Watchdogs – Bassania” cordially invites all lovers of history and cultural heritage – especially our people in Vienna and the surrounding area – to attend the promotion of the book “From Baton to Kulin – The Hidden History of Bosnia” by...
By Emir Medanhodžić The magnificent necropolis Mramorje in the village of Bešići near Milići contains 173 medieval tombstones, although the Archaeological Lexicon of Bosnia and Herzegovina mentions only 20. This discrepancy indicates that Nada Miletić and Šefik...
After visiting the Illyrian site Mala Gradina — which we will present in a few days — we explored a beautiful medieval necropolis called Gradina, located about 200 meters away. The necropolis contains nine medieval tombstones (stećci) of the ridge type (sljemenjak),...