By: Emir Medanhodžić Škav or Bosnić (named after the noble family Bosnić) is a small medieval town ($14^{th}$–$15^{th}$ century), of which only ruined walls remain and which is not mentioned in historical documents. It was first recorded by M. Mandić in 1928, but...
Following our announcement on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, regarding the endangerment of the medieval tombstone necropolis Crkvina in the village of Fajtovci, Sanski Most municipality, the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina contacted us...
The Crkvina necropolis, located on Martin Hill in the village of Fajtovci, Sanski Most, is situated near the Zlauša open-pit brown coal mine, about twenty kilometers from Sanski Most, under concession by the company Lager. Coal exploitation in the open pit is...
By: Emir Medanhodžić, President of the Steering Board of the Foundation “Heritage Watchdogs – Bassania” Gradac / Crkvina in Mali Mošunj, Vitez municipality, is a prehistoric Illyrian hillfort from the Bronze and Iron Ages, where archaeological excavations have...
By: Feđa Kulina In the settlement of Podvlaštica, at the entrance to Orebić, a necropolis of medieval tombstones was formerly located on the site of today’s modern Catholic cemetery and the Church of St. George. It was destroyed during the construction of the church...
The “Heritage Watchdogs – Bassania” Foundation is pleased to announce that on January 26, 2026, it signed a grant agreement with the NGO “Nešto više” as part of the EU-funded project “Protection of Cultural Heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Support of the...
Ljubomišlje is a village located near Žepa, approximately 20 km as the crow flies northeast of Rogatica. At the Docevi site, there is a necropolis with a total of 48 medieval tombstones, as recorded by Šefik Bešlagić, consisting of 22 slabs, 19 chests, and seven...
After visiting Batovo, we continued toward the village of Slatina, where we were met by our guide Sulejman, an excellent connoisseur of this region. We set out toward the Kaurine hill, about 1 km east of the village, where a necropolis with 14 medieval tombstones is...
Arriving at the village of Batovo, situated along the Batovka River—which later flows into the Janjina in Međurječje—was an exceptionally pleasant surprise due to the natural beauty and the wealth of cultural and historical heritage. It is a true hidden gem; according...
After visiting the destroyed necropolis in Međurječje, we turned toward the village of Batovo (approximately 5 km along an asphalt road), which contains several exceptionally valuable necropolises and solitary medieval tombstones. Near a contemporary Muslim cemetery,...
The Mramorje necropolis in the village of Međurječje, municipality Čajniče, once one of the most significant medieval burial sites in the region, has been completely destroyed. Once home to 100 medieval tombstones (stećci) - 98 chest-shaped (sanduci) and two gabled...
By: Emir Medanhodžić That desecration of medieval tombstones (stećci) occurs even in neighboring Croatia is clearly shown by photographs taken by my friend Damir from Janjina, who documented this necropolis at the Sućurje site, municipality of Janjina, on the Pelješac...
The book "From Bato to Kulin ban" by Emir Medanhodžić and Suad Haznadarević provides an overview of the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Antiquity to the Middle Ages, based on the authors’ long-term field research. Covering a period of 1,200 years, the book...
By: Emir Medanhodžić I have followed Domagoj Nikolić and Vinko Klarić for a long time on the media scene and on social networks, and about ten years ago I realized that they are not connoisseurs of Bosnia and its history and heritage as they present themselves to be -...
Above the village of Bučje, municipality Novo Goražde, at an altitude of 900 meters, lies an undocumented necropolis hidden in a young forest near a dirt road. The site contains 17 medieval tombstones (stećci) - two gabled (sljemenjaci) and fifteen chest-shaped...