Klara Buršić-Matijašić

Klara Buršić-Matijašić was born in Pula. She obtained a degree in archaeology and Italian language and literature from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb. In 1981, she began working at the Archaeological Museum of Istria in Pula. As part of the Prehistoric Department, apart from collecting topographical data and archaeological material from Istria, she was involved in systematic and rescue research. As an author and co-author, she participated in the realization of several exhibitions and the preparation of professional catalogues. In 1997, she defended her master’s thesis at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, and in 2001, by defending her doctoral dissertation, she obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Science. Her scholarly research focuses on prehistoric archaeology, particularly the issues of the Bronze and Iron Ages in Istria. From 2001 to 2024, she worked as a university professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Pula, where she also served as Dean for two terms. She is the author of six scholarly books and numerous scholarly and professional papers. Alongside her scholarly work, she is actively engaged in the popularization of science through participation in radio programmes and the publication of popular-science articles.