Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Martin Bača, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Bača
I.2 - Name
Martin
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1986
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts, Gondova 2, 811 02
I.7 - Position
Associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
martin.baca@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/17948?do=filterForm-submit&name=martin&surname=ba%C4%8Da&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
historical sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-6083-1533

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology
II.b - Year
2008
II.c - Study field and programme
Archaeology
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
Archaeology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology
II.b - Year
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
Archaeology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Associate Professor Comenius University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology 2022-
Assistant Professor Comenius University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology 2016-2022

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Agent-based modelling for archaeologists Centre for Urban Network Evolutions, Aarhus University 2024

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Bronze Age archaeology I. Historical Sciences
Early Iron Age archaeology I. Historical Sciences
Introduction to Archaeology archaeology I historical sciences
Methodology of Archaeology archaeology II. Historical Sciences
Early Iron Age till Migration Period Archaeology II. Historical Sciences
II historical sciences
II historical sciences
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Archaeology I historical sciences
Archaeology II historical sciences
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
12
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
5
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Theory and Method in Archaeology Archaeology I. Historical Sciences
Seminar on the Bronze Age Archaeology I. Historical Sciences
Seminar on the Early Iron Age Archaeology I. Historical Sciences
Seminar on the Bachelor thesis 1 Archaeology I. Historical Sciences
Bronze Age in Europe Archaeology II. Historical Sciences
Seminar on the Master thesis Archaeology II. Historical Sciences
Excursion Archaeology I. Historical Sciences
Excursion Archaeology II. Historical Sciences
Computer methods in Archaeology 1 Archaeology I. Historical Sciences
GIS in Archaeology Archaeology I. Historical Sciences
Proseminar from Prehistory Archaeology I. Historical Sciences
Computer methods in Archaeology 2 Archaeology II. Historical Sciences
Prehistory of Europe History I. Historical Sciences

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
56
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
15
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
6
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
60
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
45
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
25
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
20
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
4
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Hofmann, D., Hanscam, E., Furholt, M., Bača, M., Reiter, S., Vanzetti, A., . . . Frieman, C. (2021). Forum: Populism, Identity Politics, and the Archaeology of Europe. European Journal of Archaeology, 24(4), 519-555. doi:10.1017/eaa.2021.29 - AHCI- WoS, Scopus (ADC)

2

Krekovič, E., Bača, M. (2013): Marxism, communism and Czechoslovak archaeology. Anthropologie. - Roč. 51, č. 2. 261-270. (ADE)

3

Vávra, R., Bača, M. (2016): Osídlenie z neskorej doby bronzovej v Senici, poloha Sedlička. In: Musaica Archaeologica, Roč. 1, č. 2. 55-126. štúdia v rozsahu monografie publikovaná v domácom časopise (ABB)

4

Bača, M. (2022): Základný model archeológie. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (2022). monografia. (Kz, V1)

5

Bača, M. (2022): Archaická DNA, paleogenetika, kultúrna história. Historický časopis. - Roč. 70, č. 3 (2022). p. 487-513. štúdia v domácom karentovanom časopise, WoS, Scopus. (V3, čl.)

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Hofmann, D., Hanscam, E., Furholt, M., Bača, M., Reiter, S., Vanzetti, A., . . . Frieman, C. (2021). Forum: Populism, Identity Politics, and the Archaeology of Europe. European Journal of Archaeology, 24(4), 519-555. doi:10.1017/eaa.2021.29 - AHCI - WoS, Scopus (ADC)

2

Krekovič, E., Bača, M. (2022): Úvod do archeológie. Bratislava : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave. (2022). vysokoškolská učebnica. (Kz, P1).

3

Bača, M. (2022): Základný model archeológie. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (2022). monografia. (Kz, V1)

4

Bača, M. (2022): Archaická DNA, paleogenetika, kultúrna história. Historický časopis. - Roč. 70, č. 3 (2022). p. 487-513. štúdia v domácom karentovanom časopise, WoS, Scopus. (V3, čl.)

5

Bača, M. (2024): Nádoby zo staršej doby železnej z Partizánskeho časť Veľké Bielice. Zborník Slovenského národného múzea. - Roč. 34. s. 179-184. Scopus

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

[o3] 2020 - Kienlin, T. L. - In: Bronze Age Tell Communities in Context : an exploration into culture, society, and the study of European prehistory – part 2 . - Oxford : Archaeopress, 2020 ; p. 232

2

[o3] 2020 - Staniuk, R. - In: Kakucs-Turján - Tradition and Practice : Study on Pottery, Chronology and Social Dynamic of the Hungarian Bronze Age . - Bonn : Dr. Rudolf Habelt, 2020 ; p. 442

3

[o1] 2016 - Schlanger, N. - In: Archaeological dialogues, roč. 23, č. 1, 2016 ; p. 65

4

[o3] 2020 - Curta, F. : Marxism in Maria Comsa´s Works. - In: Stratum plus, č. 5, 2020 ; p. 30

5

[o3] 2015 - Sošić Klindžić, R. - In: Uvod u teorijsku archeologiju - stvaraoci i pravci u 20. stoljeću . - Zagreb : FF press, 2017 ; p. 187

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

2022 - 2025: VEGA 1/0523/22 Tezaurovanie hnuteľných artefaktov v praveku a v staršej dobe dejinnej - nové možnosti výskumu. Principal Investigator

2

2024-2027: VEGA 1/0746/24 Rádiokarbónová chronológia a sídlisková história neolitickej osady

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Head of the Faculty senate Academic Senate, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2019-2023
Student coordinator Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2021-
International mobility coordinator Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2016-
Member of the European Association of Archaeologists European Association of Archaeologist 2013-
Member of the Slovak Archaeological Society Slovak Archaeological Society 2008-
Member of the editorial board of the journal Musaica Archaeologica Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2016-2022
Chief organizer of the international scientific conference The Early Bronze Age in Central Europe; 26. International Symposium of Czech and Slovak archaeologists; Modra – Slovakia 2019
Chief organizer of the international scientific conference 3rd Central European Archaeology Group (TAG) meeting; Bratislava – Slovakia 2016
Vice-Dean for International Relations Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2024-

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Institute of Archaeology of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow Gołębia 11, 31-007 Kraków, Poland 10.06-14.06.2019 Erasmus
Institute of Classical Archaeology of the Charles University in Prague Celetná 20, Praha, Czech Republic 12.11.-16.11.2018 Erasmus
Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Römisch-Germanische Kommission in Frankfurt Palmengartenstraße 10, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany 17.11.-01.12.2014 DAI grant
Department of Archaeology, University of Ljubljana Aškerčeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana 17.10.-17.12.2011 CEEPUS
Austrian Archaeological Institute Österreichische Postsparkasse Georg Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria 1.9.2022-16.03.2023 Aktion Rakúsko-Slovensko
Katedra archeologie, Univerzita Hradec Králové nám. Svobody 331 500 02 Hradec Králové 3 10.04.2023-15.04.2023 Erasmus
Universität Bern Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Švajčiarsko 16.2.2025.20.2.2025 Erasmus
Tokio University of Foreign Studies Japonsko, 〒183-0003 Tokyo, Fuchu, Asahicho, 3 Chome−１１−1 29.5.2025-19.6.2025 Erasmus
Abou Bekr Belkaid University Tlemcen Tlemcen, Alžírsko 5.5.2025-14.5.2025 Erasmus

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Grant Referee: VEGA. Journal Referee: Musaica Archaeologica, Studia Hercynia, Študijné zvesti AÚ SAV, Archeologie východních Čech. Editor of two books. Participated on organizing 5 international conferences (beside those where I figured as chief organizer). Holder of a certificate of special professional competence to carry out heritage research in the field of archaeological research

Date of last update
2026-02-25