Activities of the Institute of Classical Archaeology, Charles University, 2024

Activities of the Institute of Classical Archaeology, Charles University, 2024 DOI https://doi.org/10.14712/23368144.2025.1.9 ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS BULGARIA The 2024 expedition focused on asurface survey of the fields near Kozarevo village, Yambol District. The surface scatter was known before, as apreliminary survey followed by geophysics preceded in the past years (Tušlováetal. 2024). The core of the identified scatter concentrated on the norther part of Kozarevskoto Dere, along the river, and it might be dated to the Roman period. However, the surface material is spread in much wider area, reaching the Kozarevo village itself, continuing to the south crossing the Dere as well as the modern road heading towards the modern abandoned stone quarry. The scatter proved to be variable, with Iron Age component on its north -eastern part and Middle Age material on the south, in both areas mixed with Roman material culture. Among the pottery, dominant types are large storage vessels, dolia. Large number of overfired fragments of dolia and roof tiles suggest their possible production on the site. There are also remains of possible metal production in aform of kiln parts with vitrified surface and pieces of magnetite, although only few pieces of slag had been found. All the collected pottery, small finds, and other material was processed within the expedition. The 2024 team compound of students and members of the Institute of Classical Archaeology at the Charles University in Prague, Dorothea Mildová, Lukáš Charvát, Tereza Hrušková, and Petra Tušlová; National Museum in Prague, Viktorie Čisťakova; and Regional Historical Museum in Yambol, Todor Valchev. FRANCE In 2024, the Czech team exploring the oppidum of Bibracte opened anew excavation at the Terrasse, an artifically levelled peak at the southern edge of the site. The main objective of the excavation was to clarify the date at which the terracing of the area occurred: while previous excavators hypothesised avery early date in the 3rd century BC, our recently obtained C14 and OSL dates suggest– somewhat suprisingly– interventions from late antiquity and early middle ages. Atrench 18×3 m was cut through the embankment in order to understand its architectonic development and to obtain samples that could be subject to absolute dating methods. The first year of excavation makes us hypothesise amore complex history of the sector than previously thought with two building phases of the terrace and atimber structure on its top. Moreover, some of the– very scant– pottery fragments clearly differ from the wares common in the oppidum; future research will show whether they uphold our original early medieval hypothesis. STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIX/1, 175–189 176 STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIX/1 GREECE Antikyra The 2024 season of the ‘Sacred Landscape of Antikyra’ project conducted by our Institute in collaboration with the Eforeia of Antiquities of Boeotia in form of asummer school focused on the Temple of Artemis and the broader archaeological landscape of southern Phocis, nowadays southwestern Boeotia, Central Greece. The team studied already known key sites, including Athena’sTemple, Mycenaean and Hellenistic remains, Roman structures, and Late Antique features such as baths and basilicas. Further activities included visiting museums in Distomo and Stiris to study artifacts from Antikyra and surrounding settlements. The exploration of Stiris revealed fortifications, water management structures, and an ancient oil press, while Medeon and Vrula yielded Mycenaean graves, pottery, and architectural remains. Fieldwork at the main target– Artemis Temple in Antikyra itself– involved cleaning, measuring, and documenting architectural elements and surface materials. Adrone was used for aerial photography, video documentation, and remote sensing, capturing large number of images over six sessions. New large stone structures have been discovered in the vicinity. The project concluded with visits to major archaeological sites such as Kastrouli, Delphi, and the Kabeireion of Thebes. The research team, including archaeologists and students, combined traditional and modern methods to enhance understanding of Antikyra’ssacred and urban landscape. Skopelos The Ancient Skopelos Survey (ASkoS) project is anew collaborative effort (synergasia) with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Magnesia of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and, under the auspices and research permit of the Polish Archaeological Institute at Athens (PAIA), the Universities of Warsaw, the Charles University, and Heidelberg University. The survey licence has been granted for years 2024–2028. The ASkoS project aims to fill -in agap in knowledge and improve our understanding of the 3 rd and 2 nd millennia BCE Northern Sporades by focusing on one of the largest but insufficiently explored islands– Skopelos. The main objective of the project is to determine the position of Skopelos in the context of social, political, and cultural changes in these millennia. More specifically, the project aims to: 1) Diachronically examine changes in habitation patterns with aspecific focus on the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE; 2) Correlate the documented patterns to broader social, political and cultural changes in the Aegean; 3) Correlate the documented patterns to local changes in the environment; 4) Explore the role of Skopelos within intraand interregional interaction networks of the 3rd and 2nd millennium BCE; 5) Identify asite with the potential for future in -depth exploration through archaeological excavation. The first season lasted from 18th September– 4th October 2024 and concentrated mainly on the Staphylos peninsula in the south of the island. Part of the activities was also Archaeological Summer Field -School on Skopelos, co -funded by the 4EU+ Initiative among the Universities in Prague, Warsaw, and Heidelberg. On the Prague side, the team was led by prof.Peter Pavúk, aided by Filip Franković, with participating students Anna Peterková and Jan Bobik. ITALY, CROATIA The interdisciplinary project ‘Provenance of white marble from northern Italy and Istria as evidence of interconnections between the East and West in Late Antiquity’ (Helena Tůmová), 177ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, CHARLES UNIVERSITY, 2024 supported by the Czech Science Foundation– GA ČR (grant no. 23-06403S), aims to answer the question of how Ravenna’sconnections with other regions, especially the Eastern Mediterranean (Byzantium), and its redistributive role on an interregional scale changed from the 5th to the beginning of the 8th century AD, on the basis of archaeometric studies of stone artefacts and white marbles from Ravenna and Classe. In the first year of the three -year project (2023–2025), an archaeological expedition was carried out in Italy (Ravenna, Classe, Pomposa) in international collaboration with the University of Bologna. This expedition was directed to Italy (UNESCO city of Ravenna and Classe). Late antique marble artefacts were measured by in -situ non -destructive analysis, and samples were taken from various archaeological sites. Laboratory analyses have also been carried out on extracted white marble samples. Interim results have been submitted and presented at two international conferences (Belgrade, Serbia, and Trnava, Slovakia). NORTHERN MACEDONIA The field research as part of the project ‘Frontier Studies, Investigation into Identity and Cultural Contacts in the Border Area of Ancient Macedonia’ continued in 2024 as ashort, three -day study campaign. In Skopje, November 2024, project team inspected and evaluated ceramic finds from Dolno Lakocherej, Ohrid district. These finds came from excavation layers and contexts where no samples had been or would be collected for AMS dating. The obtained information confirms our previous field observations regarding the site’sstratigraphy. Hilltop settlement occupation in Dolno Lakocherej thus probably only began in the late 2nd millennium BCE (LBA) and continued– albeit very sparsely supported by the finds– into the first centuries of the 1st millennium BCE (EIA). The uppermost layers are clearly because of Hellenistic building activity (fortification wall) at the site. The study was carried out by M. Verčík (Prague) and T. Krapf (Athens). TURKEY Kaymakçı The work of the ICAR team on material from the LBA fortified citadel of Kaymakçı in central Western Anatolia, supervised by Ch. Roosevelt, Ch. Luke, and T. Kaner (Koç University, Istanbul) continued also in 2025. The team consisted of four people, targeting work on ceramic finds (J. Bobik, K. Zannikos, and P.Pavúk), digital recording (J. Bobik), as well as grinding stones (K. Doležalová). In all instances, the Laser Aided Profiler (LAP) was used for documentation. The study season was split between May and August 2025. Peter Pavúk has continued the study of the Middle and Late Bronze Age pottery from the site, finishing documentation of painted pottery, selected deposits crucial for understanding of the overall site stratigraphy, as well as the ceramic phasing. Jan Bobik has conducted an extensive study of coarse ware pottery fragments, examining use -wear and burning traces to identify cooking shapes and practices. His work focused on uncovering systematic patterns of use and understanding the functionality of cooking vessels. Preliminary results of this study provide afoundation for further research into ancient culinary methods and communal eating habits. Kristina Doležalová continued her research on grinding stones, specifically focusing on artifacts from recent excavations and examining their traces of use and production. Her work provided new insights into the morphology of the assemblage and the question of aprobable on -site production. 178 STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIX/1 Kristina Zannikos initiated asystematic study of pithoi at Kaymakçı, selecting diagnostic pieces for detailed recording in the project database. The subsequent phase involved descriptive analysis, typological assessment, and technological analysis of pithos production– primarily coil -built and slab -built. Traces of Copper -Zinc Alloys in Urartu. Unknown History of Metals in Anatolia (Ümit Güder). Throughout 2024, the research project, supported by the Charles University PRIMUS grant (PRIMUS/22/HUM/14), continued its investigation into Middle Iron Age (9th–7th century BC) Urartian metalworking traditions. Led by Principal Investigator Ümit Güder, the project team, including Marek Verčík, Zuzana Jamrichová Kroutilová, and Markéta Šmolková, focused on the analysis of metal artefacts and production residues from Urartian sites. In addition to studying artefacts housed in archaeological collections such as the Elazığ Archaeological Museum, field research was conducted to investigate residues of potential copper -working workshops in Çavuştepe, afortified Urartian palace complex. To date, approximately 450 artefacts have been analysed using various scientific techniques, contributing to acomprehensive database of findings. Statistical evaluations of this dataset have revealed significant insights into the use of zinc -enriched copper -based alloys in Urartian metalworking practices. Notably, specific belt groups featuring distinctive decorative elements were consistently manufactured using these alloys, suggesting the deliberate selection of materials by specialized workshops. Iron in ancient Ionia ‘Σίδηρος. Technology in Pre - Classical Greece’ is an ongoing project at the ICAR, which was funded by the PRIMUS initiative of Charles University to promote excellent research for the years 2018–2020. Two key priorities were set for 2024. The first was the work in the archive of the Miletus excavation at the University of Hamburg, which took place during aresearch visit by M. Verčík in July 2024. The purpose of the work was to supplement the documentation of the metal finds from Kalabaktepe and Zeytintepe selected for the archaeometallurgical analyses with regarding to the (original) photographic and graphic documentation and in particular the information on the stratigraphy of the two sites. In October 2024, after consulting with original finds processor Helga Eiwanger and excavation director Volkmar von Graeve and reviewing the archives, the research project obtained complete documentation of all (approximately 3000) metal finds from the Kalabaktepe and Zeytintepe excavations in ancient Miletus. The evaluation and processing of the find material is planned for the coming years. In 2024, field research as part of the Σίδηρος project only took place on Samos, in the ancient sanctuary of Hera - the so -called Heraion. This year’swork was primarily aimed at completing the graphic documentation of the iron finds from the excavation east of the Hera Altar (Jan- -Marc Henke / Wolf -Dietrich Niemeier). The processing of the ensemble of finds (158 finds in total), both in terms of typo -chronological, functional and contextual analysis, already took place last year. In addition, new contexts with iron finds from the sanctuary were recorded and evaluated for the first time regarding morphological and functional identification. These are the excavations in the south -eastern area of the Heraion in the 1980s and 1990s (Helmuth Kyrieleis) and the more than one hundred -year -old investigations by Ernst Buschor (follow- -up investigations by Wolf -Dietrich Niemeier) in the hekatompedos, in the central part of the sanctuary. The first observations of the find material, which is heavily corroded throughout and covered with athick layer of mud because of the context in which it was found below the groundwater table, show apparent differences to the metal finds from the altar area. While in the latter context it was mainly metal votive offerings of asmaller format that came to light, 179ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, CHARLES UNIVERSITY, 2024 which are heavy and sometimes slightly fragmented, the iron finds from the south -eastern area are large tools and implements or completely preserved, albeit fragmented, roasting spits, the so -called obeloi (18 specimens with alength of approx. 100 cm). The aim of next year’sproject is to document this ensemble after restoration and to include it in the further analysis of the finds from the Heraion on Samos. UZBEKISTAN Ancient burial practices at Iskandar Tepa, Bekat, and Qurbaqa Tepa In the 2024 season, the Czech -Uzbekistani archaeological expedition continued its research in collaboration with Termez State University at the Hellenistic settlement site of Iskandar Tepa near Loylagan, Surkhandarya, with afocus on study of burial practices. Due to landscape changes and stone collection, previously known burials in the ‘Loylagan Burial Ground’ have become difficult to detect. To address this, geophysical surveys were conducted at Iskandar Tepe and in the vicinity of Kulal Tepa. Magnetometric surveys at the sites of Bekat and Qurbaqa Tepa identified 205 and 77 subsurface features, respectively, suggesting possible burials. Trial excavations at these sites confirmed the presence of burial pits, some containing human remains and artifacts. At Bekat, one burial from the Late Antiquity period was previously disturbed, while another contained poorly preserved remains with no grave goods, making dating uncertain. At Qurbaqa Tepa, burials were dated to the transitional period (Yuezhi, 2nd century BCE– 1st century CE), with finds including ceramic vessels and afaience frog -shaped pendant. Further excavations at Iskandar Tepe confirmed burial practices involving east -west- -oriented graves with accompanying pottery. The findings provide valuable insights into regional burial traditions, and samples, including human teeth, will undergo aDNA and isotopic analysis to study the historical population. Kulal Tepa– Rural life in achanging world: new light on economic development and inequality in Central Asia under the Kushan Empire (Lauren Morris) Supported by the PRIMUS programme at Charles University (PRIMUS/2023/HUM/013, PI: L. Morris), this project began in 2023 to investigate economic development in rural northern Bactria during the Kushan period (1st–3rd centuries AD). In 2024, excavation and survey continued at Kulal Tepa with two seasons (April–May, September–October) focusing on site and landscape development, and particularly dense land use of the 3rd–4th centuries AD, concluding the project’sprimary phase of data collection. The project, conducted with K. Toshaliyev and Sh. Shaydullaev (Termez State University), was supported by project team members at Charles University (excavation: L. Morris, E. Paralovo, J. Matznerová; survey: J. Havlík), students from Charles University and international partners. Excavations revealed intermittent phases of Early Medieval occupation and further exposed the underlying major Late Antique building in the tepa’snorthwestern sector (3rd–4th centuries AD). Surface survey confirmed limited activity in surrounding hills compared to the densely used valley bottom, where survey intensity was increased and test pits employed to further explore spatiochronological relationships between activities on the plain and its tepa sites. Also undertaken in the spring season were geological studies (J. Petřík, M. Hanáček, Masaryk University), metal detector surveys (T. Bek, Czech Academy of Sciences), archaeobotany (R. N. Spengler, Max Planck Institute), and zooarchaeology (K. Larson, University of Michigan). Ceramic analysis (G. Puschnigg, Austrian Academy of Sciences; M. Daghmehchi, Koç 180 STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIX/1 University) took place in both seasons, as well as geophysical survey (T. Tencer, Masaryk University) and metal artefact conservation (M. Lelovič, Charles University, Č.Fouček, Masaryk University / Czech Academy of Sciences) in autumn. ONGOING STUDENT GRANT PROJECTS From the Arabs to Genghis Khan - chronology and typology of the High Medieval pottery in the mountain and foothill areas of Surkhandarya, southern Uzbekistan (L. Damašek) Athree -year project founded by Charles University Grant Agency (project no. 106222). Its broader goal is to better understand High medieval period in Tokharistan (Uzbekistan, Central Asia). More specifically it is focused on understanding chronology and typology of pottery in the region of Kugitang piedmonts. In the final year of the project (2024), the previous excavations at Kalai Hissor and Sabir Archa were evaluated. The work focused on processing and interpreting the data gathered during the excavations in Uzbekistan. The results were presented at two conferences: the 30th EAA (European Association of Archaeologists) Annual Meeting in Rome and the 3 rd MERC (Medieval Europe Research Community) Postgraduate and Early Career Conference in Medieval Archaeology in Wrocław, Poland. Additionally, the analysis of metal findings from the Sabir Archa site was completed. Red Sea Trade Networks Analysis (3rd c. BC– 1st c. AD): Evaluation of import and export in Red Sea ports in antiquity (J. Kocna) Over the last year, Jan Kocna visited several institutions, refining and expanding the data for his forthcoming research, and took part in relevant international conferences. Jan Kocna has opted for acomprehensive treatment in his forthcoming monograph, Red Sea Trade Networks Analysis. Supply and Demand between the 3rd Century BCE and the 1st Century CE. Completed by the end of 2024 and now under peer review at Karolinum Press, this work aims to make asubstantial contribution to the study of ancient trade systems. The monograph delves into the structural dynamics of Red Sea trade, balancing qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze both archaeological evidence and historical sources. It extends beyond simply cataloging imports and exports, exploring their relative quantities and contextual significance. By distinguishing between bulk commodities– integral to establishing commercial routes– and accompanying items whose movement capitalized on pre -existing networks, the author reveals the intricate interplay of economic and social factors that shaped ancient long -distance trade. Crucially, the study situates these findings within abroader historical framework, examining shifts in supply and demand against the backdrop of political reforms, evolving trade routes, and the growing competition between maritime networks and their well -established overland counterparts. The analysis not only enhances our understanding of Red Sea economies during atransformative period but also offers comparative insights into adjacent systems. 181ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, CHARLES UNIVERSITY, 2024 THE MAIN PUBLICATIONS OF THE ICAR AND ITS MEMBERS ISSUED DURING THE YEAR 2024 MONOGRAPHS Franković, F.– Pavúk, P.– Mihelić, S.: Vukovar and Lovas hoards. New biographies. Raw materials, metallography, typology, metalwork wear, chronology and context. Catalogues and Monographs of the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb 20. Zagreb, Archaeological Museum in Zagreb 2024. 300 p.ISBN978-953-8143-68-7. This publication brings anew overview of the two well -known sets of bronze, gold and ceramic finds from Vukovar and the nearby village of Lovas. These two collections of finds are still some of the most important sources of information for our knowledge of the local Middle Bronze Age (1700–1300 BC) in the Republic of Croatia. It was during this period that the area of the Carpathian Basin went through aseries of social and cultural changes in which metal finds played an important role. We see changing communication networks and agradual shift from local copper sources to those located in the Alps. This monograph is divided into six chapters penned by authors from Croatia, Czech Republic, and Austria. Zapelloni Pavia, A.: Continuity and change in ancient Umbrian cult places. Mnemosyne Supplements. History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity 485. Leiden, Brill 2024. 326 p.ISBN97890-04-54516-8. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004712171 What difference did the Roman expansion make in the transformation of ancient Italy? With its conservative nature and abundance of material evidence, the religious sphere represents aunique lens through which we can study this process over time and across different sites. Tapping into the transformation of Italy as aresult of Rome’sexpansion, this book problematizes the issue of Romanization and sheds light on the different processes of adaptation that occurred during the Roman conquest. EDITED VOLUMES Pavúk, P.– Pieniazek, M.– Roosevelt, C.: WANAT. Western Anatolia in the Second Millennium BCE. Recent developments and future prospects. Istanbul, Koç University 2024. 387 p.ISBN978605-67082-2-0. This peer -reviewed edited volume brings together the results of adiverse group of international researchers conducting new fieldwork, applying new approaches, and making new interpretations about the archaeology of Middle and Late Bronze Age western Anatolia. The territory is huge, and it shows considerable regional diversity. What makes western Anatolian cultures different from their neighbours? Is it possible to identify discrete subregions clearly? And what trajectories of local cultural change and regional interaction did they follow? In addressing these and many other questions, the contributors to this volume provide fresh overviews of current states of research, demonstrating material and chronological synchronicities and/or gaps in knowledge that stretch across the broad territory of western Anatolia, just as they encourage further research into defining regional and sub -regional specificities. Such specificities suggest that the area should not be thought of as one monolithic cultural whole. Rather, they allude to acollection of related yet discrete units, whose shared commonalities stem from participation in overlapping spheres of communication, exchange, and political interaction, justifying their consideration together in avolume like this one. 182 STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIX/1 Gavranović, M.– Heilmann, D.– Verčík, M.– Ardjanliev, P.: The mechanism of power. Bronze and Iron Ages in Southeastern Europe. Perspectives on Balkan Archaeology 2. Rahden, Leidorf 2024. 370 p., ISBN978-3-86757-111-1. The second peer -reviewed edited volume of the Perspectives on Balkan Archaeology (PeBA) series is based on the PeBA -conference held in Ohrid from May 25 to 28, 2022. Following meetings in Sarajevo (2016) and Belgrade (2017), the format has been consolidated, fostering scholarly exchange across modern state and discussing key questions about the past of Southeastern Europe. The themes chosen for the conference allowed for an in -depth exploration of the concept of ‘power’ across different layers of archaeological study, shedding light on the cultural, socio -economic, and political contexts that shape its various manifestations. These include, but are not limited to, social inequality, the formation of prestige and status, and centralisation processes. The goal of the volume was to move beyond deterministic views of elites and power mechanisms, embracing awide range of theoretical perspectives. This includes the social theories of Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault, insights from cultural anthropology, and concepts like agency and the affective turn. Such an approach seeks to provide anuanced understanding that has not always been evident in previous analyses of luxury and weapon burials in the Balkans, among other topics. The papers are organized into three thematic sessions: Representations of Power in Archaic Macedonia, Landscapes of Power: Settlements and Cemeteries, and Symbols of Power and Prestige. STUDIA HERCYNIA Both volumes of Studia Hercynia published in 2024 were proceedings of conferences co- -organised by present employees of the ICAR: Zamboni, L.– Kysela, J.– Mangel, T. eds. 2024: The ugly wares. Technological and cultural interaction in Europe between Iron Age and Romanisation. Studia Hercynia 28/1, Praha, 262 pp. ISSN1212-5865. The volume presents proceedings of an international workshop held at Cremona in 2023 and dedicated to aspecific category of rather unsightly coarse wares (or rather coarse ware decoration), characteristic of northern Italy and translpine Europe. Variously interpreted in the past as witnesses of translpine migrations at the end of the Early Iron Age or as evidence of local cultural identity resilience in Northern Italy at the time of Romanisation, these wares were at last synthesised from their earliest emergence in central France (Saureletal.) and Central Europe (Mangeletal.) and what is probably aparallel development in Liguria (Giaretti– Venturino), through their rather sudden appearance in Emilia -Romagna (Zamboni), up to their widespread use (with some notable exceptions: Binetal.) throughout late Iron Age and Romanisation all across northern Italy (Poggiani Keller– Rondini, Biondani, Butti, Coppo –Milan). Two contributions focused more broadly on the topic of coarse ware in archaeological record (Franke) and on the issue of transformations of coarse ware in the moments of cultural transition (Schindler -Kaudelka– Mantovani– Auer). Hoo, M.– Morris, L. eds. 2024: Entangled pasts and presents. Temporal interactions and knowledge production in the study of Hellenistic Central Asia. International conference and fourth meeting of the Hellenistic Central Asia Research Network. Studia Hercynia 28/2, Praha, 238 pp. ISSN2336-8144. This volume presents six papers from the fourth meeting of the Hellenistic Central Asia Research Network (HCARN), held on the 24th–26th March 2022 at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany. The conference was focused on dynamic interactions between past and 183ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, CHARLES UNIVERSITY, 2024 present in the study of Hellenistic Central Asia, exploring how contemporary concerns and contexts shape knowledge production in this field, and vice versa. Contributions by archaeologists, numismatists, and historians approached this topic from diverse angles, examining the relationship between 20th century pulp fiction and European scholarship (Strootman), interrelated ancient and modern perceptions of Bactrians and Parthians, including their ‘inbetweenness’ (Hoo), ancient perceptions of the massacre of the Branchidae (Mendoza), the earliest imitations of Euthydemus types in Bukharan Soghd (Naymark), the construction of Kushan imperial identity (Härtel), and the challenges of representing Alexander’scampaigns in cartographic form (Rapin). ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS Graells iFabregat, R.– Scarci, A.– Verčík, M.: Remarks on recent Ancient warfare research. The sum of efforts or failure. Archaeologia iberica 2, 15–22. Goláňová, P.– Kysela, J.: Les agglomérations en Europe centrale. In: E. Hiriart– É. Pénisson eds.: À deux pas du passé. Les premières villes celtiques révélées. 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