On Sunday, April 27, 2025, a small but motivated team of anthropologists, archaeologists and speleologists headed to Gubački Vrh, where earlier in 2020, members of the Ursus spelaeus Speleological Club Rafael Kućan, Goran Radović and Hrvoje Cvitanović found interesting archaeological and anthropological findings (Rafael Kućan) while exploring the cave under Gubački Vrh. The current research was initiated at the initiative of the Ozalj Heritage Museum. After almost two hours of hiking, the team arrived at the site. It was confirmed that the findings were scientifically very interesting, and field documentation was made and the findings were collected for further analysis. After the team successfully returned carrying a valuable load, with tired but radiant faces, it was agreed to move on to scientific valorization and conducting detailed analyses using modern methods (bioanthropology, archaeology, analysis of ancient DNA, stable isotopes, radiometric dating, etc.).
In the photo from left to right: Hrvoje Cvitanović (Speleological Club Ursus spelaeus, Karlovac), Dalibor Reš (Speleological Association Estavela, Kastav), Ivor Janković (Institute of Anthropology, Zagreb; Speleological Department of the Velebit PDS), Miroslav Razum (Ozalj Local History Museum), Marko Kušan (student), Mario Novak (Institute of Anthropology, Zagreb), Nataša Cvitanović (Speleological Club Ursus spelaeus, Karlovac), Saša Minihofer (Speleological Club Ursus spelaeus, Karlovac).
