Tatiana Štefanovičová (10 March 1934 – 3 January 2021) was a Slovak archaeologist and historian, recognized as one of the leading experts in the early history of Slovakia. She was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), and spent nearly 40 years working at the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava.
Her research focused on Slavic and medieval archaeology, particularly early architecture and the oldest history of Bratislava. She participated in excavations that uncovered the earliest archaeological remains of Bratislava, most notably at Bratislava Castle.
Selected works:
- Bratislavský hrad [Bratislava Castle] (1969, co-author)
- Bratislavský hrad v 9. až 12. storočí [Bratislava Castle in the 9th–12th Centuries] (1975)
- Osudy starých Slovanov [Fate of the Ancient Slavs] (1988)
- Najstaršie dejiny Bratislavy [The Oldest History of Bratislava] (1993)
- Dóm sv. Martina v Bratislave [St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava] (2004)
- Dejiny Bratislavy 1 [History of Bratislava I] (2012, co-author)
Awards:
- Pribina Cross, II. class (awarded by the President of the Slovak Republic)
- Silver Plaque (Archaeological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences)
- Award for Dejiny Bratislavy 1 (Slovak Archaeological Society)
Štefanovičová died on 3 January 2021 in Bratislava at the age of 86.
