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TransFER – Iron production along the Drava river in the Roman period and the Middle ages: Creation and transfer of knowledge, technologies and goods. Case studies of Virje, Velike Hlebine, Dedanovice, Bakovčice, Nađbarice and Ždala

The archeological goals of geophysical research using the magnetic method were to identify the remains of medieval ironworks (iron-smelting workshops, iron production waste material in the form of different slag types, burnt clay from furnace walls in various forms, etc.). All of these sites with indications of ironworks have been discovered by a previous archaeological field survey as part of the regular activities of the TransFER project (IP- 06-2016-5047), financed by the Croatian Science foundation. Magnetic method prospections has revealed concentrations of refuse material associated with iron-production activities at all of these sites which are situated in the Croatian lowland, on the bank of the upper course of the Drava river. Since these types of sites are quite rare in northern parts of Croatia, and in order to get a better understanding of the development and organization of the settlement, non-invasive methods were applied. With the help of magnetic method, measurements of apparent magnetic susceptibility, several waste depots of a workshop, pit furnaces from the Late Roman period (4th and 5th centuries), as well as settlement remains from the Late Iron Age (3rd/2nd, and 1st centuries BC) were discovered. In addition, magnetic method results, applying gradient and single sensors measurements together with 2D resistivity tomography, were carefully analyzed for determining origin of iron ore deposits and detailed correlation with excavated archaeological structures in order to check possibilities and limitations of magnetic and resistivity methods inselected iron production centers in specific environmental contexts.

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