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Aerial archaeology in the study of metallurgical activities in eastern Croatia

The project Aerial Archaeology in Eastern Croatia started in 2012 at the Institute of Archaeology. This part of Croatia was chosen for various reasons: archaeological sites from all periods are abundant, the fertile land divided into large plots is ideal for aerial survey, airports with planes suitable for aerial photography exist, as well as a tradition of local museums and conservation offices who have diligently surveyed their regions from the end of the 19th century onwards. The project has also been supported by the Croatian Ministry of Culture since 2014, so there has been an intensification of photographing and remote sensing. Remote research into sites involved recognition using classic archaeological methods: crop marks, soil marks, and more rarely shadow marks. Some 350 sites have been documented throughout the entire region of eastern Slavonia. The combination of the analysis of aerial photographs from various sources and field surveys has provided a completely new view of land use, population distribution, and manners of survival in all historical periods in the area under observation. Certain finds that indicate metallurgical activity in the region were gathered during field survey. They are associated with Roman, medieval, and modern period sites. A spatial image will be presented of the sites in the region of eastern Croatia.

Aerial archaeology ; Eastern Croatia ; iron smithing ; middle ages

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