Naslov
Volume density and spatial analysis of a late antique settlement - preliminary results

Autori
Nikšić, Petra

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings from the 8th and 9th conference methodology and archaeometry / Miloglav, Ina - Zagreb : Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2022, 131-141

Skup
8th Scientific Conference Methodology & Archaeometry (MetArh)

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 03.12.2020. - 04.12.2020

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Lobor, hilltop settlement, pottery, volume density

Sažetak
The hilltop settlement at the site of Lobor - Majka Božja Gorska in Hrvatsko Zagorje has been in use since the Middle Bronze Age. The continuous building activity, as well as medieval and post- medieval burials, have disturbed the archaeological strata of the site to a great extent. Prehistoric and Antique layers suffered the most damage by later interventions. Antique and Late Antique pottery sherds are the most numerous finds but they are rarely found in an intact archaeological contexts. The comparison of the volume density of pottery finds (the number of sherds per excavated volume unit) on different parts of the site is a method used for its spatial analysis. The analysis focuses on the pottery finds from two trenches located almost at the opposite sides of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Mountain. The first one, south-east of the enclosure wall, was excavated in 2010, and the second one, north of the enclosure wall, in 2014. The number of pottery sherds found in 2014 exceeds the number found in 2010 by 50%, what is, however, not reflected in the weight of those sherds. Since sherds found in 2014 were very fragmented and of more refined production, the difference in weight is only 30%. Those results prove that the quantification of pottery sherds alone cannot be used for the determination of the settlement expansion and the definition of its borders. Since area density isn't as correct, due to the lack of depth data, volume density is a more accurate method of analyzing pottery distribution in a settlement or in an area where a settlement is suspected. The exact position of the Antique and Late Antique settlement in Lobor is still unknown and will be determined by the use of this method.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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