Naslov
Choosing the right spot. ALS and field survey in the AdriaRom project

Autori
Tončinić, Domagoj ; Sanader, Mirjana ; Zaninović, Joško ; Miloglav, Ina ; Vuković, Miroslav ; Matijević, Vinka ; Vukov, Mirna ; Bužanić, Domagoj

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

ISBN
978-953-175-882-6

Skup
8th Scientific Conference Methodology & Archaeometry (MetArh)

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 03.12.2020. - 04.12.2020

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Roman Dalmatia, Delmataean limes, ALS, field survey, Roman military

Sažetak
AdriaRom project aims to understand the Roman defence system on the eastern Adriatic coast conducted of two legionary fortresses (Burnum and Tilurium) and several forts between them. In scientific literature, this defence system was interpreted as a frontier and is sometimes referred to as the Delmataean limes. For successful implementation of reconstructing the defence system on the border zone, it is necessary to determine the positions of the assumed military sites and to formulate the structural indicators. In order to achieve this, airborne laser scanning (ALS) on the targeted areas was conducted in the spring of 2019, followed by the systematic field survey in the spring of 2020. Although the ALS data revealed a number of structures during the field survey there was no visible material on the surface. In the case of the archaeological site near Balina glavica we had a completely contrary situation to the one above. Due to intense agricultural activity there were no identifiable features visible on the ALS data in the fields bellow the hill of Balina glavica. During the field survey large deposits of pottery and tegulae were found on the drywalls and stone mounds created as a consequence of land clearance which point us to the presence of a large archaeological site dating back to Roman times. The common field surveying techniques of analyzing surface pottery finds did not show a result due to the fact that agricultural activities in the region have dropped significantly in recent years. For this reason we were forced to come up with a field surveying method focusing on analyzing drywalls and clearance mounds, which could allow us to determine the approximate boundaries of the site. This paper will discuss our experience with field surveys based on ALS data where there is no identifiable material on the surface and the completely opposite situation where we have material but no other means to determine the nature or boundaries of the site.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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