Lost and found: Roman surveying of municipal territories on the northern Adriatic islands, Croatia

The introduction of airborne laser scanning (ALS) technology in the Mediterranean region over the past decade has significantly increased opportunities for archaeological research. Archaeological remote sensing has proven to be a versatile tool with numerous applications beyond simple site mapping....

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Veröffentlicht in:Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu 2024-12, Vol.41 (2), p.87-117
Hauptverfasser: Doneus, Michael, Kinnaird, Tim, Turner, Sam, Fera, Martin, Jetzinger, Doris, Verhoeven, Geert J., Doneus, Nives
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The introduction of airborne laser scanning (ALS) technology in the Mediterranean region over the past decade has significantly increased opportunities for archaeological research. Archaeological remote sensing has proven to be a versatile tool with numerous applications beyond simple site mapping. One approach is the large-scale interpretation of ALS data, which allows for the analysis of the stratigraphic information contained within the data. This is particularly useful for analysing the rich remains of past land use in the karst landscapes of coastal Croatia. The Roman dry stone walls of the Kvarner islands of Krk and Cres serve as an example. These structures outline the framework backbone of Roman surveying; however, due to their poor state of preservation, many remains can only be identified through ALS data rather than aerial photography. An absolute chronology for these features was established using the OSL profiling and dating method (OSL-PD), providing a date range of AD 200 ± 100. These results can be considered the first clear evidence of surveying municipal lands on the Croatian islands. Uvođenje tehnologije zračnog laserskog skeniranja (ALS) tijekom proteklog desetljeća znatno je povećalo mogućnosti arheoloških istraživanja u mediteranskom području. Arheološka daljinska detekcija pokazala se kao svestran alat, koji pored jednostavnih kartiranja nalazišta omogućuje i brojne druge primjene. Jedan od pristupa je opsežna interpretacija ALS podataka, koja omogućuje analizu stratigrafskih informacija sadržanih u podatcima. Takav pristup je posebno koristan kod analize brojnih ostataka nekadašnje uporabe zemljišta u krškim krajolicima priobalne Hrvatske. Jedan takav primjer su rimski suhozidi na kvarnerskim otocima Krku i Cresu, koji ocrtavaju okosnicu rimske izmjere zemljišta. No, zbog loše očuvanosti, mnogi ostatci suhozida mogu se prepoznati samo putem ALS podataka, a ne na zračnim fotografijama. Apsolutna kronologija ovih objekata uspostavljena je korištenjem metode OSL profiliranja i datiranja (OSL-PD), koja daje raspon datiranja od 200 ± 100 g. po. Kr. Dobiveni rezultati nude prve jasne dokaze mjerenja municipalnih zemljišta na hrvatskim otocima.
ISSN:1330-0644
1848-6371
DOI:10.33254/piaz.41.2.4