On the Oldest Book of Russia
Vestnik Sankt-Peterburgskogo universiteta. Seriâ 2, Istoriâ/Vestnik Sankt-Peterburgskogo universiteta. Istoriâ
Journal Article
The author use key hydrographic, climatic and textual sources to reconstruct the changing landscape of the Venetian Lagoon, enabling us to track the alterations which have taken place here from Roman ...times up to the present day.
While geomorphological processes are considered key factors in the distribution of archaeological surface finds, few studies have attempted to quantify the relationship between artefact dispersal and ...erosional/depositional patterns. This paper compares Unit Stream Power Erosion Deposition model (USPED) and Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and integrates the results in the archaeological finds’ density map of Zakynthos Archaeological Project. The study area (Palaiokastro), with artefacts dated from middle Paleolithic to medieval times, includes a steep terrain with a surrounding plain area, where the downslope erosion has considerably modified the distribution of archaeological remains. Through this study, it is possible to identify relationships between high artefact densities and stable/non-eroded surfaces, and on the other hand, low densities and eroded surfaces. However, the results indicate a degree of spatial variability, which modifies the predicted relationship. The consideration of the effects of these temporal and spatial patterns is crucial for developing effective sampling methods and accurately interpreting the archaeological record.
► In this study we evaluate the results of two geomorphological simulation models. ► The results are compared to the surface finds of the Zakynthos Archaeology Project. ► We conclude that USPED gives accurate results in a dynamic Mediterranean landscape. ► Through this study inferences on interpretations of surface finds are made. ► Issues on the preservation and visibility of archaeological record are discussed.
The present study deals with the question of the organization of the stonemasonry production of funerary monuments in the interior of the former Roman province of Dalmatia. The aim of the research ...was to identify a model of stonemasonry production that originated in a mountainous and difficult to traverse area, where the possibilities of water transport of stone material are minimal. The author started from the assumption that production centres formed in some geographical areas during Roman rule, using local limestone sources for their operation. The study includes funerary monuments discovered in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the western part of Serbia and Montenegro. By combining the methods of macroscopic petrographic analysis of the stone material and typological and spatial analysis, the existence of several production centres was proven. The results of the analyses indicate a very likely that they exploited the local limestone resources. Epigraphic data also made it possible to define their chronological aspect.
The second volume on the Iron Age settlement at Most na Soči evaluates from various aspects the structures and small finds that has been presented in the first book.
Sixty-year excavation (1953 to 2013) of Župna Cerkev Cemetery in Kranj unearthed almost 3000 graves. The monograph introduces 1048 graves found between 1972 and 2010. The excavations were initially ...led by Andrej Valič, the curator of the Gorenjski muzej (1972 and 73, 862 graves). Milan Sagadin from ZVKD Kranj continued the dig from 1984 to 2001 (163 graves), followed by Draško Josipovič (Megalan Skupina, d. o. o., 2003 to 2010), who excavated 23 more graves. An extensive chapter presents the artefacts of Župna Cerkev Cemetery with no data about their location.The varied documentation, which has changed over the years, is the basis for the publication of all available data on the graves and artefacts kept by the Gorenjski muzej in Kranj. The introduction, a study on the nature of the data, comments on possible inconsistencies between the various types of documentation. Primarily it deals with the question of reliability of individual grave good assemblages, which is the basis for all further analysis.The discussed group of graves originates mainly from the northern exterior of the church and from the interior of the present-day church, that is, from the place where graves intertwined with the remains of older church and non-church buildings. Their building development and changing usability will be impossible to explain without good knowledge of the cemetery.
This paper presents data on the problems of location of the road communication in the south of the province of Dalmatia from the station Diluntum to the intersection Ad Zizio. The opinions of ...researchers about the location of these stations are different. The road from Narona went to the stations Diluntum-Pardua-Ad-Zizio where it forked off in two different directions. One branch went along the sea coast, and the other through the interior of the province of Dalmatia. Both branches were again connected into one road communication at the Scobre station. In preparation of the paper on the ancient road communications and stations in southern Dalmatia, we relied on the written original material and the remains in the field. We took into consideration all the various opinions in the modern historiography concerning the location of the stations Pardua, Ad Zizio and Asamo. We believe that these different opinions arose from the uneven interpretation of cartographic representations and lack of knowledge on the road section in the field. Different road tracking of the routing communication Narona-Epidaurus have led to differences in locating the road stations Pardua, Ad Zizio and Asamo. At the initiative of the antiques patrons from Ljubinje, we conducted a research of the road communication Narona- Ad Zizio. The research was conducted from the city of Stolac to the village of Mosko (it is located east of the road Pardua station) because of the new findings that were found in the villages of Gradac and Ubosko. Based on site visits to Bitunja, Zabrđe, Poljice, Ubosko, Ljubinje, Gradac, Ljubomir and Mosko, and based on insights in the field, as well as data from Peutingeriana and Antonine Itinerary, we believe that the station of Pardua can be located in Gradac, and Ad Zizio in Ljubomir field. During our research, we particularly paid attention to the natural elements i.e. geophysical properties of the soil and the existing situation that determined the direction of the road. The direction of the road communication in the field was determined by a number of milestones previously found in some parts of the communication and the remains of settlements. In conclusion to this study, we believe that the route communication Narona-Ad Zizio, proposed by D. Sergejevski and I. Bojanovski, generally cannot be put in doubt. However, changes are possible only on some sections, as indicated by the facts from the field. In the vicinity of the place of the findings of milestones in the southwestern part of Ubosko polje, there is a road passing along the southern rim from west to east, so it is possible that the Roman road went along this edge where a milestone with the implant was found in situ. This route runs along the southern edge of the field, 300 m more to the south of the road line suggested by I. Bojanovski. An alternative route passed some tens of meters in front of the remnants of the settlements on the location of the Križava tilth field and Grebuša which are located on the southwestern edge of the field. At this location there is a number of buildings with fragments of Roman pottery everywhere. Slightly to the east at distance of about 200 m from the first milestone, we found, with the help of the antiques patrons, another milestone on this section of the road, near the medieval inscriptions dedicated to the deceased Dabiživ Radovanović. The fragment of the milestone is 110 cm long with a diameter of about 40 cm, and it is located on the left side of the Ubosko-Hrđusi road at exiting the Ubosko polje. It is possible that the remains of these buildings suggest that they were the ancient complex, the so-called villa rustica. However, nothing more precise could be said about the perceived remains of these buildings foundations without detailed research. This section is a part of the Salona-Dyrrhachium-via Egnatia road and it was probably built during the Dolabella's Regency of the province of Dalmatia (years 16 to 20). Aggravating circumstance is that there are no inscriptions found that could confirm it. In support of its dating, two Dolabella's inscriptions from Cavtat and the milestone inscription from Kosijerevo could be given (years 79 to 84). Based on the foregoing, the building could be dated to the first half of the 1st century, and it could be said that this is the most important route of the Roman road in southern Dalmatia. In the area of the village of Gradac we visited the sites Crkvina, Kruškice and Kučina Prodo. At these sites, we found the remains of milestones, the necropolis, a large well, the Roman coin of the emperor Elagabalus. Throughout the area of the village of Gradac there are numerous foundation walls of buildings, cut stone, Roman brick products and other movable findings such as a copper clasp and a few tips of spears. Judging by the distance in Roman miles found in written sources and material remains in the village of Gradac, it is necessary to search for a bigger center in which D. Sergejevski and I. Bojanovski locate the station Pardua. Although a significant number of findings support the thesis that the ancient Pardua can be located in today's Gradac, it still remains to carry out systematic research in this area in order to confirm or reject the am thesis.
You think it can't happen to you, but it can. One day, months into your construction project, your front end load operator runs into bones and wooden slats. Your county coroner says it is not a crime ...scene, and refers you to the local archaeology department. The archaeologist tells you that it is a very important discovery. Work stops. Archaeological discoveries happen all the time in the course of projects. Most are manageable, some are less so, and some are mismanaged, wasting time and money. If you are not prepared, the consequences can be disastrous. This book is for project engineers, project managers, construction managers, the staff of affected government agencies, and archaeological consultants. In its pages you receive enough information, enough archaeological perspective, to intelligently work with the various parties involved in your project and avoid an archaeological disaster.
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