Books by Peter Milo
ARCHÄOLOGISCHE FORSCHUNGEN IN NIEDERÖSTERREICH, 2019
The burial mounds at Bernhardsthal/Föhrenwald were discovered through the analysis of ALS data in... more The burial mounds at Bernhardsthal/Föhrenwald were discovered through the analysis of ALS data in 2011. A total of 41 mounds were visible in the digital model. Two tumuli (burial mounds 14 and 15) in the northwestern part of the cemetery were excavated in two campaigns in 2013 and 2014. The archaeological excavations took place with the aim of generating new data about dating, funerary rites and the construction and inner structure of the mounds. The two grave mounds analysed indicate that burial activity began here as early as the first two-thirds of the 7th century. The Bernhardsthal site is also particularly important because it is the first early medieval burial mound in Austria with a confirmed cremation burial and the oldest burial mound among the Slavs.
Jahresberichte aus Augst und Kaiseraugst, 2020
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Editorial 2
Das Jahr 2019 im Rückblick 5
Publikationen 2019 7
Ausgrabungen in Augst im... more Inhalt
Editorial 2
Das Jahr 2019 im Rückblick 5
Publikationen 2019 7
Ausgrabungen in Augst im Jahre 2019 11
Ausgrabungen in Kaiseraugst im Jahre 2019 67
Restaurierungsarbeiten an den Monumenten von Augst und Kaiseraugst im Jahre 2019 125
Geophysikalische Prospektionen 2019 in Augusta Raurica 141
Römische Bleiplomben aus Augst und Kaiseraugst 163
In Stein gemeisselt: Petrografie und Provenienz der Inschriftträger von Augusta Raurica 169
Eine rätselhafte Gruppe römischer Ziegelobjekte 195
Vierundachtzigster Jahresbericht der Stiftung Pro Augusta Raurica 227
Familienanlässe der Stiftung Pro Augusta Raurica im Jahre 2019 229
The exhibition catalogue is one of the most important ways of informing the public about the hist... more The exhibition catalogue is one of the most important ways of informing the public about the historical landscape of the Bohemian-Moravian Highland, the preservation of its monuments, the state of knowledge and the possibilities of their documentation. Good information increases the chances of preserving unique testimonies of our own past in the landscape. The landscape is an important witness to historical changes in the landscape. For prehistory, the landscape is even the only witness to the state of preservation of archaeological monuments. The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands is one of the exceptional areas in this respect. As in the past, it is a marginal area that is not significantly affected by the ongoing destruction of the historical cultural landscape. The catalogue presents the following areas of research in chapters. It concludes with a catalogue of objects documenting the material culture of all the periods studied.
by Hradiska Sk, Peter Jenčík, Víťazoslav Struhár, Radoslav Čambal, Gabriel Fusek, Milan Hanuliak, Branislav Kovár, Hana Chorvátová, András Csuthy, Tomáš Michalík, Peter Milo, and Jozef Moravčík Hradiská - Svedkovia dávnych čias (Hillforts - Witnesses of Old Times), 2015
Almanac of scientific articles focused on hillforts and fortified settlements in Slovakia.
für die vorliegende Publikation war die Dissertationsschrift von Peter Milo, die im Juni 2012 am ... more für die vorliegende Publikation war die Dissertationsschrift von Peter Milo, die im Juni 2012 am Fachbereich Sprach-und Kulturwissenschaften der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/M. erfolgreich verteidigt wurde. Der Autor hat seine großräumig-komparatistische Untersuchung zu den frühmittelalterlichen ländlichen Siedlungen in Mitteleuropa für die Drucklegung überarbeitet und durch aktuelle Informationen erweitert. Vor 34 Jahren erschien eine Studie von Peter Donat mit einem ähnlichen räumlichen und zeitlichen Bezug über das frühmittelalterliche Siedlungswesen. Die Berechtigung der dort ausgesprochenen Kritik an älteren Konzepten, wonach im slawischen Raum schon seit dem 7./8. Jahrhundert n. Chr. Formen der Gehöftgruppensiedlung mit grundherrschaftlicher Organisation belegbar seien, wurde in jüngerer Zeit in Zweifel gezogen. Diese Diskussionen sowie die beträchtliche Zeitspanne seit Donats Synthese, die inzwischen sehr zahlreiche neue Ausgrabungsbefunde erbracht hat, waren Anlass für die von Peter Milo erneut vorgenommene, wesentlich umfangreichere Bearbeitung. Die grundsätzlichen Unterschiede zwischen West und Ost werden dabei vollauf bestätigt und durch zahlreiche neue Erkenntnisse untersetzt. Es wird deutlich, dass das slawische bzw. östlich-europäische Lebensund Wirtschaftsmodell notwendigerweise und nicht zufällig an ganz andere ländliche Siedlungsverhältnisse und -strukturen gebunden war als das im germanisch-romanischen Westen. Dass beide Modelle die Basis für frühe Erscheinungen staatlicher Organisation und von Vor-und Frühformen der nachantiken Stadt wurden, steht außer Zweifel. Und schon von daher verbieten sich alle Wertungen eines vereinfachenden Evolutionismus. Man wird aber künftig die Arten gesellschaftlicher Organisation im Frühmittelalter (z.B. im Frankenreich einerseits und in Großmähren, Polen, Bulgarien andererseits) noch stärker in ihrer Abhängigkeit von den unterschiedlich organisierten Basisverhältnissen bewerten müssen. Die hier präsentierte, sorgfältig abwägende Analyse von Peter Milo bildet ein neues Standardwerk zu diesen Fragen der Frühmittelalterarchäologie und die Herausgeber der Reihe hoffen, dass diese Wertung von der fachlich interessierten und wissenschaftlichen Öffentlichkeit geteilt wird. Mit diesem neuen Band der Publikationsreihe geht ein Wechsel im Herausgebergremium einher. Auf eigenen Wunsch legt Achim Leube, langjähriger Inhaber der Professur für Ur-und Frühgeschichte an der Berliner Humboldt-Universität, den Staffelstab in jüngere Hände. Achim Leube gehörte zu den Initiatoren des archäologischen Reihenprojektes -zunächst als Unterreihe der "Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie" (acht Bände), dann unter dem jetzigen Titel (20 Bände). Seine unermüdliche und umsichtige Wirksamkeit hat hohe Maßstäbe gesetzt. Das neu formierte Gremium dankt ihm herzlich und wünscht Gesundheit und weiterhin viel Schaffenskraft. Die verbleibenden Herausgeber begrüßen Ji7í Machá+ek (Universität Brno/Brünn) in ihrer Mitte. Das Gremium dankt Carlo Citter (Universität Siena) für die Bereitschaft, als neues Mitglied im wissenschaftlichen Beirat zu wirken. Der vorliegende Band verdankt seine Fertigstellung der umfangreichen eigenen Mitwirkung des Autors an den Layoutarbeiten sowie der sprachlichen Revision durch Herrn Andreas Kieseler M.A. (Göttingen/Breslau) sowie der Druckbetreuung durch Frau Dr. Biegert (Habelt-Verlag). Allen Beteiligten gilt ein herzliches Dankeschön.
Early medieval archaeology by Peter Milo
Remote Sensing , 2022
As powerful economic and cultural centers, fortified sites played an important role in early medi... more As powerful economic and cultural centers, fortified sites played an important role in early medieval society. In Central Europe, early medieval fortified site research has been an essential topic for several generations. However, gradual changes in the landscape are a threat to these cultural heritage monuments. The main task of this paper was to compare the previous results from archaeological excavations with new data acquired by geophysical methods. The presented study is based on the three methods widely used in archaeology: magnetometry, ground-penetrating radar, and electrical resistivity tomography. New surveys provide information about the internal structure and the state of preservation of the fortifications in a non-destructive way. Comparison of the results encourages the evaluation of archaeological excavation and helps determine the suitability and effectiveness of geophysical methods in specific natural conditions.
Slovenská archeológia LXIX-2, 2021
one of the most attractive themes in archaeological research is the excavation of central places.... more one of the most attractive themes in archaeological research is the excavation of central places. These include early medieval centres which mirror the political and socioeconomic relationships, reflecting the changes of their time. zalavár-vársziget is undoubtedly one of the most important fortified sites in central europe in the early Middle ages. its short-lived existence from the 840s to the beginning of the 10 th c. perfectly illustrates the rise and fall of carolingian power in Pannonia. it was a place where important people of that time, including Pribina, kocel, Methodius, and arnulf, lived and worked. its repeated occurrence in written historical sources also points to its significance. in these sources, it appears under various names, but especially as Mosaburg. Systematic archaeological excavation of the site has been conducted for approximately 70 years. Within the last decade, geophysical surveys followed field research. By comparing previous knowledge and new results from the geophysical prospection, we were able to, with the help of statistics and spatial analyses, evaluate the similarities and differences between the central area and its surroundings, identifying the basic characteristics of the individual parts of the site.
Archaeology and airborne laser scanningof the landscape - Archeologie a letecké laserovéskenování krajiny, 2013
Pohansko near Břeclav has been in the centre of scientific attention of the Institute of Archaeol... more Pohansko near Břeclav has been in the centre of scientific attention of the Institute of Archaeology and Museum Studies of the Faculty of Philosophy of Masaryk University since 1958.The latest phase of our work focused on undertaking a complex survey in the surroundings of the site. On the basis of three surveying methods, i.e. airborne laser scanning (ALS), a field survey and a geophysical survey, we were able to identify two types of archaeological features in the vicinity of Bernhardsthal (Austria). The first is a barrow site and the second the remains of a military camp from the Second World War.
The article presents the results of the archaeological excavation of the Kostice – Zadní hrúd sit... more The article presents the results of the archaeological excavation of the Kostice – Zadní hrúd site, conducted in 2009–2011. The investigated site, 1.5 km from the heart of the nearby Great Moravian centre at Pohansko, lies at the edge of the Dyje (Thaya) River floodplain on a nondescript sand dune. A total of 160 sunken features and two graves from various periods were investigated over the excavated area of 2,405 m2. The majority of finds were from the Early Middle Ages, with the peak of settlement falling between the tenth and twelfth centuries. In the ninth century, the local settlement was part of the subsistence base for the vast Great Moravian agglomeration at Pohansko; following the demise of Pohansko, the Kostice – Zadní hrúd settlement was transformed into a craft-agrarian and trade centre of the second level. Finds of coins, balance scales, merchants’ weights and late nomadic stirrups are of extraordinary importance.
Hradiská – svedkovia dávnych čias, 2015
The hill fort at Pružina is located on the site called Mesciská which consists of two parts in th... more The hill fort at Pružina is located on the site called Mesciská which consists of two parts in the literature referred to as a hill fort I and II (or Mesciská I and II). Smaller fortification (II) has an area of 0.45 hectares and larger fortification (I) covers an area of 1.8 hectares. Both sites are fortified by a rampart which is located mostly in places that are difficult to defend (Fig. 2, 3). Ramparts are interrupted at certain segments.
These are testimony of the existence of certain gateways and others are evidence of the later activities (e.g. forestry works). Ramparts are found mainly in places that are most difficult to defend. In the southern part of both hill forts the defensive fortifications are reinforced by a moat (Fig. 4). We should not rule out the existence of a palisade around the entire site. The space between the two hill forts was also fortified although the fortification has been preserved only in the form of rampart remnants on the southern side. On the site a geophysical survey identified a number of settlement features. The smaller fortification (hill fort II) was populated more densely and In larger one (hill fort I), geophysical survey indicated smaller number of features which therefore we can suppose its main function was refuge which offered a temporary protection in turbulent times (Fig. 7, 8).
Dating of both sites deduced from the findings that an important hoard of 94 iron items can be placed in the second half of the 9th century (Fig. 1). The hill fort however also discovers some ceramic material from the period of Puchov culture and Slavic ceramics. We can now assume it was settled in various periods of history.
Several archaeological sites are known from the surroundings of the hill fort and the village of Pružina. However the major importance are especially its nearby
sites in the locations called Svinské chlievy and on the mountain tops of hills Stráž and Michalová. These are situated on strategic locations similar to hill forts of Pružina-
Mesciská. We should not rule out the possibility of an ancient communication in this area and connecting it to the region of central Považie with Rajec basin.
Neolithic circular enclosures by Peter Milo
Interpretation and presentation of prospection results | 253 the most important to be detected is... more Interpretation and presentation of prospection results | 253 the most important to be detected is an interconnection between fortifications at La terrasse and Le Porrey. Still unsolved is the interpretation of linear structures at La Chaume. The magnetogram shows numerous anomalies of various nature, but most notably, a system of lines from 1.5 m to 3 m wide, oriented east-west (four structures) and north-south (one structure). Thejr length cannot be determined since they continue beyond the prospected area. These structures are interpreted primarily as possible deserted roads. Their dating, however, is unknown. They may have been built in medieval up to early modern times, but their contemporaneousness with the oppidum cannot be excluded.
Desaťročia archeologických výskumov na polohe Sutny v Tešeticiach-Kyjoviciach priniesli radu pozo... more Desaťročia archeologických výskumov na polohe Sutny v Tešeticiach-Kyjoviciach priniesli radu pozoruhodných nálezov a dôležitých dokladov o pravekom osídlení lokality. Niektoré otázky, týkajúce sa predovšetkým rozsahu osídlenej plochy, hustoty objektov na jednotlivých segmentoch lokality, ako aj štruktúry zástavby v jednotlivých vývojových obdobiach, však zostávali otvorené. Cieľom veľkoplošnej geofyzikálnej prospekcie preto bolo, pokúsiť sa nájsť na dané otázky aspoň parciálne odpovede. Daný príspevok ponúka náčrt vývoja osídlenia lokality, ktorý vychádza z kombinácie výsledkov geomagnetického prieskumu a archeologického výskumu.
On selecting a constituent part of MU the" Overview of publishing activities&amp... more On selecting a constituent part of MU the" Overview of publishing activities" page will be displayed with information relevant to the selected constituent part. The" Overview of publishing activities" page is not available for non-activated items.
Pro zachycení tvarových charakteristik mladoneolitických rondelů se jeví jako nejvhodnější geofyz... more Pro zachycení tvarových charakteristik mladoneolitických rondelů se jeví jako nejvhodnější geofyzikální metody průzkumu. Předkládaný příspěvek analyzuje výsledky magnetické prospekce lengyelského rondelu v Milovicích, okr. Břeclav, která zaznamenala nejen půdorysný tvar rondelu, ale i další, pro moravské prostředí unikátní situace. K hlavním zjištěním patří především identifikace palisádového žlabu na vnitřní ploše rondelu. Rozbor magnetických hodnot zase poukazuje na rozdíly a odlišnou zachovalost půdních horizontů na ploše rondelu a v jeho okolí. V kombinaci s kolmými měřickými snímky a výsledky povrchových sběrů nabízí geofyzikálně zdokumentovaný rondel dostatek informací pro základní archeologickou analýzu. geofyzikální průzkum -rondel -neolit -Morava
Příspěvek přináší výsledky geofyzikální prospekce a povrchových sběrů v poloze s lengyelským
rond... more Příspěvek přináší výsledky geofyzikální prospekce a povrchových sběrů v poloze s lengyelským
rondelem v Nových Bránicích, okr. Brno-venkov. Kruhová struktura projevující se jako porostový
příznak na satelitním snímku byla detailně zaznamenána při magnetickém průzkumu. Kromě pro
rondel nezbytných a běžně při archeologických výzkumech a geofyzikálních prospekcích zaznamenávaných
komponent, jako jsou příkop, vstupy a palisádové žlábky, byly pozorovány i ne zcela
běžné nálezové situace. Na základě přítomnosti rozsáhlých „hliníků“ vně příkopu se můžeme domnívat,
že rondel byl obehnán zemním náspem. Úzká liniová anomálie vedoucí z jednoho vchodu
přímo do centra rondelu by mohla představovat chodník. Geofyzikální průzkum v kombinaci s povrchovými
sběry poskytuje dostatek informací pro zařazení rondelu a jeho srovnání s dalšími podobnými
strukturami na Moravě, jakož i v širším okruhu mladoneolitických objektů tohoto druhu.
Geophysical survey by Peter Milo
During the period of August 25 to September 4, 2008 geophysical surveys were carried out at the N... more During the period of August 25 to September 4, 2008 geophysical surveys were carried out at the Neolithic, Copper Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age Tell- and Non-tell settlements (Tell Arbid Abyad, Tell Arbid (West-hill), Tell Khirbet Shane, Tell Khirbet Bezi) in the Khabur region - Northeast Syria (Syrian-Polish-Czech expedition). Total prospected area was 11,25 ha. The results of geophysical survey in Khabur territory are in several places different. The survey registered a number of circular and oval-shaped anomalies. Some of these anomalies can be interpreted as a possible fireplaces or kilns. Other magnetic anomalies can be interpreted as trace of intensive agricultural activities. Survey registered also anomalies, they can be interpreted like a houses. A clear definition of detected archaeological structures is in most cases impossible. However it turned out, geophysical prospection has a big potential also in this region of Syria.
Zborník SNM Archeológia, Supplementum 11. Zborník na pamiatku Magdy Pichlerovej.
Geophysical survey of burial mounds in Dunajská Lužná- Nové Košariská. Dunajská Lužná-Nové Košari... more Geophysical survey of burial mounds in Dunajská Lužná- Nové Košariská. Dunajská Lužná-Nové Košariská is one of the most important Hallstatt locations in Central Europe. It is known for its excavated burial mound site of the Calenderberg culture, excavated from 1961 to 1967. In 2014 and 2015, research was carried out using geophysical measurements (magnetometer and ground-penetrating radar). A burial mound shape was excavated, marked as burial
mound V, and control measurements were also carried out on the excavated burial mound VI. !e survey con"rmed that in the case of the shape known as burial mound V, it is truly an arti"cial embankment – probably for a burial mound – with a circumferential ditch.
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Editorial 2
Das Jahr 2019 im Rückblick 5
Publikationen 2019 7
Ausgrabungen in Augst im Jahre 2019 11
Ausgrabungen in Kaiseraugst im Jahre 2019 67
Restaurierungsarbeiten an den Monumenten von Augst und Kaiseraugst im Jahre 2019 125
Geophysikalische Prospektionen 2019 in Augusta Raurica 141
Römische Bleiplomben aus Augst und Kaiseraugst 163
In Stein gemeisselt: Petrografie und Provenienz der Inschriftträger von Augusta Raurica 169
Eine rätselhafte Gruppe römischer Ziegelobjekte 195
Vierundachtzigster Jahresbericht der Stiftung Pro Augusta Raurica 227
Familienanlässe der Stiftung Pro Augusta Raurica im Jahre 2019 229
Early medieval archaeology by Peter Milo
These are testimony of the existence of certain gateways and others are evidence of the later activities (e.g. forestry works). Ramparts are found mainly in places that are most difficult to defend. In the southern part of both hill forts the defensive fortifications are reinforced by a moat (Fig. 4). We should not rule out the existence of a palisade around the entire site. The space between the two hill forts was also fortified although the fortification has been preserved only in the form of rampart remnants on the southern side. On the site a geophysical survey identified a number of settlement features. The smaller fortification (hill fort II) was populated more densely and In larger one (hill fort I), geophysical survey indicated smaller number of features which therefore we can suppose its main function was refuge which offered a temporary protection in turbulent times (Fig. 7, 8).
Dating of both sites deduced from the findings that an important hoard of 94 iron items can be placed in the second half of the 9th century (Fig. 1). The hill fort however also discovers some ceramic material from the period of Puchov culture and Slavic ceramics. We can now assume it was settled in various periods of history.
Several archaeological sites are known from the surroundings of the hill fort and the village of Pružina. However the major importance are especially its nearby
sites in the locations called Svinské chlievy and on the mountain tops of hills Stráž and Michalová. These are situated on strategic locations similar to hill forts of Pružina-
Mesciská. We should not rule out the possibility of an ancient communication in this area and connecting it to the region of central Považie with Rajec basin.
Neolithic circular enclosures by Peter Milo
rondelem v Nových Bránicích, okr. Brno-venkov. Kruhová struktura projevující se jako porostový
příznak na satelitním snímku byla detailně zaznamenána při magnetickém průzkumu. Kromě pro
rondel nezbytných a běžně při archeologických výzkumech a geofyzikálních prospekcích zaznamenávaných
komponent, jako jsou příkop, vstupy a palisádové žlábky, byly pozorovány i ne zcela
běžné nálezové situace. Na základě přítomnosti rozsáhlých „hliníků“ vně příkopu se můžeme domnívat,
že rondel byl obehnán zemním náspem. Úzká liniová anomálie vedoucí z jednoho vchodu
přímo do centra rondelu by mohla představovat chodník. Geofyzikální průzkum v kombinaci s povrchovými
sběry poskytuje dostatek informací pro zařazení rondelu a jeho srovnání s dalšími podobnými
strukturami na Moravě, jakož i v širším okruhu mladoneolitických objektů tohoto druhu.
Geophysical survey by Peter Milo
mound V, and control measurements were also carried out on the excavated burial mound VI. !e survey con"rmed that in the case of the shape known as burial mound V, it is truly an arti"cial embankment – probably for a burial mound – with a circumferential ditch.
Editorial 2
Das Jahr 2019 im Rückblick 5
Publikationen 2019 7
Ausgrabungen in Augst im Jahre 2019 11
Ausgrabungen in Kaiseraugst im Jahre 2019 67
Restaurierungsarbeiten an den Monumenten von Augst und Kaiseraugst im Jahre 2019 125
Geophysikalische Prospektionen 2019 in Augusta Raurica 141
Römische Bleiplomben aus Augst und Kaiseraugst 163
In Stein gemeisselt: Petrografie und Provenienz der Inschriftträger von Augusta Raurica 169
Eine rätselhafte Gruppe römischer Ziegelobjekte 195
Vierundachtzigster Jahresbericht der Stiftung Pro Augusta Raurica 227
Familienanlässe der Stiftung Pro Augusta Raurica im Jahre 2019 229
These are testimony of the existence of certain gateways and others are evidence of the later activities (e.g. forestry works). Ramparts are found mainly in places that are most difficult to defend. In the southern part of both hill forts the defensive fortifications are reinforced by a moat (Fig. 4). We should not rule out the existence of a palisade around the entire site. The space between the two hill forts was also fortified although the fortification has been preserved only in the form of rampart remnants on the southern side. On the site a geophysical survey identified a number of settlement features. The smaller fortification (hill fort II) was populated more densely and In larger one (hill fort I), geophysical survey indicated smaller number of features which therefore we can suppose its main function was refuge which offered a temporary protection in turbulent times (Fig. 7, 8).
Dating of both sites deduced from the findings that an important hoard of 94 iron items can be placed in the second half of the 9th century (Fig. 1). The hill fort however also discovers some ceramic material from the period of Puchov culture and Slavic ceramics. We can now assume it was settled in various periods of history.
Several archaeological sites are known from the surroundings of the hill fort and the village of Pružina. However the major importance are especially its nearby
sites in the locations called Svinské chlievy and on the mountain tops of hills Stráž and Michalová. These are situated on strategic locations similar to hill forts of Pružina-
Mesciská. We should not rule out the possibility of an ancient communication in this area and connecting it to the region of central Považie with Rajec basin.
rondelem v Nových Bránicích, okr. Brno-venkov. Kruhová struktura projevující se jako porostový
příznak na satelitním snímku byla detailně zaznamenána při magnetickém průzkumu. Kromě pro
rondel nezbytných a běžně při archeologických výzkumech a geofyzikálních prospekcích zaznamenávaných
komponent, jako jsou příkop, vstupy a palisádové žlábky, byly pozorovány i ne zcela
běžné nálezové situace. Na základě přítomnosti rozsáhlých „hliníků“ vně příkopu se můžeme domnívat,
že rondel byl obehnán zemním náspem. Úzká liniová anomálie vedoucí z jednoho vchodu
přímo do centra rondelu by mohla představovat chodník. Geofyzikální průzkum v kombinaci s povrchovými
sběry poskytuje dostatek informací pro zařazení rondelu a jeho srovnání s dalšími podobnými
strukturami na Moravě, jakož i v širším okruhu mladoneolitických objektů tohoto druhu.
mound V, and control measurements were also carried out on the excavated burial mound VI. !e survey con"rmed that in the case of the shape known as burial mound V, it is truly an arti"cial embankment – probably for a burial mound – with a circumferential ditch.
There were detected several archaeological objects – ditch system from the Bronze Age and medieval Period, palisades, traces of settlements, pits, houses and maybe graves.
Magnetic prospection, Late Bronze Age stronghold, Medieval settlement, Hungary.
defunct church situated inside fortress courtyard in the city of Oradea. The work was initiated by the activity of
an interdisciplinary team composed of experts from the Brno City Museum, the Department of Archaeology and
Museology of the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University and the Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and
Archival Studies of the same university. This study summarises the existing knowledge about the location of the
grave of the Czech and Hungarian king and Roman emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg, buried in the former
church in 1437. The study presents the results of geophysical survey and explains why this method was not
successful enough in the fortress area. At the same time, it proposes further directions of research on how to
proceed in locating the tomb of Emperor Sigismund in the future.
1. The recorded arrays of dipolar magnetic anomalies with high intensity in the magnetic gradient field and relatively small size are due to the presence of a significant amounts of contaminants, such as metal objects and/or other modern intrusions.
2. The presence of multitude of single anomalies could be interpreted as indicating the locations of scattered single stones.
3. The registered linear anomalies indicate the locations of modern water-mains and roads.
4. In the southern and eastern sectors of survey zones A, B, C, and D, were registered numerous negative anomalies, characterized by positive values of the variations in the intensity of the magnetic field and indicating the locations of negative structures, most of which are probably prehistoric. It should be mentioned that prehistoric materials are found only in survey zone B and belong to the Hamangia II culture.
5. The results of geophysical survey have provided irrefutable evidence of the existence of a large tumuli necropolis with more than 25 burial mounds, eight of which have already been excavated and published in volume II of the Durankulak series. Of the newly discovered structures, of special interest is the large complex consisting of several mounds registered in the southern section of survey zone D-1.
6. In survey zones A and D were detected spike anomalies with correlated arrangement, clustered in somewhat rectangular shapes. These are likely buildings of the 9th – 10th century AD satellite settlement.
Im August 2014 fand im Rahmen einer Kooperation der Firma SILVA NORTICA Archäologische Dienstleistungen OG, den Landessammlungen Niederösterreich (Schloss Asparn/ Zaya) und dem Institut für Archäologie und Museumskunde der Masaryk-Universität (Brno) eine archäo-geophysikali-sche (magnetische) Prospektion auf dem Hügelgräberfeld in der Flur Glasberg statt.
Ivan Vajsov, Peter Milo, Christian Tzankov, Tomáš Tencer, Michal Vágner
In 2019 was conducted a large-scale geophysical survey of the site Durankulak–Nivata, of the greater Durankulak Archaeological Complex.
As a result of the survey of the Durankulak–Nivata site was established that:
1. In the southern Area А are found numerous small-scale anomalies, likely graves, as well as larger ones – likely remnants of sunken featured structures. It should be noted that the surface scatter is rich in Late Neolithic pottery, which inclines us to seek here some of the sunken structures of the early Blatnitsa phase of the Hamangia culture. The smaller-scale anomalies, which could be interpreted as grave, likely date to the Antiquity period, and proximity to the Antiquity period necropolis coupled with surface finds of stone slabs, as well as with the several fragments of occipital bones from human skeletons speak in favour of this interpretation.
2. In the northern Area В too is registered an a great number of spaced 15 – 20 m apart anomalies, which could be indicating the sites of Antiquity or Early Medieval buildings. The fact that from this site have been reported materials of Antiquity and Middle Age date supports our conclusion.
3. In the central Area C were discovered three large stone concentrations, presently scattered also on the surface. Interpreting the situation, and accounting for the much more modest size of the Medieval buildings, we assume the said clusters are from destructions of buildings from the Antiquity period, like the structure registered at the foot of the west bank of a large building from the same age.
Auf Kastelen und auf dem Steinler gelang es, Lücken zwischen älteren Prospektionsergebnissen zu schließen. Neuland wurde mit den Gebieten südlich der Autobahn A2/A3 betreten, wo erstmals großflächige Gebiete prospektiert werden konnten. Hier ermöglichten die neuen Ergebnisse auf dem Bernhardsacker vor der Stadtmauer und die Bebauung hinter dieser. In der weiter südlich gelgenen Flur Augster Feld wurde versucht, den Verlauf der Wasserleitung zu verifizieren.
Einmal mehr zeigte sich, dass die Kombination unterschiedlicher Prospektionsmethoden zu besonders fruchtbaren Ergebnissen führt. Mit der magnetischen Prospektion ließen sich große Flächen in kurzer Zeit untersuchen, während das Bodenradar besonders detaillierte Daten lieferte. In einigen Fällen ließen sich die Erkenntnisse aus älteren Luftbildprospektionen mit den neuen Ergebnissen untermauern.
prehistoric settlement on the origination and sustenance of meadows in the Carpathians, where systems of
elevated line formations interpreted as the remains of balks, field systems of unknown age, were identified
in the Čertoryje Nature Reserve, through the analysis of data of the digital altimetry of the Czech Republic.
The geophysical survey was conducted on the site of the deserted medieval village of Vojšice, once situated
in close proximity of these systems. The survey revealed a concentration of anomalies which were interpreted as the remains of several homesteads. Their location correlates both with the newly disclosed balks
and the plot division captured by historical maps.
Structure of questionable interpretation is detected at the western edge of prospected area. Dimensions of this structure are approximately 10 x 30 m and only part of it was prospected. Based on dimension, expert knowledge and analogies this structure can be interpreted as above ground construction destroyed by fire. In general we can say that settlement activities at the site Moravská Nová Ves – Padělky od vody respects river terrace, which they follow in NE direction. Surface survey as well as numerous crop marks visible from aerial photography reveals dense band of settlement structures. Geophysical prospected segment of this area reveals presence of anomalies referring to the pyrometallurgical devices, sunken-floored houses, various pits and also above ground objects and posthole structures.
The main aim of geophysical survey is to determine the settled area size, to line its boundaries, the settlement density and the structure. From 2007 to 2011 there were explored about 17,2 ha by caesium magnetometer and fluxgate magnetometer. On the basis of the measurement we are now able to define the whole area of LBK settlement – it is about 12,3 ha. Before the survey we knew only 15.4% of LBK settlement from former excavation in south-eastern part of the whole Neolithic site.
The first question, which we would like to discuss, is dating of individual anomalies in geophysical magnetogram. We will present the results of LBK houses identification on the basis of feature proportion and a very specific longitudinal building pit shape. The second question is a number of LBK houses on the basis of the pits along the longer sides of houses, because some of ground plans are without any pits, some have only a one pit and some has two pits. We hope that we will be able to define the quantity, the density and the distribution of LBK houses at this site. These results will be discussed and compared with seventeen excavated LBK houses (e. g. type of ground plans, distribution and dating).
1. The recorded arrays of dipolar magnetic anomalies with high intensity in the magnetic gradient field and relatively small size are due to the presence of a significant amounts of contaminants, such as metal objects and/or other modern intrusions.
2. The presence of multitude of single anomalies could be interpreted as indicating the locations of scattered single stones.
3. The registered linear anomalies indicate the locations of modern water-mains and roads.
4. In the southern and eastern sectors of survey zones A, B, C, and D, were registered numerous negative anomalies, characterized by positive values of the variations in the intensity of the magnetic field and indicating the locations of negative structures, most of which are probably prehistoric. It should be mentioned that prehistoric materials are found only in survey zone B and belong to the Hamangia II culture.
5. The results of geophysical survey have provided irrefutable evidence of the existence of a large tumuli necropolis with more than 25 burial mounds, eight of which have already been excavated and published in volume II of the Durankulak series. Of the newly discovered structures, of special interest is the large complex consisting of several mounds registered in the southern section of survey zone D-1.
6. In survey zones A and D were detected spike anomalies with correlated arrangement, clustered in somewhat rectangular shapes. These are likely buildings of the 9th – 10th century AD satellite settlement.
Ivan Vajsov, Peter Milo, Christian Tzankov, Tomáš Tencer, Michal Vágner
In 2019 was conducted a large-scale geophysical survey of the site Durankulak–Nivata, of the greater Durankulak Archaeological Complex.
As a result of the survey of the Durankulak–Nivata site was established that:
1. In the southern Area А are found numerous small-scale anomalies, likely graves, as well as larger ones – likely remnants of sunken featured structures. It should be noted that the surface scatter is rich in Late Neolithic pottery, which inclines us to seek here some of the sunken structures of the early Blatnitsa phase of the Hamangia culture. The smaller-scale anomalies, which could be interpreted as grave, likely date to the Antiquity period, and proximity to the Antiquity period necropolis coupled with surface finds of stone slabs, as well as with the several fragments of occipital bones from human skeletons speak in favour of this interpretation.
2. In the northern Area В too is registered an a great number of spaced 15 – 20 m apart anomalies, which could be indicating the sites of Antiquity or Early Medieval buildings. The fact that from this site have been reported materials of Antiquity and Middle Age date supports our conclusion.
3. In the central Area C were discovered three large stone concentrations, presently scattered also on the surface. Interpreting the situation, and accounting for the much more modest size of the Medieval buildings, we assume the said clusters are from destructions of buildings from the Antiquity period, like the structure registered at the foot of the west bank of a large building from the same age.
The archaeological site is situated 3.1 km north-east of the Kabile village and 0.5 m east of the fortress wall of the ancient town of Kabyle. It is located along both banks of a modern water channel which empties in the Tundzha River.
The geophysical prospection, specifically geomagnetic, was conducted with fluxgate magnetometer LEA MAX in ATV mode. The total prospected area was 2.5 ha. During the prospection were identified at least 347 magnetically positive features – sunken features (pits) located mainly in the eastern part of the prospected area. In the middle of the northern field one bipolar anomaly was located, most probably remains of an architecture – collapsed parts of a building. A similar structure is located on the southern field. There were also detected another eight strong bipolar anomalies which could relate to production. If this interpretation is correct, they might be furnaces.
The geophysical team emphasized that the actual number of archaeological objects might be higher. Geomagnetic prospection identified and subsequently interpreted only anomalies with a sufficiently magnetically significant fill and characteristic shape. There might be other smaller and less pronounced objects near the identified ones.
The main objective of the geomagnetic prospection was a non-destructive survey of selected fields and identification of possible archaeological sites. The geomagnetic prospection is an important part of the archaeological project.
The investigated area of the archaeological site is situated immediately south-west of the village of Kozarevo, on both banks of the Kozarevsko Dere, a left tributary of the Tundzha River.
The geophysical prospection, specifically geomagnetic, was conducted with fluxgate magnetometer LEA MAX in ATV mode. The total prospected area was 12.2 ha. During the prospection were identified 100 magnetically positive features – sunken features (pits) – scattered over the whole prospected area. In the eastern part of the investigated area were located few bipolar anomalies, probably connected with production, most likely furnaces. In the western part, close to the river, was detected one strong magnetic dipole anomaly, likely remains of a house foundations. In the south-eastern part of the area were detected two rounded magnetic features with a diameter of 7.0 m each (the interpretation of these anomalies is not clear).
The geophysical team emphasized that the actual number of archaeological objects might be higher. Geomagnetic prospection identified and subsequently interpreted only anomalies with a sufficiently magnetically significant fill and characteristic shape. There might be other smaller and less pronounced objects near the identified ones.
The main objective of the geomagnetic prospection was a non-destructive survey of selected fields and identification of possible archaeological features and their connection with surface material scatter. The geomagnetic prospection is an important part of the archaeological project.
Mohelno – ‘Boleniska’ as a central site within the entire microregion
only in the Paleolithic. The number of similar palimpsests composed of Paleolithic, Neolithic and Eneolithic sites is low within the entire microregion and the interpretation of this phenomenon must also take into consideration climatic factors, subsistence strategies, and socio-economic conditions in future research.