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IBERICA SELECTA – BAND 1, 2024

La opulencia de las imágenes y las grandes villae de la Hispania tardoantigua Die Entdeckung „... more La opulencia de las imágenes y las grandes villae de la Hispania tardoantigua

Die Entdeckung „spektakulärer, herausragender und einzigartiger“ Mosaike in der spätantiken Villa von Noheda in der Provinz Cuenca (Villar de Domingo García) hat in
der internationalen Fachwelt für Aufsehen gesorgt. Hinsichtlich Erhaltung, Qualität und Ikonographie gelten die Bodenmosaiken mit ihrem vorwiegend mythologischen
Bildinventar als Sensation. Woher rührt diese scheinbare Einzigartigkeit? Wie viel Konventionalität verbirgt sie?
Wie sind die Mosaiken im Kontext der Instrumentalisierung mythologischer Mosaikbilder als raumdefinierender Dekor spätantiker Wohnarchitektur zu bewerten?
Die Beiträge präsentieren den Befund von Noheda und ordnen ihn in die Villeggiatur der Iberischen Halbinsel ein. Mit einem interdisziplinären und epochenübergreifenden Ansatz eröffnen sie erstmals Perspektiven für strukturell vergleichende Analysen unter anderem hinsichtlich der Monumentalität der Anwesen, ihrer architektonischen Gestaltung und ihrer Wohnkultur.
Der „Überschwang der Bilder“ eröffnet die Reihe „Iberica Selecta“, die ein Forum für alle Gebiete der Altertumswissenschaften bietet, die sich der Erforschung der Iberischen Halbinsel widmen.

Schriften aus dem Vorgeschichtlichen Seminar Marburg 63, 2021

Kleine Schriften aus dem Vorgeschichtlichen Seminar Marburg - Heft 62 , 2018

All CHAPTERS available now in section: "Marburger Kleine Schriften 62"

by Felix Teichner, Angeles Magallon, Maria del Carmen Moreno Escobar, Paula Uribe, Darío Bernal-Casasola, Christoph Salzmann, Victorino Mayoral Herrera, Rafael HIDALGO, José M . Costa-García, Isabel Rodà de Llanza, José Miguel Noguera Celdrán, and Jorge Morin de Pablos

Books (small) by Felix Teichner

Papers on Hispania (prehistory) by Felix Teichner

D. Borić, D. Antonović & B. Mihailović (eds.) Foraging Assemblages, vol. 1 Serbian Archaeolog-ical Society - The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America (Belgrad 2021) 169-176, 2021

The 'Asturian culture' is an archaeological techno-complex characteristic of the coastal areas of... more The 'Asturian culture' is an archaeological techno-complex characteristic of the coastal areas of central and eastern Asturias and western Cantabria in northern Spain. Despite a long tradition of research on this archaeological phenomenon, little information has been acquired about domestic structures. Even locations of living areas have been poorly understood. Dealing with this problem in northern Spain has been one of the main aims of COASTTRAN, a research project that has investigated the transition from the Late Mesolithic to the Neolithic on the Atlantic coast of southwestern Europe. This paper presents the results of the programme that systematically investigated this issue. The programme included a detailed geomorphological assessment of the most promising areas, magnetometry survey, sedimentological cores, and archaeological test pits in two selected open-air sites: El Alloru and Sierra Plana de la Borbolla. The preliminary results of this research are presented here, and implications for the study of the Mesolithic of northern Iberia are discussed.

Al Madan, 2020

Presentation of the results of archaeological diagnostic survey, surface prospection and geophysi... more Presentation of the results of archaeological diagnostic survey, surface prospection and geophysical prospection done since 2017 at the Alferce Castle (Monchique), which led to a better understanding of that archaeological site. The works were carried out mainly in two sections: the ruins of an Islamic fort existing over previous traces and a platform which shows evidence of Late Prehistory occupation

KEY WORDS: Middle ages; Late Prehistory; Habitat; Defence structures; Archaeological survey; Geophysics.

El Oppidum de Monte Bernorio constituye uno de los yacimientos arqueológicos más relevantes de la... more El Oppidum de Monte Bernorio constituye uno de los yacimientos arqueológicos más relevantes de la Protohistoria del norte de la Península Ibérica. Las campañas de investigación arqueológica que se vienen desarrollando de forma ininterrumpida desde el año 2004 permiten comprender el desarrollo de las estructuras defensivas, urbanismo y modos de vida de un núcleo que estuvo habitado desde el final de la Edad del Bronce hasta finales de la Edad del Hierro. Monte Bernorio fue conquistado y destruido en el transcurso de las campañas de Augusto contra Cántabros y Astures, tras lo cual se estableció en el lugar un castellum romano.

Mesolithic hunter-gatherer settlements generally leave ephemeral archaeological traces and are no... more Mesolithic hunter-gatherer settlements generally leave ephemeral archaeological traces and are notoriously difficult to detect. Nowhere is this more so than on the northern coast of Spain, despite a long tradition of Mesolithic research. In this project, evidence of Mesolithic activity together with the geomorphological and topographical suitability of particular locations were used to select areas for large-scale geophysical survey. The results demonstrate the potential of the new methodology: magnetometry survey at El Alloru revealed the very first Asturian open-air settlement site to be discovered.

This paper presents the results of an application of geophysical surveying methods to Mesolithic ... more This paper presents the results of an application of geophysical surveying methods to Mesolithic sites in
Portugal. Magnetic gradiometry maps have been produced at the sites of Vale de Romeiras and Poças de
S~ao Bento. At the latter, three excavation seasons have provided information to test the results of the
survey. It is concluded that these techniques can be considered efﬁcient tools for the delimitation of the
sites and for the identiﬁcation of Mesolithic and Neolithic structures.

IBERICA SELECTA – BAND 1, 2024

La opulencia de las imágenes y las grandes villae de la Hispania tardoantigua Die Entdeckung „... more La opulencia de las imágenes y las grandes villae de la Hispania tardoantigua

Schriften aus dem Vorgeschichtlichen Seminar Marburg 63, 2021

Kleine Schriften aus dem Vorgeschichtlichen Seminar Marburg - Heft 62 , 2018

All CHAPTERS available now in section: "Marburger Kleine Schriften 62"

D. Borić, D. Antonović & B. Mihailović (eds.) Foraging Assemblages, vol. 1 Serbian Archaeolog-ical Society - The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America (Belgrad 2021) 169-176, 2021

Al Madan, 2020

KEY WORDS: Middle ages; Late Prehistory; Habitat; Defence structures; Archaeological survey; Geophysics.

L'Asturien est un des complexes culturels classiques du Mésolithique côtier européen. Depuis sa d... more L'Asturien est un des complexes culturels classiques du Mésolithique côtier européen. Depuis sa découverte par le comte de la Vega del Sella en 1914, cent-trente sites environ ont été catalogués rien que dans l'est des Asturies et des dizaines d'entre eux ont été fouillés. Cependant, les informations archéologiques sur ce complexe sont très biaisées. La plupart des sites sont des amas coquilliers dont seuls de petits témoins des couches originales, souvent cimentés, sont préservés. Un aspect particulièrement mal connu est celui de la caractérisation des lieux d'habitat. Malgré la grande densité de sites (une des plus élevées du Mésolithique européen) aucun sol ou structure d'habitation n'a été décrit. C'est pour cela que dans le cadre de « COASTTRAN », un projet de recherche orienté sur l'étude du Mésolithique et la transition au Néolithique dans les aires côtières de l'Europe atlantique, une recherche spécifique sur ce problème a été planifiée. Nous sommes partis de l'hypothèse que la plupart des lieux d'habitat asturiens auraient été des lieux de plein air proches des grottes avec amas coquilliers, ces derniers étant des zones d'accumulation de résidus. Pour vérifier cette hypothèse, certaines aires où les conditions de préservation des sédiments holocènes semblaient appropriées à une prospection géophysique ont été sélectionnées. Nous présentons ici les résultats obtenus dans un site de plein air près de l'amas coquillier de la grotte d'El Alloru (Llanes, Asturies). Le site a fait l'objet d'une prospection géophysique et d'une fouille en 2013. Dans cet article, nous allons décrire sommairement la stratigraphie, suivie d'une discussion des datations absolues pour ensuite présenter les résultats préliminaires des études de l'industrie lithique, la micromorphologie, l'archéozoologie (mammifères et invertébrés marins) et l'archéobotanique (palynologie, anthracologie et carpologie). El Alloru présente une longue séquence de témoignages d'activités humaines en plein air, qui débutent à un moment encore indéterminé du Paléolithique supérieur. Elles se poursuivent au Mésolithique jusque dans la Protohistoire (á la transition du Bronze final à l'âge du Fer ancien). La phase la plus remarquable est celle du Mésolithique final, datée entre 7000 et 5500 cal. BC avec une plus grande densité de preuves d'occupation, attribuables au complexe culturel asturien. Dans cette phase, nos recherches ont permis de constater l'exis-tence d'une aire d'activité, localisée dans une zone à l'extérieur à proximité d'une grotte renfermant un amas coquillier. La relative variété des restes archéologiques répertoriés, les structures localisées ainsi que les indices de piétinement sur la base du niveau principal d'occupation semblent en témoigner. Il est encore tôt pour déterminer si nous nous trouvons face à un campement ou face à une zone dédiée à une quelconque activité spécifique mais dans tous les cas, une hypothèse à nuancer paraît se confirmer : celle de l'existence d'implantations asturiennes dans les environs des grottes présentant des amas coquilliers. L'existence de différences entre le contenu archéologique du gisement de plein air et celui du dépôt de l'amas coquillier est aussi à remarquer, en particulier la densité de matériel lithique, ce qui semble confirmer que les amas en grotte étaient essentiellement des zones d'accumulation de résidus associées à d'autres installations proches. L'industrie mésolithique d'El Alloru a été réalisée principalement en quartzite. L'ensemble se détache par sa haute densité de pics asturiens, une des plus élevées connues. Les ensembles archéobotanique et archéozoologique suggèrent que les groupes qui occupaient El Alloru durant le Mésolithique exploitaient une large série de biotopes de la zone orientale des Asturies. L'étude anthracologique converge dans cette direction ; elle indique que l'approvisionnement de bois se pratiquait dans les forêts de chênes caducifoliés qui devraient alors couvrir les zones à substrat plus acide, mais aussi les bois de chêne vert poussant sur les massifs calcaires. La faune de

by Pablo Arias, Marián Cueto, Carlos D . Simões, Eneko Iriarte, Inés L . López-Dóriga, Sara Núñez de la Fuente, Christoph Salzmann, Jesus Tapia, Felix Teichner, Luis Teira, Paloma Uzquiano Ollero, and Luis Teira Mayolini

The Asturian is a classic cultural complex of the European coastal Mesolithic. Since its discover... more The Asturian is a classic cultural complex of the European coastal Mesolithic. Since its discovery by Count Vega del Sella in 1914, about one hundred thirty sites have been registered solely in Eastern Asturias, and several tens of them have been explored. However, archaeological information about this Mesolithic complex is tremendously biased. Most of the sites are shell middens in which only small often calcited sections of the original layers were preserved. One particularly poorly understood aspect is the charac- terisation of the dwelling places. Despite the high density of sites (one of the highest in the European Mesolithic), few dwelling oors features have been described. For this reason, the investigation of this issue was speci cally included into the ’COASTTRAN’ research project, which aimed at studying the Mesolithic and the transition to the Neolithic on the Atlantic coast of Europe. This investigation started out with the hypothesis that most Asturian dwelling-places would have been located in open air locations near caves containing shell middens — where waste was accumulated. To test this hypothesis, certain areas that presented the conditions for the preservation of Holocene sediments and therefore seemed to be appropriate for geophysical surveying were selected. This paper presents the results obtained at an open air site located near the cave of El Alloru (Llanes, Asturias) characterized by a shell midden deposit. This site was studied by geophysical surveying and an excavation was carried out in 2013. The paper brie y describes the stratigraphy, discusses the absolute dates and presents the preliminary results of the study of the lithic assemblage and of the micromorphological, zooarchaeolo- gical (mammals and marine invertebrates) and archaeobotanical analyses (palynology, anthracology and carpology).
El Alloru displays a long sequence with evidence of open air human occupation, which started at a still undetermined time point in the Upper Palaeolithic, continued during the Mesolithic and nally yielded also Prehistoric remains (at the transition from theLate Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age). The most signi cant phase, and the one with the greatest density of evidence of occupation, is dated to the Late Mesolithic, between 7000 and 5500 cal. BC and can be assigned to the Asturian cultural complex. With regard to this phase, the excavations made it possible to highlight the existence of an open air activity area, near a cave that contained a shell-midden. This is shown by the relative variety of the documented archaeological remains, the features identi ed and the signs of trampling at the basis of the main occupation level. It still remains unclear whether this was a camp or an area in which speci c activities took place, but in any case, the hypothesis could be con rmed: Asturian settlements existed in the surroundings of caves containing shell middens.
The existence of differences between the archaeological contents of the open-air deposit and the shell-midden should also be noted, particularly the density of lithic artefacts. This seems to con rm that the caves basically contained accumulations of waste associated with nearby occupations.
The Mesolithic industry at El Alloru was mostly made from quartzite. The assemblage is outstanding for its important number of Astu- rian picks, one the highest known. The archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological records suggest that the groups that occupied El Alloru in the Mesolithic exploited a wide range of biotopes in the eastern part of the Asturias province. The anthracological study points in that direction, indicating that wood was collected in the oak forests that at that time covered areas of acidic soils but also in the holm oak groves on the limestone massifs. The mammal fauna displays the typical traits of the Asturian and the Mesolithic in Northern Spain in general, with a clear dominance of red deer, complemented by forest species such as roe deer and wild boar. Evidence of the consumption of hazel nuts, which is also very common in the Mesolithic of Northern Spain, should also be noted. Marine resources were equally exploited, as shown by the remains of sh and molluscs that have been documented. It is interesting that the sample of the latter that has been studied to date, while dominated by the characteristic Asturian species (limpets and top shells), displays a peculiarity already observed at this site and at others, which is that of higher percentages of the top shell (Phorcus lineatus) than is usual in this archaeological complex.

The maritime industry of the Roman Iberian provinces was located in both urban and highly special... more The maritime industry of the Roman Iberian provinces was located in both urban and highly specialised coastal settlements. Boca do Rio and Cerro da Vila in Portugal (Algarve) are two typical examples of these production sites, where favourable natural conditions were used in a far-seeing manner. In both settlements, harbour installations were added to the production facilities specifically for the pursued economic purposes. They did not serve trade purposes in the wider sense, save a specific and vital role regarding the operation of the production plants to ensure a connection to the immediate production network. In both cases siltation caused major problems in the long-term operation of the ports.

In: Urteaga/Pizzo, ENTRE MARES. Emplazamiento, infraestructuras y organización de los puertos romanos, 2024

Keywords: Fish sauce, garum, maritime economy, aglomeraciones secundarias, geoarchaeology.

La industria marítima de las provincias ibéricas romanas se localizaba en asentamientos costeros tanto urbanos como altamente especializados. Boca do Rio y Cerro da Vila, en Portugal (Algarve), son dos ejemplos típicos de estos lugares de producción, en los que las favorables condiciones naturales se aprovechaban con visión de futuro. En ambos asentamientos, las instalaciones portuarias se añadieron a las instalaciones de producción específicamente para los fines económicos perseguidos. No servían a fines comerciales en sentido amplio, salvo un papel específico y vital en relación con el funcionamiento de las plantas de producción para garantizar una conexión con la red de producción inmediata. En ambos casos, la sedimentación causó problemas importantes en el funcionamiento a largo plazo de los puertos.

Palabras clave: Salsa de pescado, garum, economía marítima, aglomeraciones secundarias, geoarqueología.

LOS CURSOS FLUVIALES EN HISPANIA, VÍAS DE COMERCIO CERÁMICO Actas del VI Congreso Internacional de la SECAH (Zaragoza, 2022) Monografías EX OFFICINA HISPANA 6, 2024

Between 2017 and 2019, the Roman coastal settlement of Boca do Rio (Vila do Bispo, Algarve) was ... more Between 2017 and 2019, the Roman coastal settlement of Boca do Rio (Vila do Bispo, Algarve) was in the focus of
intensive archaeological research in the projects “Boca do Rio: um sítio pesqueiro entre dois mares” and “Vulnerability of Complex Roman Production Networks on the Southern Hispanic Atlantic Coast” (DFG TE590/8-1). The excavations yielded numerous ceramic findings from the residential and thermal area, as well as the industrial sector of the site, which represents one of
the largest complexes of fish processing in the Iberian Peninsula of the Roman period. These finds constitute the most reliable
indicator of the chronological evolution of this Roman site. The study of the terra sigillata assemblage allows us to date the Roman presence at the site between the end of the 1st century AD and the end of the 5th century AD, as well as to identify main
trade links and peaks of importation

The exploitation and processing of marine resources, particularly the production of salted fish a... more The exploitation and processing of marine resources, particularly the production of salted fish and fish sauces (garum, liquamen etc.), characterized the ancient economy in the south of the Roman province of Lusitania. As a result of their coast-bound occupations, the inhabitants of this area depended on the natural conditions to a far greater extent than the inhabitants of the country's interior. This article will look at concrete examples of the interdependence between humans and the environment in a highly dynamic habitat, something which is still true at present for the Portuguese Atlantic coast. A multidisciplinary research project undertaken between 2006 and 2010 shows that the main driver in the environmental changes taking place during the late Holocene within the natural estuaries on the southern coast was the silting, due to human-caused erosion in the hydrographic catchment areas. This started as early as the Bronze Age and reached its end during the mediaeval period. During the existence of the Roman province of Lusitania, changes in the palaeo-environment, documented by a combination of sedimentological, palynological and microfossil analyses, reached their peak and had a lasting influence on living and economic patterns along the Atlantic coast. An analysis of Roman settlements in the presently silted-up palaeo-estuaries reveals highly specialized production. On the palaeo-channels that were still navigable during the Roman period, stations specializing in fishing, processing of seafood (cetariae), production of transport vessels (figlinae) or commercialization emerged. In the latter cases, the harbours were used for distribution and as important access points to the main ancient transport route, the sea. Thereafter, increasing social differentiation and resultant prosperity manifested itself, resulting in a greater independence for the Lusitanian economy from the Circle of the Strait (Gades) during the time to follow.

JMR 11, 2018 257-27, 2018

In this paper we deal with some mosaics found in two seaside settlements in the Algarve (Portugal... more In this paper we deal with some mosaics found in two seaside settlements in the Algarve (Portugal), Boca do Rio (Vila do Bispo, Faro) and Abicada (Mexilhoreira Grande, Portimão). Mosaics from Boca do Rio were found in 1870 by Sebastião Philippes Martins Estácio da Veiga, and just one of them is preserved today, though we know some others through two detailed drawings and a plan made by Amélia Claranges Lucotte. The villa of Abicada has been known since 1917 and its sophisticated pars urbana was excavated between 1937-38 by José Formosinho. The mosaics of both archaeological sites were studied in 1987 by Prof. José Maria Blázquez who offered a first stylistical approach to some of the most outstanding floors. The progress of research produced in current years in the fields of archaeological research, Roman architecture and mosaics of the Algarve enable us to address these mosaics again, to study them from a broader perspective. We analyse their stylistic and com-positional characteristics, paying special attention to the similarities with mosaics in other rural settlements in the area, like the best-known examples of Milreu and Cerro da Vila. They all share some stylistic and technical characteristics that enable us to place them in a common chronological and productive horizon, next to the mosaic production of other Roman sites of the Algarve. Thus, close parallels of geometrical and ornamental style in neighbour mosaics is useful both for suggesting a date to these non-stratigraphically dated mosaics and for defining the features of the widespread mosaic production in the Algarve.

ACTAS DEL X ENCUENTRO DE ARQUEOLOGÍA DEL SUROESTE PENINSULAR

Since its discovery in the late nineteenth century, the Roman site of Boca do Rio has been assume... more Since its discovery in the late nineteenth century, the Roman site of Boca do Rio has been assumed– regarding its ruins at the sea-front - well investigated. However, most of the preserved parts of the site, belong to the productive area of salt-fish processing, extend behind the
seafront, where the residential or pars urbana area of this villa maritima was located. Very little is known of this productive area, which always
appeared to consist of well preserved structures of cetariae and other structures of salted-fish production.
One of the main purposes of the project “Boca do Rio: a fishing site between two seas” is to study this area of about two hectares, namely
through geophysical surveys and punctual trenches to confirm the nature of the structures detected. During the year 2017, the geophysical
measurements allowed to detect imposing structures of the industrial area of Boca do Rio. Punctual trenches showed the structures were
very well preserved. A summary of the data obtained is presented, setting the Boca do Rio as one of the largest salted-fish processing sites in
southern Lusitania.

Historical Eartquakes, Tsunamis and Archaology in the Iberian Peninsula, 2022

Boca do Rio as an Exmblematic Example of a Key Maritime Industry

Historical Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Archaeology in the Iberian Peninsula, 2022

The Roman fish-salting industry in the Western Mediterranean was concentrated in a high-risk geol... more The Roman fish-salting industry in the Western Mediterranean was concentrated in a high-risk geological area as regards extreme wave events. It underwent a significant and sudden decline and reorganisation between the second and third centuries AD. The few explanations that have been hitherto offered for this abrupt transformation range from political and economic disruptions to vague speculations on natural causes. Accordingly, this chapter focuses on determining the possibility of an extreme wave event as the cause behind the restructuring of this industry. For this purpose, the results of 3 years of archaeological and geoscientific field research in Boca do Rio (Vila do Bispo, Algarve) are presented and evaluated. Although far-reaching changes in the building stock of this Roman industrial settlement have been dated to between the second and third centuries AD, and a short series of high energy events has been identified, there is no evidence of the direct influence of a single event (a flood, storm surge, tsunami, etc.) as a trigger for the changes in the settlement and the local Roman economy. Rather, medium-term environmental changes seem to have been the driving force behind them. Additionally, a previously unknown late medieval event layer is described in detail.

Ánalisis de las prospecciones llevadas a cabo en la ciudad romana de Regina. Estructua de calles ... more Ánalisis de las prospecciones llevadas a cabo en la ciudad romana de Regina. Estructua de calles y edificios.

The site of Regina Turdulorum is located in the «Campiña Sur» region, south of Badajoz province, ... more The site of Regina Turdulorum is located in the «Campiña Sur» region, south of Badajoz province, 1,5 kilometres from the village of Casas de Reina. This municipality is placed in the lowlands beside the hill called «Cerro de las Nieves». In this hill was located the oppidumwhich was the first roman settlement linked to Regina and its origin. This roman town belonged to the Conventus Cordubensis, in the province of Baetica. The main purpose of the foundation of the city is managing a territory defined by its agricultural resources, but especially by the presence of mines. The excavations made in the site have discovered several aspects of the urban morphology, such as the theatre, a part of the sewers network and the central area of the town, dedicated to public buildings. These studies allow determining a foundation and initial apogee phase from Julio-Claudian dynasty to late second century AD. At the end of JulioClaudian stage or early Flavian period is observed a period of intense construction activity at the town. In this period are built the theatre around 95 A. D. in Diocletianusprincedom. In the third and fourth centuries AD there was a decline phase in the settlement of the township, indicated by the amortization of some buildings in the second half of the fourth century AD. The Project presented in this paper aimed to increase knowledge about the site, considering its extension, perimeter and organization of urban space. Geophysical surveys were used to achieve this objective. Two seasons of magnetic surveys, in 2009 and 2010 and one electrical surveys campaign were conducted in the site. Some archaeological trenches were made to verify the results from geophysical surveys. The geophysical studies have been complemented by the unification of mapping and topographic data and georeferencing of planes from past excavations. Both, geophysical and planimetric information, have been integrated into a GIS.

Palabras clave: prospecciones geofísicas, magnetismo, resistividad eléctrica, Regina Turdulorum, SIG, territorio urbano.

Keywords: geophysical surveys, magnetics, electrical resistivity, Regina Turdulorum, GIS, urban space.

PROCEEDINGS XVIIIth International Congress of Classical Archaeology, 2015

Termas públicas de Hispania - SPAL MONOGRAFÍAS ARQUEOLOGÍA XXXIII, 2020

Abstract: Based on the most recent field studies, this article aims at developing a new view and ... more Abstract: Based on the most recent field studies, this article aims at developing a new view and interpretation
regarding the architectonic structure and the chronological development of two of the best preserved public
baths in today’s Portugal, i. e. in the Roman province of Lusitania. The two thermal baths – in the town of Mirobriga,
the complex called «complexo balnear» or «complexo duplo» by Portuguese researchers and, in the harbour
settlement of Cerro da Vila, the «balneário grande» – were uncovered quite a while ago; so preliminary
overall plans have been circulating for quite some time. These plans, however, show all architectural elements
documented so far without differentiating them according to their chronological development (i. e. building
elements that did not exist at the same time are usually shown together on the same plan). This gives a wrong
impression of the size and the extent of the bath buildings at certain points in time as well as of the particular
local population and their technical and financial means to erect such large communal buildings. Based on a
new autopsy of the known architecture and a critical re-examination of all documented stratigraphic observations,
it becomes possible to differentiate at least three main phases for both large buildings: In both cases, in
Mirobriga and on the Cerro da Vila, we can define a modest foundation phase (original building), a doubling
of the bathing area due to luxury additions and alterations in the middle Imperial period and a clear reduction
of the bathing rooms in the late phase, in late Antiquity.

Actas do IX Encontro de Arqueologia do Sudoeste Peninsular, 2023

La ciudad romana de Mirobriga, se desarrolla a partir de un oppidum celtíbero a lo largo del sigl... more La ciudad romana de Mirobriga, se desarrolla a partir de un oppidum celtíbero a lo largo del siglo I d.C. Esta ciudad llego a contar con importantes instalaciones públicas como un circo, unas termas públicas y un foro. Las investigaciones que se presentan en este artículo se centran en las evidencias de arquitectura doméstica (domus), descubiertas recientemente mediante un estudio geofísico no invasivo. La posterior excavación sistemática de estas casas, ha proporcionado por primera vez la posibilidad de reconstruir la evolución constructiva de la arquitectura privada, y su evolución en los pequeños centros urbanos del sur de Lusitania entre el período Flavio y la segunda mitad del siglo III d.C.

„Augusta Emerita. Roms Metropole in Spanien“, 2. Oktober 2024 bis 12. Januar 2025, LVR-Archäologischer Park Xanten Xantener Beiträge 46 (2024), 2024

Beschränkt man sich auf die architektonischen Zeugnisse der römischen Provinzialkultur, so sollte... more Beschränkt man sich auf die architektonischen Zeugnisse der römischen Provinzialkultur, so sollten – umgekehrt – die individuellen Bedürfnisse und Gewohnheiten der städtischen Bevölkerung, vor allem anhand der privaten Wohnarchitektur, unter dem imperialen römischen „Firnis“ zu fassen sein. In Augusta Emerita nahm der öffentliche Raum mindestens
24 ha ein, was etwa ein Drittel des innerstädtischen Raumes (Pomerium), wie er während der augusteischen Gründung festgelegt wurde, ausmachte. Bei einer Gesamtfläche von 70 ha verblieben somit ungefähr 46 ha für die Entfaltung privater Wohnvorstellungen. Alberto Balil Illana, der spanische Altmeister der archäologischen Hausforschung, machte jedoch bereits 1975 anlässlich des 2.000-jährigen Jubiläums
der Stadt deutlich, dass die Erforschung der privaten Architektur – wie an vielen anderen Orten auch – bislang im Schatten der großen öffentlichen Denkmäler stand und dass die wenigen verfügbaren Grundpläne äußerst unvollständig waren, was Raum für höchst originelle Interpretationen bot.

H. van Enckevort, M. Driessen, E. Graafstal, T. Hazenberg, T. Ivleva & C. van Driel-Murray (eds) 2024, Current Approaches to Roman Frontiers. Proceedings of the 25th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies 1, Leiden, Sidestone Press (= Archeologische Berichten Nijmegen 9), 2024

These brief lines describe the archaeological work carried out in the Villamontán de la Valduerna... more These brief lines describe the archaeological work carried out in the Villamontán de la Valduerna enclosures during the years 2021-2022. It included excavation work, aerial and ground prospection as well as non-invasive geophysical prospecting (ground-penetrating radar, electrical resistivity and magnetometry) with the aim to characterise these
structures. They consist of a group of Roman camps discovered in recent years thanks to satellite and aerial orthophotography and in which, unfortunately, the activity of metal detectorists has left archaeologists with almost no evidence of metallic remains (fig. 1).
The group of enclosures is located 1 km south of the modern village of Villamontán de la Valduerna, following the road known as the ‘Calzada del Obispo’ which runs along the old Roman road (Itinerarium provinciarum Antonini Augusti, Via XVII) that linked Asturica Augusta with Bracara Augusta through the Zamora valley of the river Tera. The site is located on a large plain, part of the northern sub-plateau on the northwest edge
of the Duero Basin, in an orographically flat landscape with some well-preserved, very wide river terraces and a river system. These flat areas are geologically characterised by Tertiary sediments that filled in the pronounced relief; later, these sediments were moulded and, together with the Palaeozoic sediments, covered by Quaternary deposits (IGME 231 12-11 La Bañeza, 1984).
The complex of Roman camps is found in detrital sedimentary materials that fill the Duero Basin, dating to the Pleistocene and Holocene. These sediments are mainly made up of gravels and pebbles in a sandy-loamy soil (terraces), provided by either the Duerna, which flows to the north, or the Jamuz, which flows to the south.

ARMEE UND ROMANISIERUNG. HISPANIEN UND GERMANIEN IM VERGLEICH, 2024

At first glance, the density of written evidence seems to give a vivid and realistic impression o... more At first glance, the density of written evidence seems to give a vivid and realistic impression of the wars that took place in north-western Hispania in the years 26 and 25 BC. Augustus himself led the first campaign against the unruly Cantabrians. The subsequent defeat of the Asturians, who settled to the west in the mining districts around Astorga and León, was led by the legate Publius Carisius. For a long time, however, the archaeological sources were largely silent on this historical moment of the roman conquest. Now, in the last two decades, Roman archaeology in Spain has succeeded in an impressive way in addressing precisely this research desideratum.
This short contribution will give an initial overview of a binational field research programme that the Geoarchaeological Laboratory of the Philipps-Universität Marburg (Department of Prehistory) has been able to
carry out in recent years with a wide range of cooperation partners in north-western Spain on a number of key sites. The aim was to precisely geo-reference some of the well-known sites of the Asturian-Cantabrian War, or sites identified by recent remote sensing, to determine their spatial extent and to establish their concrete chronology and function. In this paper we highlight what close links exist between the “archaeology of the occupation phase” in Hispania and in Germania and what methodological challenges and questions still need to be overcome.

Resumen
A primera vista, la densidad de las fuentes escritas parece dar una vívida impresión de las guerras que tuvieron lugar en el noroeste de Hispania en los años 26 y 25 a.C. El propio Augusto dirigió la primera campaña contra los rebeldes cántabros. La posterior derrota de los astures, que se asentaron al oeste en la región minera en los alrededores de Astorga y León, fue dirigida por el legado Publio Carisio. Sin embargo, durante mucho tiempo las fuentes arqueológicas guardaron silencio sobre este momento histórico de la conquista romana. No obstante, las dos últimas décadas han sido testigo de cómo la arqueología romana en España ha conseguido de forma impresionante abordar precisamente este desiderátum de investigación.
Esta breve contribución ofrecerá una primera aproximación al programa de investigación de campo binacional que el Laboratorio de Geoarqueología de la Philipps-Universität Marburg (Departamento de
Prehistoria) ha podido llevar a cabo en los últimos años con un amplio abanico de socios colaboradores en el noroeste de España en una serie de yacimientos clave. El objetivo era georreferenciar con precisión
tanto algunos de los yacimientos conocidos de la guerra astur-cantábrica como los identificados por teledetección reciente, para determinar su extensión espacial y determinar su cronología y función concretas. Al final, queda (cada vez mas) claro qué estrechos vínculos existen entre la „arqueología de la fase de ocupación“ en Hispania y en Germania y (también) qué retos metodológicos quedan por superar aquí.

ARMEE UND ROMANISIERUNG. HISPANIEN UND GERMANIEN IM VERGLEICH

Investigations at the Oppidum of Monte Bernorio (Palencia, Spain) and its environs have not only... more Investigations at the Oppidum of Monte Bernorio (Palencia, Spain) and its environs have not only revealed the complex social structures of the Late Iron Age population, but also provided important new insights into the Roman campaigns against the Cantabri at the end of the 1st century BC. Results from geophysical prospections, pedestrian surveys, excavations and a battlefield analysis encompass the various steps from the military annexation by the Augustan troops up to Romanisation. The military camp of El Castillejo served as the starting point for the attack on the heavily fortified hilltop settlement, which was ultimately taken and destroyed. The construction of a Castellum within the ruins of the Oppidum ensured the control of the routes into the Cantabrian Mountains. Finally, the foundation on the plain of the vicus of Huerta Varona sheds light on the post-war period.

Xelb 10 – Actas do 7° Congreso de Arqueologia do Algarve (Silves 2010) 215–234., 2010

Xelb 10 – Actas do 7° Congreso de Arqueologia do Algarve (Silves 2010) 253–266., 2010

Al-Madam online 2a serie, 2024

Preliminary results of the geophysical surveys carried out in 2022 at the pottery workshop of Por... more Preliminary results of the geophysical surveys carried out in 2022 at the pottery workshop of Porto dos Cacos (Alcochete). The place was subject of several archaeological excavation campaigns between 1985 and 1990, revealing a vast artisanal area and a necropolis. At the time, it was possible to partially excavate three kilns and other support structures as well as nearly thirty tombs. Excavations also found a diverse amphora spectrum and domestic and construction ceramics dating from the 1st and 5th centuries AD. The geophysical anomalies now have confirmed and reinforced the scientific and heritage potential of the site, hinting at the presence of at least ten additional ceramic kilns and several other support structures or buildings, which makes the site one of the largest amphora production sites of the area. The presence of another series of tombs is suggested in the area of the necropolis. Free access to full Al-Madam issue: http://issuu.com/almadan

Saguntum, 2023

Italica’s late-antique wall –located in the northern section of the city– and its layout were ide... more Italica’s late-antique wall –located in the northern section of the city– and its layout were identified at the beginning of the 1990s through
geophysical surveys carried out in the Nova Urbs. The new geophysical surveys that have been performed have adjusted the previous
information, specifically in the northwest corner of the wall. Finally, the wall’s constructive characteristics and its erection date are now
known thanks to the newly conducted archaeological excavation in the mentioned northwest corner

CUPAUAM, 2023

En este artículo presentamos el resumen de los resultados de la excavación arqueológica desarroll... more En este artículo presentamos el resumen de los resultados de la excavación arqueológica desarrollada en la Cañada Honda de Itálica entre los años 2017 y 2019. Gracias a esta actividad se ha podido excavar parte de la crujía que conforma la cabecera de la domus del mismo nombre, abordando también la documentación y análisis arqueológico de las estructuras que hasta ahora se encontraban a la vista, resultado de excavaciones previas a nuestra intervención. Igualmente, los nuevos datos estratigráficos aportados por la excavación han permitido ajustar la datación del abandono de la casa, que situamos en la segunda mitad del s. III d.C., momento a partir del cual se produce el expolio y derrumbe del edificio.

Junto e ello, también se han llevado a cabo nuevas prospecciones geofísicas en el ángulo suroeste de la muralla tardoantigüa de Itálica, posteriormente contrastadas mediante la excavación de sondeos. Estos trabajos han permitido identificar por primera vez la muralla tardoantigua de Itálica, definir sus peculiaridades formales y conocer sus técnicas constructivas, caracterizadas por la reutilización de materiales de expolio, así como proponer para su construcción una datación que situamos entre la segunda mitad del s. IV y la primera mitad del s. V.

The Roman Villa in the Mediterranean Basin, 2018

The Iberian Peninsula was Rome’s earliest overseas possession and as such provides an early insta... more The Iberian Peninsula was Rome’s earliest overseas possession and as such provides an early instance of how Roman provincial culture in its material and architectural manifestations developed.2 The implantation and spread of villas – which began only in the imperial period but flourished in late antiquity – are important aspects of this development.

2023, revista PH Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico n.º 110 octubre 2023 pp. 2-5

El área de Arqueología de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Sevilla), en colaboración con la unive... more El área de Arqueología de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Sevilla), en colaboración con la universidad alemana de Marburgo, estudia, con técnicas no invasivas, el estado actual de conservación de la arquitectura doméstica de Itálica. Mediante la combinación de metodologías que portarán imágenes más nítidas y con mayor resolución, tanto de los edificios visibles como de aquellos aún desconocidos, el proyecto también definirá la extensión de anomalías generadas por la actividad humana y proporcionará al Conjunto Arqueológico de Itálica una cartografía digital propia de la arqueología del siglo XXI.

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, 2023

Italica's late city wall, first identified by geophysical methods in the 1990s, has been recorded... more Italica's late city wall, first identified by geophysical methods in the 1990s, has been recorded within a Hispano-German cooperation project more accurately thanks to technically improved measurement equipment and new methodology. In addition, its course in the area of the Traianeum could be further narrowed down. Based on the geophysical surveys conducted between 2015 and 2018, the structure, stratigraphy and chronology of one of the corner towers and parts of the course of the wall were examined archaeologically. The expected clarity and state of preservation of the features, as suggested by the geophysical measurements, was not met by the excavation results. By means of an objectified approach in interpreting the geophysical data, an attempt is made to correlate the survey images with the excavation findings. Also problems which arise by comparing radiocarbon dates from bone samples of the necropolis with traditional ceramic chronology are discussed.

Blue Archaeology in Trafalgar From research to sustainable tourism, 2022

Visualizar lo invisible es un sueño largamente acariciado no solo por los arqueólogos. En las últ... more Visualizar lo invisible es un sueño largamente acariciado no solo por los arqueólogos. En las últimas décadas, especialmente los miembros de esta profesión han conseguido dar grandes pasos para alcanzar este objetivo. Aunque todavía no es posible ver directamente bajo el suelo, con la ayuda de los métodos geofísicos ahora estamos capacitados para generar modelos en 2 y 3 dimensiones de lo que se esconde
bajo la superficie.

Small Towns. Una realidad urbana en la Hispania romana MYTRA 10, 2022: 163-176, 2022

For a long time, archaeological research in the ancient cities of Hispania concentrated on their ... more For a long time, archaeological research in the ancient cities of Hispania concentrated on their most outstanding architectural structures. As a result, we currently know a large number of Roman cities through some of their public buildings or by means of very limited stratigraphic excavations of more or less arbitrary locations. However, in the 21st century, the study of classical antiquity must not miss the opportunity to validate these topoi by using new methodological procedures. These procedures focus on defining the representativeness of the findings, their quantitative validation
and, above all, on the appropriate modelling of the archaeological data.
Two examples of Roman small towns are used to reflect on the possibilities of applying non-invasive methods to identify the research gaps in our knowledge regarding their extent and structure and,
where possible, fill them.

KEY WORDS
Digital humanities, quantifying archaeology, representative spatial data, non-invasive geophysical
prospection
1.

Archaeologisches Korrespondenzblatt des RGZM, 2022

Structural damage induced by settlement differences due to soils and foundations is an increasin... more Structural damage induced by settlement differences due to soils and foundations is an increasingly significant danger,
not only to critical infrastructure but equally to all modern and ancient buildings alike. Understanding and determining
the cause, rate and direction of the sliding and subsidence is important when planning the necessary steps to
protect cultural monuments or modern buildings. The Roman city of Italica (Santiponce) in southern Spain, situated on
the northern outskirts of Seville, is focused upon in this case study. It is built on top of Miocene blue loams, Margas
azules, which are prone to creep, slide and deform under increased loads. Combined with the low tensile strength of
the Roman concrete, structural damage appeared within a century within the fast-constructed buildings in the new
Hadrianic city quarter, Nova Urbs. This could be studied at the Casa de la Exedra. Terrestrial laser scan data (TLS) helped
to map and classify structural damage, i. e. fractures and cracks in the Casa de la Exedra. A sliding direction of the
entire building towards the N (NW-NE) has been detected and is interpreted as the swelling and shrinking of the blue
loams of the Margas azules.

CUADERNOS DE ARQUEOLOGÍA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA, 2022

Abstract:between the Universität Marburg, the city council of Eslava and the University of Navarr... more Abstract:between the Universität Marburg, the city
council of Eslava and the University of Navarra,
geophysical survey work was carried
out in part of the urban area of the Roman
city of Santa Criz de Eslava, one of the most
remarkable and monumental Roman cities
of Navarra, in the central area of the territory
of the ancient Vascones. The campaign,
brief in time, has allowed to verify some
details of the civic urbanism that are offered
and commented in the present work.
It includes also a brief presentation of the
methodology used in the survey.

Ein DFG-gefördertes Forschungsprojekt mit Projektpartnern der Philipps-Universität Marburg, der U... more Ein DFG-gefördertes Forschungsprojekt mit Projektpartnern der Philipps-Universität Marburg, der Universität zu Köln und der RWTH Aachen zielt auf die Erforschung dieser Bedingtheit zwischen Naturraum und antikem Handeln. Dabei wird davon ausgegangen, dass die bislang stets isoliert untersuchten spezialisierten Einzelsiedlungen – Amphorentöpfereien, Salinenbetriebe, Lebensmittelproduzenten (villae), Fischerorte und Fischverarbeitungsbetriebe – als primär über den Wasserweg verbundene Knotenpunkte komplexer Produktionsnetzwerke zu verstehen sind. Den fischverarbeitenden „Garumfabriken“ der Römischen Kaiserzeit wurde in der altertumskundlichen Forschung dabei bislang die meiste Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt, weshalb sich hier auch die verbindlichsten Aussagen zur chronologischen Entwicklung formulieren lassen.
Teils liegen die Anfänge einzelner Anlagen bereits in spätrepublikanischer Zeit; ein erster Höhepunkt des Produktionsvolumens wurde im 2. Jh. n. Chr. erreicht, jäh unterbrochen von einem massiven Einbruch der Produktion. Die Umstrukturierung oder Neuanlage von Produktionsstätten und Netzwerken, interessanterweise verbunden mit einem Wechsel der Transportcontainer, im Verlauf des 3. Jh. n. Chr. deutet auf die Fähigkeit zur Überwindung dieser „Krise“ bei den antiken Protagonisten hin.

In: R. MARTÍNEZ, T. NOGALES, I RODÀ (eds.), Congreso Internacional Las villas romanas bajoimperiales de Hispania / International Conference. The Late Roman villae in Hispania (Palencia, 15, 16 y 17 de noviembre de 2018), 2021

This paper presents the preliminary results of an innovative research project where non-invasive ... more This paper presents the preliminary results of an innovative research project where non-invasive techniques have been applied to improve our understanding of the territorial context of the musealized parts of the Roman villa of La Olmeda (Pedrosa de la Vega, Palencia). The present contribution combines two different research scopes: firstly, the application of geophysical survey, allowing for the identification
of multiple archaeological and natural features on its immediate surroundings (on-site); and secondly, a GIS-based analysis of the development of the occupation on the fertile Vega of the River Carrion (offsite) from Iron Age to Medieval times.

Abstract: This paper is witness to the prolific scientific production that Emilio Illarregui dev... more Abstract:
This paper is witness to the prolific scientific production that Emilio Illarregui developed during his academic life. Sadly, this Spanish-German cooperation seeking to define more clearly the ancient city of Termes through new technologies (i.e. geophysical survey) was also his last field work. Therefore, we present the results of this work on the urban structures and architectural elements of this town not only as tribute to Emilio, but most importantly as evidence of his legacy and as driving force for future research in this archaeological site.

Resumen:
Este artículo es muestra de una de las innumerables actividades científicas que Emilio Illarregui desarro-lló en su vida académica. Trágicamente, esta cooperación hispano-alemana para definir mejor la ciudad antigua de Termes mediante el empleo de nuevas tecnologías (i.e. geofísica) fue también su último trabajo de campo. Es por ello que mostramos las novedades acerca de las diversas estructuras urbanas y elementos arquitectónicos de la ciudad no sólo como un homenaje a Emilio, sino también como prueba de un legado que sirva de ánimo al desarrollo de la investigación futura en este yacimiento arqueológico. Palabras clave: Tiermes, prospección geofísica, geomagnetismo, arquitectura, urbanismo.

En este breve artículo se ahondará en dos aspectos que a modo de hilo conductor están presentes e... more En este breve artículo se ahondará en dos aspectos que a modo de hilo conductor están presentes en la obra científica del homenajeado. De un lado, se trata del área temática de la economía en la Antigüedad y, en especial, de la producción agrícola, con la que, ya en su juventud, entró en contacto a través de la producción de aceite de oliva andaluz o bético en su localidad natal, Lora del Río (Andalucía). En el otro lado se encuentra el enfoque comparativo entre las provincias que configuraban el Imperio romano, cuyo mejor ejemplo es el CEIPAC (Centro para el Estudio de la Interdependencia Provincial en la Antigüedad Clásica), fundado por José Remesal hace décadas en la Universidad de Barcelona. Las investigaciones de campo no le llevaron solamente a Roma, la capital del Imperio, con su Monte Testacio («una prolongación ideal y material de la Bética en el corazón del imperio») 1. Ya antes, Remesal había utilizado este enfoque en su tesis doctoral, en la que aprovechó el excelente estado de la investigación sobre las limítrofes provincias germánicas en el noroeste, donde la presencia militar había causado una alta concentración de yacimientos bien datados en el limes, para clasificar y comprender mejor los hechos y la realidad histórica de las provincias hispánicas. El punto de partida elegido para el presente artículo es un yacimiento situado en el corazón de la provincia romana de Lusitania, no muy lejos de la capital de la provincia, Emerita Augusta (Mérida). El yacimiento en sí se localiza en el valle medio del Guadiana, junto al arroyo Hinojales, en la provincia de Badajoz (Extremadura, España: fig. 1). En la «Dehesa de la Cocosa», a unos dos kilómetros del cortijo del mismo nombre, se encuentra una de las grandes villas romanas de la Lusitania. El 1. E. Rodríguez Almeida, dic. 1998 en el "Congreso Internacional ex Baetica Anforae" en Écija.

3o Encontro Arqueologia Urbana - actas 1997 (Almada 1997)., 1997

ATAS DO COLÓQUIO IRISALVA MOITA – VIDA E OBR A – SCAENA 2, 2021

Our understanding of “urban archaeology” has changed fundamentally with the advancing emancipatio... more Our understanding of “urban archaeology” has changed fundamentally with the advancing emancipation of medieval and historical archaeology. It has moved away from a Eurocentric, limited understanding of the study of the old things, the άρχαϊος-λόγος. Until well into the second half of the 20th century, scholars concentrated on the archaeology and history of urban centres in the Old World and the Near East, namely the ancient “classical” Greek-Roman town.
As early as 1983, Irisalva Moita demonstrated in a brilliant manner which methodological approaches are available in order to take a more universal look at the structure and (everyday) life of towns, namely also the medieval and modern urban centres. A comparison of her considerations regarding the Portuguese capital Lisbon at the threshold from the Middle Ages to the modern period with later conducted archaeological studies in the Alentejan metropolis of Évora shows clearly that the scholar honoured in this meeting has also to be understood, besides many other merits, as a pioneer of modern urban archaeology in Portugal.

Deutsche Zusammenfassung
Mit der fortschreitenden Emanzipation der Archäologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit von einem eurozentrischen, auf die klassische Antike beschränkten Verständnisses der Lehre von den alten Dingen, der άρχαϊος- λόγος, hat sich auch unser Verständnis von „Stadtarchäologie” bzw. der „Archäologie der Städte“ grundlegend geändert. Noch bis weit in die 2. Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts konzentrierte man sich dabei auf die Archäologie und Geschichte urbanen Zentren der Alten Welt, namentlich der antiken, griechisch-römischen Stadt bzw. die Vorläufer des Vorderen Orients.
Welche methodischen Ansätze dem Archäologen aber zur Verfügung stehen einen universelleren Blick auf die Struktur und den Alltag/das Leben von Stadt zu werden, namentlich eben auch die mittelalterliche und neuzeitlichen urbanen Zentren, wurde auf brillante Weise schon im Jahre 1983 von Irisalva Moita vorgeführt. Ein Vergleich zwischen ihren Betrachtungen bezüglich der portugiesischen Hauptstadt Lissabon an der Schwelle vom Mittelalter zur Neuzeit, mit nachfolgend durchgeführten archäologischen Studien in der alentejaner Metropole Évora, läßt deutlich werden, dass man die hier geehrte Wissenschaftlerin neben vielen anderen Verdiensten, auch als Wegbereiterin der modernen Stadtarchäologie in Portugal verstehen darf.

The identification for the very first time of a pottery workshop in Evora (Portugal) enabled a d... more The identification for the very first time of a pottery workshop in Evora (Portugal) enabled a detailed analysis of the material found during the excavation of the site. Especial attention is given to pieces with firing flaws, which enables us to propose a typology of ceramics produced in the Porta da Lagoa workshop in the 13th and 15th centuries.

A identificação, para a primeira vez, de uma oficina de cerâmica em Évora (Portugal) permitiu uma análise detalhada do material encontrado durante a escavação do local. Especial atenção é dada a peças com defeitos de queima, o que nos permite propor uma tipologia das cerâmicas produzidas na oficina de Lagoa da Porta no entre os séculos XIII e XV.

T. Schierl, Römisch-Germanische Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts; Palmengartens... more T. Schierl, Römisch-Germanische Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts; Palmengartenstraße 10-12, 60325 Frankfurt am Main. Schierl@rgk.dainst.de.

Paysages ruraux et territoires dans les cités de l’occident romain. Gallia et Hispania, 2013

Hasta el momento, los yacimientos romanos mejor conocidos del territorium de Ossonoba son dos ase... more Hasta el momento, los yacimientos romanos mejor
conocidos del territorium de Ossonoba son dos asentamientos
rurales: Milreu (Estoi) conocido ya desde el siglo xvi,
y Cerro da Vila (Quarteira), descubierto en los años 60 del
siglo xx. Gracias a las recientes intervenciones llevadas
a cabo por parte de la Universidad de Frankfurt, ha sido
posible, por primera vez, definir en estos dos yacimentos de
manera precisa y su base económica, tanto agrícola como el
conjunto de actividades relacionadas con la transformación
de los recursos marítimos en epoca altoimperial.

PARADEIOS: HORTI. - Los jardines de la Antigüedad, 2020

Cuando Plinio el Joven describe en las cartas dirigidas a sus amigos Galo y Apolinar sus villas d... more Cuando Plinio el Joven describe en las cartas dirigidas a sus amigos Galo y Apolinar sus villas de Laurentum (Plin. Ep. 2. 17) y Tusci (Plin. Ep. 5. 6), los jardines están siempre estrechamente vinculados con la arquitectura que los encuadra o con las salas desde las cuales pueden ser apreciados. La importancia significativa de crear vistas en el interior y al exterior de las villas está bien estudiada.

Thiasos: Festschrift für Erwin Pochmarski zum 65. Geburtstag, 2008

Wien 2008 <<Theile einer Badeanstalt im r˛mischen Style>> Zu den AnfÌngen der provinzialr˛mischen... more Wien 2008 <<Theile einer Badeanstalt im r˛mischen Style>> Zu den AnfÌngen der provinzialr˛mischen Forschung im Sˇden Lusitaniens Felix Teichner Im Jahre 1880 erschien in Frankfurt am Main das Bˇchlein <<Zum Cap S. Vincent^Reise durch das K˛nigreich Algarve>> 1 . Darin schilderte der Mecklenburger Naturforscher und Schriftsteller Hermann Freiherr von Maltzahn die Eindrˇcke seiner im Vorjahr durchgefˇhrten Reise an die Sˇdkˇste Portugals. Dort hatte Maltzahn auf Anregung eines lokalen Privatgelehrten und Mˇnzliebhabers, der <<seiner an die 10.000 Stˇcke umfassenden Sammlung vorwiegend arabische und r˛mische Mˇnzen einverleibte>>, am 16. April des Jahres 1879 auch das in <> gelegene D˛rfchen Estoy besucht. <<Theile einer Badeanstalt im r˛mischen Style wurden hier freigelegt. Bleierne Bademˇnzen, die man noch von Zeit zu Zeit findet, weisen darauf hin, dass hier die Turdetanische Stadt Ossonoba zu suchen ist. Der den Bademarken eingeprÌgte Fisch wiederholt sich als Einlage der vortreff lich erhaltenen Mosaikarbeiten, welche in Ìusserst geschmackvoller Zusammensetzung nicht nur die Grundf lÌche der GÌnge, sondern auch die Wandungen der Badebassins bekleiden. Die FlÌche, welche vom Erdboden entbl˛sst ist, betrÌgt mehrere tausend Quadratmeter. SÌulenreste von italienischem Marmor lassen auf weiteren Luxus schliessen. † Die vielen Erdbeben, die Algarve erschˇtterten, haben wohl das Zerst˛rungswerk begˇnstigt. † Der Grund und Boden, auf dem Estoy liegt, geh˛rt einem reichen Manne in Portima‹ o, der es der Regierung gestattet zu graben, so viel sie will. Die Algarbischen Abgeordneten haben so lange gepredigt, bis zur Freilegung des Bades die erforderlichen Mittel hergegeben wurden †>>.

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The volume includes the minutes of an international congress held from 5 to 7 May 2010 in Murcia ... more The volume includes the minutes of an international congress held from 5 to 7 May 2010 in Murcia (Spain). Its main objective was to publicize the developments and discuss on the technical and productive processes related to wine and oil in the Roman provinces of Hispania. In addition to dealing with general aspects of wine and oil in the western Mediterranean, it contains various studies on agricultural activity in the Hispanic rural world and about the technology and processes of wine and oil production in each of the peninsular administrative demarcations in Antiquity. Almost all of the specialists dedicated to these research problems met for the first time at the colloquium.
After a first part dedicated to general functional and technological aspects, most of the work is ordered according the old Hispanic-Roman provinces of the Augustan age. To general studies focused on the analysis of large geographic areas, other contributions are added that provide a large number of archaeological novelties. The Varia block contains some contributions that are not strictly related to the subject of technological and productive processes, but that were included because they represented developments or novelties of interest.

Arqueologia medieval, Jan 1, 1997

Acceso de usuarios registrados. Acceso de usuarios registrados Usuario Contraseña. ...

Xelb, Jan 1, 2003

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Arqueologia medieval, Jan 1, 1995

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200 148 210 220 226 238 246 252 264 IV. ÉPOCA ROMANA O MUNDO ROMANO. UM TERRITÓRIO ENTRE CIDADES ... more 200 148 210 220 226 238 246 252 264 IV. ÉPOCA ROMANA O MUNDO ROMANO. UM TERRITÓRIO ENTRE CIDADES LOULÉ ROMANA: UM TERRITÓRIO ENTRE CIDADES 652 264 LOULÉ. TERRITÓRIOS, MEMÓRIAS, IDENTIDADES IV. ÉPOCA ROMANA O MUNDO ROMANO.

Al-QAntARA 39 (1), 2018

Cerro da Vila was founded as a Roman production and harbour settlement (“agglomeracion secundaire... more Cerro da Vila was founded as a Roman production and harbour settlement (“agglomeracion secundaire”) at the end of the Republican Age. It developed into a small seaside settlement (“aldeia do mar”), largely based on the exploitation of maritime resources, although it is unlikely that this exploitation exceededsubsistence level. The abandonment of the settlement probably resulted from violent attack and destruction at the end of the 11th / beginning of the 12th century AD. A hoard of 239 silver coins and fragments were discovered at the bottom of an Islamic storage pit dug into the ground in an area of the former Roman site, where several remains of buildings and layers confirm settlement activity in the Visigothic and Islamic period. The latest coin is dated 270/883-4, but the hoard might have been buried some years later. It is likely that the hoard represents a small random sample of the coin circulation in Gharb al-Andalus. Most of the coins are fragmented. As it is typical for that period, a number are slotted and slashed coins; some of them are plugged with tiny pieces of silver. With the exception of two Carolingian deniers all the identifiable coins are from Cordoba, proving a tight control of the circulation of coins in al-Andalus. The hoard belongs to a horizon of similar hoards from southern and south-western al-Andalus which were buried in the 260s/870s and 270s/880s. Their composition is discussed in the article. They all belong to the period of the uprising of the muwallad landowner ʿUmar ibn Ḥafṣūn between 267/880-1 and 303/9156, against the Emirate of Cordoba.

Cerro da Vila: A rural commercial harbour beyond the Pillars of Hercules

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Desde la publicación del trabajo pionero de Michel Ponsich y de Miguel Tarradell (1965), el conoc... more Desde la publicación del trabajo pionero de Michel Ponsich y de Miguel Tarradell (1965), el conocimiento sobre las explotaciones de recursos marítimos en la Península Ibérica en época romana ha avanzado significativamente . La principal línea de investigación actual está enfocada hacia la parcela históricoeconómica, y da prioridad a las fuentes 'indirectas' (de forma igualmente paradójica que en el caso de la producción de aceite de la Bética), como los recipientes de transporte y sus referencias epigráficas y los talleres cerámicos a los que estos pertenecían (figlinae). Paralelamente, las intervenciones arqueológicas de urgencia han supuesto el conocimiento de una imprevisible cantidad de instalaciones técnicas asociadas a factorías pesqueras (cetariae). Y son precisamente los avances en esta labor arqueológica a pie de yacimientode la cual este congreso es prueba fehaciente -los que invitan a reconsiderar los pormenores de la producción y de sus correspondientes productos.

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PRAETORIA LONGE LATEQUE LUCENTIA - ZBORNIK INSTITUTA ZA ARHEOLOGIJU SERTA INSTITUTI ARCHAEOLOGICI KNJIGA VOLUME 8 PRAETORIA LONGE LATEQUE LUCENTIA ZBORNIK RADOVA POSVEĆEN VLASTI BEGOVIĆ POVODOM 65. OBLJETNICE ŽIVOTA

With the expansion of the Imperium Romanum, Mediterranean culture, architecture and economy sprea... more With the expansion of the Imperium Romanum, Mediterranean culture, architecture and economy spread far beyond the limits of the mare nostrum. Roman villa culture has early been identified as a characteristic element of this development, representing both the Mediterranean way of farming and harvesting the sea, and the typical Greco-Roman lifestyle. Outside the fretum gaditanum on the Atlantic coast of the Lusitanian province, the villa at »Quinta da Abicada« (Mexilhoeira Grande) is one of the most interesting examples of this process. The archaeological site, located in a natural estuary on the Portuguese Algarve coast, was discovered and excavated in the first half of the twentieth century. A comprehensive analysis of it, however, was only recently possible due to a German-Portuguese cooperation which re-examined the old documentation of the monument, carefully recorded all visible elements and integrated extensive geophysical surveys into the investigation. The architecture of »Quinta da Abicada«, in particular of the pars urbana with its rich polychrome opus musivum, clearly adopted the model of the linear, porticoed villae maritimae that are so well known from the Mediterranean. The economy observed within the pars rustica clearly showed the processing of marine resources into fish sauce (garum) and salted fish products which are typical for the maritime economy in Hispania and Mauretania, namely the famous network of the »Circle of the Strait«.
Keywords: Quinta da Abicada, villa maritima, maritime economy

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Results of the archaeological and anthropological research on the necropolis of the castle of Via... more Results of the archaeological and anthropological research on the necropolis of the castle of Viana do Alentejo (Évora). The castle was built at the end of the 15th/beginning of the 16th century and is considered to be the one of the finest examples of the “Manueline” architectural style in the south of Portugal.
Sixteen skeletons and the remains of at least other eight individuals were dug out. They had been buried there during the 15th and 16th centuries, when the town´s Mother Church and the church of Misericórdia were built inside the castle. It was possible to establish not only burial practices at the time, but also the genre, age, height and discreet characteristics of that population.

Resultados da investigação arqueológica e antropológica da necrópole do castelo da vila de Viana do Alentejo (Évora), erigido entre o final do séc. XV e o início do séc. XVI e considerado um dos melhores exemplos do estilo “manuelino” no Sul de Portugal.
Foram exumados 16 esqueletos em articulação e as ossadas de, pelo menos, outros oito indivíduos, aqui depositados nos sécs. XV-XVI, quando se construíram no interior do castelo a Igreja Matriz da vila e a Igreja da Misericórdia. Para além das práticas funerárias da época, avaliaram-se os sexos e as faixas etárias, a estatura e os caracteres discretos da população representada.

2023, Orsolya Heinrich-Tamáska (grsg.), Castra et Villae in der Spätantike: Fallbeispiele von Pannonien bis zum Schwarzen Meer. CASTELLUM PANNONICUM PELSONENSE 8, 2023

After the upheavals and changes that the Roman Empire faced in the second and third quarter of th... more After the upheavals and changes that the Roman Empire faced in the second and third quarter of the 3rd century AD, the first Tetrarchy brought a period of peace and prosperity. With the implementation of extensive reforms under the aegis of the Emperor Diocletian, relatively peaceful conditions prevailed along the frontiers of the empire, which made it possible to carry out a programme of reconstruction and strengthening of the Danube Limes. Although literary and epigraphic sources suggest such a building programme, the archaeological evidence of fortifications dating to the time of the Tetrarchy along the Danube and in the eastern and central part of the Late Roman Empire is still tenuous. The present study is an attempt at an overview of the known military establishments along the 3000 km long “wet frontier” (ripa) that stretched from the Upper Rhine to the Black Sea, bordering the provinces of Maxima Sequanorum, Raetia Secunda, Noricum Ripense, Pannonia Prima and Secunda, Valeria, Moesia Prima and Secunda, Dacia Ripensis and Scythia, as well as provinces further afield, such as Dalmatia, which, because of their location in the hinterland, secured essential lines of supply to the frontier. Beside evident common traits, our overview highlights the establishments’ diversity, which may be attributable to regional developments and particularities within an overarching building programme. In some instances, the existing imperial forts were refurbished or adapted, for example by erecting massive towers flanking the gates and interval towers or digging new surrounding ditches. Downsizing is rarer and probably linked to a reduction in the number of troops. This aspect is counterbalanced by a densification and reorganisation of the frontier posts by constructing new establishments from scratch. These are generally heavily fortified and located near the frontier, on exposed spurs of land and plateaus; inner fortifications were also built in the hinterland, mostly on the plains, as were welldefended imperial residences

Limes XXIII - Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies Ingolstadt 2015 Akten des 23. Internationalen Limeskongresses in Ingolstadt 2015, 2018

Die tiefgreifenden Änderungen der römischen Grenzsicherung an der Wende zur Spätantike, namentlic... more Die tiefgreifenden Änderungen der römischen Grenzsicherung an der Wende zur Spätantike, namentlich die Aufgabe der linearen Grenzverteidigung zugunsten eines in die Tiefe gestaffelten Verteidigungssystems („defence-in-depth”), wurden schon wiederholt beschrieben. So stellte Sándor Soproni im Jahre 1983 auf dem Limeskongress in Aalen seine brillante Analyse der nachvalentinianischen Grenzverteidigung in der mittleren Donauregion vor. Dabei spielte die Verkleinerung älterer Kastellanlagen eine entscheidende Rolle, ein Phänomen, das bereits auf dem Limeskongress des Jahres 1964 von Florian Florescu für Dobreta beschrieben wurde. An dieser Stelle können nun neueste Ergebnisse eines deutschkosovarischen Forschungsprojektes zur statio Vindenis vorgestellt werden, durch die sich konkrete Hinweise auf ein in die Tiefe gestaffeltes Sicherungskonzept auch für den dardanischen Bergbaubezirk im südlichen Moesien ergeben.

Pliny has already reported the mobility of Germanic and Roman traders on the Amber Road. This imp... more Pliny has already reported the mobility of Germanic and Roman traders on the Amber Road. This important transcontinental transport axis connected the Baltic Sea with the Caput Adriae across a distance of 1,700 km. The settlements along the route of the Amber Road are therefore ideal for an investigation of the geographical mobility and distribution of religious ideas in the globalised world of the Imperium Romanum. In particular, both the native population and newcomers in the settlement area immediately south of the Danube, the so-called deserta Boiorum, become visible when examining the funerary practices. The epigraphic habits and onomastic corpus of the traders along the southern, i.e. Roman part of the Amber Road between Aquileia and Carnuntum are, furthermore, most illuminating. In this context, the numerous dedications and sanctuaries for the deities responsible for the protection of travellers by land and by river stand out. Furthermore, the unusually early appearance of oriental deities (Mithras, Iuppiter Dolichenus, Iuppiter Heliopolitanus) can be connected with the mobility of both military personnel and state officials.

ANZEIGER DER RÖMISCH -GERMANISCHEN KOMMISSION DES DEUTSCHEN ARCHÄOLOGISCHEN INSTITUTS JAHRGANG 90... more ANZEIGER DER RÖMISCH -GERMANISCHEN KOMMISSION DES DEUTSCHEN ARCHÄOLOGISCHEN INSTITUTS JAHRGANG 90 2012 1. -2. HALBBAND SCHRIFTLEITUNG FRANKFURT A. M. PALMENGARTENSTRASSE 10 -12 VERLAG PHILIPP VON ZABERN PDF-Dokument des gedruckten Beitrags Felix Teichner und Marina Ugarković Zeugnisse einer römischen villa maritima auf der Insel des Heiligen Clemens, Dalmatien © 2014 Römisch-Germanische Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Die Autorin/der Autor hat das Recht, für den eigenen wissenschaftlichen Gebrauch unveränderte Kopien von dieser PDF-Datei zu erstellen bzw. diese unverändert digital an Dritte weiterzuleiten. Außerdem ist die Autorin/der Autor berechtigt, nach Ablauf von 24 Monaten und nachdem die PDF-Datei durch die Römisch-Germanische Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts kostenfrei zugänglich gemacht wurde, die unveränderte PDF-Datei an einem Ort ihrer/seiner Wahl im Internet bereitzustellen. MIT 86 TEXTABBILDUNGEN und 5 TABELLEN Die wissenschaftlichen Beiträge in der Germania unterliegen dem peer-review-Verfahren durch auswärtige Gutachterinnen und Gutachter. Contributions to Germania are subject to peer-review process by external referees.

Key words Upper Moesia, Dardania, Thracian Rider, Latin West, Greek East, Cultural Frontier, Mini... more Key words Upper Moesia, Dardania, Thracian Rider, Latin West, Greek East, Cultural Frontier, Mining District

Der zu Beginn des ersten Jahrtausends der christlichen Zeitrechnung unter römische Kontrolle gela... more Der zu Beginn des ersten Jahrtausends der christlichen Zeitrechnung unter römische Kontrolle gelangte westliche Teil des Karpatenbeckens, die kleine ungarische Tiefebene (ungar. Kisalföld), stellte das Bindeglied zwischen dem Balkanraum und den Nordwestprovinzen des Weltreiches dar. Das hydrographische Regime zwischen den südöstlichen Ausläufern
der Alpen und den nordöstlichen Hängen des Bakonygebirges prägt bis heute der Fluss Arrabo (dt. Raab, ungar. Raba). Damit teilt er, der tektonischen Gliederung folgend, den transdanubischen Raum in
diagonaler Linie. Die im Itinerarium provinciarium Antonini Augusti beschriebene verkehrstechnische Infrastruktur der Pannonia romana orientierte sich zwangsläufig an diesen naturräumlichen Gegebenheiten.
Straßen erster Ordnung waren zum einen die von der Donau im Bereich der Thebener Pforte gen Süden in das italische Mutterland (caput adriae) strebende Bernsteinstraße, zum anderen die der Donaugrenze
(ripa) von Vindobona (Wien) nach Byzantion (Konstantinopel)
folgende Heerstraße. Ausgerichtet auf den Lauf der Arrabo, querte eine
in den Quellen unprätentiös als »A Sabaria Bregetione« beschriebene weitere Reichsstraße die kleineTiefebene. Keine 50 Meilen nordöstlich der claudischen Kolonie Savaria (Szombathely), knapp 20 Meilen vor Erreichen der Militärgrenze auf Höhe des Limeskastells Arrabona (Győr), verzeichnet das antoninische Straßenverzeichnis die Stadt Mursella. Bereits seit dem 16. Jh. lokalisierten zeitgenössische Kartographen diese Ansiedlung inmitten der kleinen Tiefebene am Ufer der Raab. Bestätigung erfuhr diese Annahme durch die seit dem 19. Jh. erhaltenen Berichte über Altertümer, die sich beim Sandgraben auf der Kuppe des Dombiföld-Hügels fanden.

Die im Savegebiet in den Jahren 35-33 v. Chr. vorgetragenen Feldzüge des späteren Kaisers Augustu... more Die im Savegebiet in den Jahren 35-33 v. Chr. vorgetragenen Feldzüge des späteren Kaisers Augustus bildeten den Auftakt zur Eroberung des sich zwischen Adria und Ostalpenrand erstreckenden illyrisch-pannonischen Kulturraumes. Die militärische Besetzung des neu geschaffenen Provinzgebietes erfolgte vergleichsweise zügig entlang der Bernsteinstraße sowie der beiden in Richtung Donau abzweigenden Diagonalstraßen Savaria-Arrabona-Brigetio bzw. Poetovio-Gorsium-Aquincum. Die Expansion fand in der Mitte des 1. Jhs. n. Chr. mit der Vorverlegung der Militäreinheiten an die natürliche Flussgrenze der Donau ihren geordneten Abschluss. Die nach der Eroberung Dakiens zu Beginn des 2. Jhs. erfolgte administrative Gliederung des westlichen Randes des Karpatenbeckens in die Provinzen Pannonia superior und inferior blieb, trotz kleinerer Modifikationen in der Folgezeit, in ihren Grundzügen bis zum Ende der Römerherrschaft im Donauraum verbindlich 2 . Die gezielte Urbanisierungspolitik des römischen Kaiserhauses stellte sodann die Grundlage der Verbreitung mediterraner Kultur und Lebensweise in den Donauprovinzen dar.

The study presents the latest results of a research program called Archaeolog- ical and palinolog... more The study presents the latest results of a research program called Archaeolog- ical and palinological researches on cultural changes in the beginning of the first mil- lennium in the territory of deserta Boiorum (Pannonia) financed by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The partners of the program have been the Uni- versity of Marburg, the University of Heidelberg, the University of Jena and the Xántus János Museum (today Rómer Flóris Museum of Art and History).
During the stratigraphic and geoarcheological researches in the last years, which focused on the municipium Mursella and its surroundings, an early Roman fortress was identified and it could be testified that the settlement was separated into a central area characterized by Roman provincial stone buildings and rural outskirts inhabited by natives. By means of archaeological surveys and air photos eight – hitherto unknown – native settlements in the surrounding area could also be identified. The trial excavations realized in two sites gave the evidence about the continuous inhabitation of both native settlements from the Iron Age to the Ár- padian Age.
Archaeologists held an opinion hitherto, that after the Roman conquest the na- tive way of life and native settlement types could survive only on peripheral areas. However, based on the latest archaeological results it appears that the cultural changes were rather moderate in Mursella and its surroundings, though the terri- tory was located in the neighbourhood of the limes and on the important provincial Roman road which run from the Amber Road to the North-eastern border along the Danube.

Archäologie in Deutschland, 2012

Bezüge nach Agypten und in die Levante auf, während die spätere Eisenzeit zunächst durch Keramik ... more Bezüge nach Agypten und in die Levante auf, während die spätere Eisenzeit zunächst durch Keramik bezeugt ist, dann aber auch durch eine Stele und Keilschrift

Études offertes à Michel Feugère - Des objets et des hommes

Une tranchée de diagnostic réalisée à l' été 2011 dans le secteur nord de la ville jumelle romain... more Une tranchée de diagnostic réalisée à l' été 2011 dans le secteur nord de la ville jumelle romaine-byzantine d'Ulpiana-Iustiniana Secunda a permis la découverte d'un lot d' objet équipant l'habitat. Ce lot a été conservé in situ en raison de la destruction du bâtiment dans la seconde moitié du deuxième siècle. L'association d'au moins quatre fers de marquage (signacula) au même nombre de compas mérite une attention particulière. La découverte d' objets métalliques de même fonction rangés ensemble indique qu' on a trouvé un lieu de stockage ou l'atelier d'un monteur de charpentes dans la ville minière de Dardania.

ABSTRACT Because of its rich polymetallic deposits, the central Balkan region – in other words, t... more ABSTRACT Because of its rich polymetallic deposits, the central Balkan region – in other words, today’s Kosovo – was of great importance to the Roman Empire as a source of raw materials (Fig. 2–3) . Previous research opinion, however, held that the administrative and urban development of the region of Moesia Superior and Dardania was only fully achieved at the beginning of the 2nd century AD, with the founding of the municipium Ulpianum on the eastern edge of the Kosovo karst field . Owing to the ongoing exploitation of precious metal resources in the region and to its situation on the important Balkan trade route between Lissus/Leshë and Naissus/Niš, the town became the administrative centre of the Dardanian mining region (metalla Dardanica) . Also famous as an episcopal seat from at least the middle of the 4th century, the town suffered badly from the Gothic wars of the 5th century . Then, in the early 6th century, a severe earthquake hit the region . The subsequent rebuilding programme by Emperor Justinian led to a second heyday for the city, now named Iustiniana Secunda . The city ruins were discovered in the 1920s to the west of the Serbian Gračanica Monastery of the Holy Virgin (Fig. 4A) . The excavations carried out in the second half of the century by a team of Yugoslavian archaeologists (Fig. 4B) ended with the break-up of the Yugoslav state . Between 2008 and 2012, the Römisch-Germanische Kommission, in collaboration with local partner institutions (the Archaeological Institute of Kosovo and the National Museum in Pristina), carried out a pilot project to excavate the Roman-Early Byzantine twin city and initiate heritage management of the site . The results of a large-scale geophysical survey and of aeroplane-, drone- and satellite-based remote sensing were verified by 90 exploratory trenches in the two settlement areas of Bedem and Gradina (Fig. 4C; suppl. 1) . Instead of the hitherto-assumed ex novo foundation by the Imperial administration, it is now evident that a Dardanian settlement (Gradina) already existed on the site, which was engaged in metal processing . So far, the clearest evidence of the development of the Imperial-period municipium has been found in the northern part of the 35-ha urban site (Fig. 6) . Here, the conversion of a pagan temple precinct into a Christian basilica has been documented, which can be linked with the hagiographical account of the martyrdom of the stonemasons Florus and Laurus (Fig. 6; 9) . Among the other large buildings located within the urban area are public baths and what is thought to be an episcopal precinct with a baptistry (an octoconch, Fig. 8,2) . The urban building programme on the Balkan peninsula during the reign of Emperor Justinian, which is attested to by Procopius of Caesarea, could be documented archaeologically with surprising clarity on the banks of the River Gračanka (Fig. 18) . Iustiniana Secunda, planned as a new Byzantine city, can probably be equated with a 17-ha fortified building complex to the east of the Imperial-period city (Fig. 17,A) . However, in addition to this complex, which was only temporarily occupied, there were also clear signs of continued settlement in the area of the older city . The important basilica dedicated to the martyrs was protected by a sturdy quadriburgium (Fig. 11,C) . Within the safety of its walls, the Christian settlement appears to have survived right up until the foundation of the Serbian monastery of Gračanica in the 14th century . The intensive mining in the hinterland of the town, which caused increasing sediment erosion and impinged on urban living conditions by clogging the hydrographic system, continued to be of great importance into the Byzantine Middle Ages . Clear evidence of this is the hill fort, visible from the town, which was built to protect the mining settlement of Veletin (Fig. 19) .

Proceedings of the British Academy 224, 302–324, 2019

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La explotaci6n de importantes recursos naturales, especialmente metalles, fue el objetivo que det... more La explotaci6n de importantes recursos naturales, especialmente metalles, fue el objetivo que determinó la polltica expansionista en muchas regiones del Imperio romano. El propio emperador Augusto condujo a las Iegiones romanas hasta las montafi.as de la cordillera astur-cantabra; y Claudio asegur6 elferrum Noricum existente en los Alpes centrales. Finalmente, Trajano, con su experiencia militar, cruzó el Danubio y conquist6 el vasto territorio situado mas alla del rfo para explotar las riquezas del subsuelo carpato en beneficio de Roma. Precisamente la existencia de minas de oro en Dacia, las auraria Dacia, ha llevado repetidamente a los epigrafistas e historiadores a analizar un •organismo econ6mico• de tal envergadura 1 • Para comprender mejor la importancia de las regiones mineras romanas sigue siendo fundamental un estudio del historiador y epigrafista hungaro Geza Alföldy, vinculado estrechamente a Hispania, en el que describe y analiza de manera ejemplar las fronteras y las estructuras del territorium metallorum, que constituye el patrimonium regni Norici. Los datos epigraficos orientativos parecen confirmar tambien que existi6 una regulaci6n estatal de la minerfa para los yacimientos polimetallferos localizados al sur del Danubio en Iliria, Moesia, Macedonia y Tracia.

Memoriae civitatum: arqueología y epigrafía de la ciudad romana. Estudios en homenaje a José Manu... more Memoriae civitatum: arqueología y epigrafía de la ciudad romana. Estudios en homenaje a José Manuel Iglesias Gil

The rich polymetallic deposits were a decisive factor for the incorporation of the central Balkan... more The rich polymetallic deposits were a decisive factor for the incorporation of the central Balkan region into the Imperium Romanum. The metalla Dardanica in the south of Upper Moesia, played a major role in this process. At the beginning of the second century AD the municipium Ulpianum, nowadays located between the villages of Gračanica/Graçanicë and Laple Selo/Lapnasellë (Kosovo), was founded as the urban and administrative center for this imperial mining district (territorium metallorum). Recent archaeological investigations of the German-Kosovarian mission show the strong interaction between the intensification of mining activities and the evolution of the ancient city, refounded after an earthquake in the early 6 th century under the new programmatic name of Iustiniana Secunda. Das Ziel, wichtige natürliche Ressourcen, insbesondere Metallvorkommen für die antike Wirtschaft zu erschließen, bestimmte die römische Expansionspolitik in vielen Regionen des Imperium Romanum. So führte bereits der erste Princeps Augustus die römischen Legionen in die Montanregion der kantabrisch-asturischen Kordilleren, Kaiser Claudius sicherte das ferrum Noricum im zentralen Alpengebiet und der militärisch erfahrene Traian griff gezielt über die Donau aus, um die Bodenschätze des Karpatenbogens für Rom nutzbar zu machen. Gerade der dortige Goldbergbau, die auraria Dacia, regte schon wiederholt zur Analyse eines solchen antiken " wirtschaftlichen Organismus " an 1. Grundlegend für das Verständnis römischer Berg-werksbezirke ist bis heute allerdings eine Studie von Geza Alföldy, dem es gelang, die Grenzen und Strukturen eines territorium metallorum, des Patrimonium Regni Norici, exemplarisch herauszuarbeiten 2. Eine entsprechende staatliche Regelung des Bergbaus darf aufgrund des epigraphischen Datenbestands auch für die südlich der Donau gelegenen polymetallischen Lagerstätten des illyrischen, moesischen und mazedonisch-thrakischen Raumes angenommen werden 3. Spätestens im Verlauf der Balkan-Feldzüge des M. Licinius Crassus am Ende des 1. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. war dieser Raum, namentlich das ursprünglich von den Δάρδανοι besiedelte Gebiet, unter römische Herrschaft gelangt 4. Die in der Folge unter Tiberius eingerichtete Provinz Moesien schuf dann einen verbindlichen administrativen Rahmen für die reichen Metallvor-kommen des sog. Vardar-Mineral-Belt. Nach der Beschreibung des im 2. Jahrhundert n. Chr.

Cet article présente les résultats d’une mission archéologique effectuée en juin 2019 par une équ... more Cet article présente les résultats d’une mission archéologique effectuée en juin 2019 par une équipeinternationale sur le site d’Henchir Hnich, lieu de provenance de la première copie de la lex Hadriana de agris rudibus. L’étude de ce site, identifié de façon certaine comme un tablissementrural dépendant d’un domaine impérial, s’inscrit dans un projet plus vaste consacré à l’archéologie despropriétés impériales en Afrique proconsulaire. Les travaux ont confirmé, d’un côté, certainesobservations faites lors des premières visites accomplies entre 2013 et 2017, comme l’identification du bâtiment principal en tant que torcularium. D’un autre côté, ils ont apporté de nouvelles donnéesd’importance, notamment l’identification de la séquence chronologique d’occupation du site, ladétection de trois bâtiments de grandes dimensions et la trouvaille, entre autres inscriptions, d’un terminus séparant le domaine impérial d’un domaine privé.

Marburger Uni Journal, 2023

Eigentlich wollten die Studierenden nur lernen, wie eine archäologische Grabung verläuft. Sie bar... more Eigentlich wollten die Studierenden nur lernen, wie eine archäologische Grabung verläuft. Sie bargen eine kleine Sensation: Uni Marburg - Frühgeschichtliche Archäologie
(Ein Beitrag des Wissenschaftsjournalisten Johannes Schotten - UMR Marburg)

HessenArchäologie 2020, 2021

Der Text beschreibt archäologische Untersuchungen in Herzhausen, einem ehemaligen Dorf, das im La... more Der Text beschreibt archäologische Untersuchungen in Herzhausen, einem ehemaligen Dorf, das im Laufe der Zeit wüst gefallen ist. Die Geschichte von Herzhausen reicht bis ins Jahr 1358 zurück, als es erstmals erwähnt wurde. Im 16. Jahrhundert begann der Prozess des Wüstwerdens, und die Bevölkerung zog allmählich in benachbarte Dörfer wie Leidenhofen. Das Dorf Herzhausen war bekannt für das Töpferhandwerk, und es gab Hinweise auf die Existenz von Töpferöfen. Die archäologischen Untersuchungen in Herzhausen wurden durchgeführt, um die Überreste der Töpfersiedlung zu erkunden. Geophysikalische Prospektionen und Sondagen (kleine Grabungen) wurden durchgeführt, um die Strukturen im Boden zu identifizieren. Dabei wurden Töpferöfen und andere archäologische Funde freigelegt. Besonders interessant ist die Entdeckung eines Töpferofens mit einer birnenförmigen Brennkammer und einem schlauchartigen Schürkanal. Dieser Ofen war strategisch auf dem leichten Hang platziert, um die Thermik während des Brennvorgangs optimal zu nutzen. Im Umfeld des Ofens fanden sich eine Vielzahl von Fehlbränden und technische Details der Ofenkonstruktion. Eine Säule im Ofen, die als Feuergitter diente, war aus fragmentierten Keramikscherben aufgebaut. Die Keramikfragmente, die in Herzhausen gefunden wurden, deuten auf die Herstellung von Töpfen, Schüsseln und anderen Gefäßen hin. Es wurden verschiedene Arten von Tonwaren, darunter Irdenware und Protosteinzeug, identifiziert. Einige Fragmente gehörten zur sogenannten "manganvioletten Ware," einem Faststeinzeug, das in der Region produziert wurde. Die Forscher haben auch geomagnetische Untersuchungen durchgeführt, um die archäologischen Strukturen im Boden zu kartieren. Obwohl die Forschung noch im Gange ist, haben diese Untersuchungen bereits wertvolle Erkenntnisse über die Töpferei in Herzhausen geliefert und zeigen, dass es standortspezifische Merkmale in der Produktion gab. Die genauen Gründe für das Wüstwerden von Herzhausen sind weiterhin unbekannt, aber die archäologischen Untersuchungen haben einen Einblick in das Töpferhandwerk und die Siedlungsdynamik der damaligen Zeit geliefert. Weitere Untersuchungen sind geplant, um die Ausdehnung und Struktur der wüsten Dorfstelle von Herzhausen genauer zu erforschen.

Jahrbuch Marburg Biedenkopf, 2024

Recent finds from Medieval Marburg

Zwischen Kontinenten und Jahrtausenden ; Festschrift für Andreas Müller-Karpe, 2022

The latest archaeological investigations on the Ginsburg show that the area has been largely remo... more The latest archaeological investigations on the
Ginsburg show that the area has been largely
remodelled and expanded by fillings since the early
modern period, most recently in the 20th century.
The picture shaped by those topography-changes
and reconstructions in the 1960s and does not stand
up to critical examination: only for the summit of the
upper plateau of the “outer castle” high medieval
remains could be verified, so the extent of the medieval castle complex is much smaller than previously
assumed. Significant alterations and extensions,
on the other hand, can be documented for the 15th
and 16th centuries. Presumably due to its role as a
border fortress of the Nassau territory, the fortification was tentatively upgraded for the emerging
firearm systems of the early modern period

HessenArchäologie 2019 (2020): 161–166.

HessenArchäologie 2016, 2017

Archäologie in Deutschland, 2017

Archäologie in Deutschland, 2016

HessenArchäologie 2014, 2015

Ethnographisch-archaologische Zeitschrift, Jan 1, 2001