WHAT IS HIDDEN BENEATH THE EARTHEN MANTLES OF EARLY IRON AGE BARROWS AT THE FRINGES OF THE EASTERN ALPS? RECENT RESULTS FROM GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTIONS AT POŠTELA (NE SLOVENIA)

• Authors: Mušič Branko , Horn Barbara , Črešnar Matija
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The history of research on the Early Iron Age (EIA) hillfort of Poštela and its cemeteries began in the 19th century. One of the most popular targets for excavations was barrows, which are still being researched today. However, the research techniques and approaches have changed quite importantly. One of the most important changes has been a shift toward non- and low-invasive techniques, which have led to a number of important findings. The examples presented below highlight a number of case studies of barrow research from the Poštela archaeological complex near Maribor in North-Eastern Slovenia. This is also where the first geophysical prospection of EIA barrows was carried out in 2006. However, the survey of a group of flattened barrows at Pivola, one of the cemeteries of the Poštela hillfort, was only the beginning of a long-term multi-method investigation of a number of barrow groups as well as several individual barrows in the area. Because the barrows are located in different natural environments and differ in their characteristics, continuous adaptations to the research approach were necessary, including the data acquisition and processing procedures required for archaeologically relevant interpretations.

Keywords

EN

POŠTELA; NORTHEASTERN SLOVENIA; EARLY IRON AGE; BARROWS; GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Archaeological Institute
• Journal: Študijné zvesti
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 71
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 481 - 511

Contributors

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Mušič Branko

• University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Archaeology (CIRA), Aškerčeva 2, SI – 1000 Ljubjana, Slovenia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1713-4550

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Horn Barbara

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Črešnar Matija

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7856-6384

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/szausav.2024.71.23