INFRA CIVITATEM PRIWINAE. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF THE EARLY MEDIEVAL CENTRE OF MOSAPURC/ZALAVÁR

• Authors: Milo Peter , Szȍke Béla Miklós , Tencer Tomáš , Ritoók Ágnes , Gergely Katalin , Vágner Michal
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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One of the most attractive themes in archaeological research is the excavation of central places. These include early medieval centres which mirror the political and socio-economic relationships, reflecting the changes of their time. Zalavár-Vársziget is undoubtedly one of the most important fortified sites in Central Europe in the Early Middle Ages. Its short-lived existence from the 840s to the beginning of the 10th c. perfectly illustrates the rise and fall of Carolingian power in Pannonia. It was a place where important people of that time, including Pribina, Kocel, Methodius, and Arnulf, lived and worked. Its repeated occurrence in written historical sources also points to its significance. In these sources, it appears under various names, but especially as Mosaburg. Systematic archaeological excavation of the site has been conducted for approximately 70 years. Within the last decade, geophysical surveys followed field research. By comparing previous knowledge and new results from the geophysical prospection, we were able to, with the help of statistics and spatial analyses and evaluate the similarities and differences between the central area and its surroundings, identifying the basic characteristics of the individual parts of the site.

Keywords

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EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD; FORTIFIED SETTLEMENT; MAGNETOMETRY; GROUND-PENETRATING; RADAR SURVEY; ZALAVÁR

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Archaeological Institute
• Journal: Slovenská archeológia (Slovak Archaeology)
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 69
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 359 – 386

Contributors

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Milo Peter

• Ústav archeologie a muzeologie, Filozofická fakulta, Masarykova univerzita, Arna Nováka 1, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4625-0078

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Szȍke Béla Miklós

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Tencer Tomáš

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5505-1599

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Ritoók Ágnes

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Gergely Katalin

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Vágner Michal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2853-6128

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/slovarch.2021.69.15