Application of non-destructive methods on the Tvrdošovce site (preliminary results)

• Authors: Rekemová Anna Mária , Čambal Radoslav , Bazovský Igor
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper presents the application of non-destructive methods on the Tvrdošovce site. The goal of the paper is to inform about the latest results of a non-destructive survey at the Včelíny site in the village of Tvrdošovce. The case study of this site aims to present a combination of various non-destructive methods such as geophysical survey, LiDAR, aerial, and satellite photos with a subsequent comparison with features that previously underwent a process of archaeological excavation. This polycultural site has primarily the character of a settlement. Based on metal prospection, the largest settlement scope may be dated to the Roman period; based on archaeological excavation, the largest period of the settlement may be the middle La Tène period in LTB2/LTC1 and LTC2. An archaeological excavation was performed on the site from 2017 to 2019. Prior to this, an intense surface prospecting using metal detectors had been carried out on this site since 2015. This prospection showed significant Roman, and, to a lesser extent, Bronze Age, Hallstatt, La Tène, and Middle Age settlements. In addition, two geophysical surveys were carried out here in 2017 and 2022. Non-destructive methods are often considered ineffective in the case of lowland sites. Nevertheless, we will try to present a successful example of a combination of these different approaches in the presented article.

Keywords

EN

Slovakia; Tvrdošovce; polycultural site; la tène period; roman period; non-destructive archaeology

• Publisher: Slovak National Museum – Archaeological Museum
• Journal: Zborník Slovenského národného múzea Archeológia
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 117
• Pages: 115-129

Contributors

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Rekemová Anna Mária

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

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Čambal Radoslav

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Bazovský Igor

Identifiers

DOI

10.55015/XHTO2250