Title:

Aerial Survey and Geophysical Methods in Archaeological Investigations of Neolithic Circular Objects in Moravia

Subtitle:

Przegląd Archeologiczny T. 36 (1989)

Creator:

Bálek, Miroslav ; Hašek, Vladimir ; Ondruš, Vladimir ; Segeth, Karel

Publisher:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii Kultury Materialnej

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Date issued/created:

1989

Description:

ill. ; 29 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Neolithic -- Czech Republic ; Moravia (Czech Republic) ; Neolithic settlement ; Neolithic circular objects ; archaeological research methods ; aerial archaeology ; aerial photographs ; geophysical research

Abstract:

The application of aerial survey in archaeology has gone through a long development and has played an important role in archaeological field prospecting similarly as geophysical methods (magnetometry, geoelectrical etc.). With the increasing demand for complex information on the structure of settlements and for quick detection of sites suitable for detailed investigations and excavations a new way was found in the complex application of these methods at three stages: 1 - aerial survey tracing archaeological objects perceptible on the Earth’s surface, their locations in maps, photodocumentation, drawing approximate groundplans of selected sites; 2 - geophysical measurements aimed at a detection and delimitation of accumulations and concentrations of archaeological objects on a particular site and providing groundplans on a fixed scale; 3 - archaeological surface investigations and excavations at chosen sites, verification of the function, age and groundplans of the sites. This approach was verified by investigations of Middle Neolithic circular objects (roundels, woodhenges) near the villages of Vedrovice, the Znojmo county, Němčičky u Znojma, and Rašovice, the Vyškov county, where aerial survey, geophysical measurements, archaeological surface prospection, collection of material were carried out

Relation:

Przegląd Archeologiczny

Volume:

36

Start page:

5

End page:

16

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

0079-7138

Source:

IAiE PAN, call no. P III 149 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 272 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 353 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. Access only on terminals at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, may be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms.

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Ministry of Science and Higher Education ; Activities popularizing science (DUN)

Access:

Closed