Projects / Programmes
Assessment of the potential of the magnetic method for the identification of archeological remains in soil sequence on soft carbonate rock. Case study of Slovenian Istria
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 6.02.00 |
Humanities |
Archaeology |
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| Code |
Science |
Field |
| 6.01 |
Humanities |
History and Archaeology |
archaeology, archaeological remains, archaeological geophysics, magnetic method, soft carbonate rock
Researchers (1)
| no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
54057 |
PhD Igor Medarić |
Archaeology |
Head |
2020 - 2023 |
82 |
Organisations (1)
Abstract
The main objective of the research is to explore the potential of the magnetic method for identifying and determining the type of archaeological remains, in the soil sequence on the soft carbonate rocks, in Slovenian Istria. Other specific goals are (1) development of an efficient strategy for data acquisition and (2) a set of advanced processing procedures for effective solving of specific problems which could arise in the studied environment. For this purpose, measurements will be made on selected case study sites from different archaeological periods. The contrast between the individual archaeological remains and the medium in which they are located will be evaluated. Precise (pseudo) gradient magnetic measurements will be taken with a high-resolution magnetometer and magnetic susceptibility measurements will be acquired on various natural and archaeological materials, from the surface, boreholes and within low-invasive excavations. Eventually, a catalogue of magnetic anomalies will be produced, with detailed descriptions of the physical properties for individual archaeological structures, which will form the basis for a comprehensive archaeological interpretation of the magnetograms in the area in the future. The research intends to develop an efficient data capture strategy and a set of advanced processing procedures for effective solving of specific problems which could arise in the studied environment.
