Zerstörungsfreie archäologische Prospektion des römischen Carnuntum : erste Ergebnisse des Forschungsprojekts „ArchPro Carnuntum“

Title in English	Non-destructive archaeological prospection of the Roman Carnuntum : first results of the research project "ArchPro Carnuntum"
Authors	NEUBAUER Wolfgang WALLNER Mario GUGL Christian LÖCKER Klaus VONKILCH Alexandra TRAUSMUTH Tanja NAU Erich JANSA Viktor WILDING Julia HINTERLEITNER Alois TRINKS Immo DONEUS Michael VERHOEVEN Geert DONEUS Nives SCHIEL Hannes TOTSCHNIG Ralf FILZWIESER Roland SANDICI Vlad SCHNEIDHOFER Petra TENCER Tomáš GABLER Manuel FLÖRY Sebastian KAINZ Jakob KUCERA Matthias LUGMAYR Agatha ALDRIAN Lisa KRÖHL Marie POSCETTI Valeria MARKUSSEN Christine ZITZ Thomas SEREN Sirri MANOJLOVIC Ranko SAEY Timothy MEIRVENNE Marc Van HUMER Franz
Year of publication	2018
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Carnuntum Jahrbuch : Zeitschrift für Archäologie und Kulturgeschichte des Donauraumes
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Arts
Citation
web	https://www.austriaca.at/?arp=0x003a1a1f
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1553/cjb_2017s55
Keywords	non-destructive archaeology; geophysical measurements; geo-archaeological prospecting; carnuntum; roman
Description	Over the course of four years (2012–2015) the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archeology (LBI ArchPro), in collaboration with the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) and on behalf of the provincial government of Lower Austria, has conducted the comprehensive, non-invasive archaeological prospection project entitled “ArchPro Carnuntum”. The purpose of this project has been to generate a basis for future archaeological research and the sustainable spatial planning and cultural heritage management in the area. By combining new information on buried archaeology using different aerial and ground-based archaeological prospection methods and a thorough archaeological interpretation of the combined data within the framework of a GIS environment, it was possible to document Carnuntum’s archaeological heritage, which is threatened by a dramatic increase in erosion and destruction through ploughing, infrastructure development and looting by treasure hunters. In total, an area covering eight square kilometres was explored at very high sampling resolution using magnetic prospection methods, while 2.5 square kilometres were mapped with ultra-high resolution ground-penetrating radar measurements. The results of the project and the spatio-temporal analysis and interpretation of the prospection data are presented here as a preliminary report.