Into the Tsar’s residence : geophysical survey of the early medieval Bulgarian capital of Veliki Preslav
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Antiquity |
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| Web | https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2022.174 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2022.174 |
| Keywords | Balkans; early medieval urbanism; magnetometry; GPR; fortified settlement structure |
| Description | During the latefirst millennium AD, the Bulgarian Empire emerged in the eastern Balkans on the doorstep of the Byzantine Empire. In a bid to reconcile with—and impress—its powerful neighbour, Tsar Simeon I selected the fortified site of Veliki Preslav as a new capital city. Through the ninth and tenth centuries AD, the city was developed into one of the largest cities of the early Middle Ages in Europe. A fortified Inner City of palaces, churches and state buildings was accompanied by a large defended Outer City. The authors present the results of a recent geophysical survey, revealing patterning in the spatial and socio-economic organisation of the urban landscape between the ninth and fourteenth centuries AD. |
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