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INTERNATIONALMEDITERRANEANSURVEYWORKSHOP

OrganizedbytheMeridaInstituteofArchaeologyincollaborationwiththeInstituteofHistory

SpanishNationalResearchCouncil(CSIC)Dates: 29 and 30 April 2011. Place of celebration: Centro de Ciencias Humanas y

Sociales del CSIC. C/ Albasanz 25-26. Madrid. Room 0E18(MenndezPidal).

GoogleMapsLink:

PROGRAMMEFriday, April 29

9:30h Opening session

10

Bintliff, J. " Improving the survey methodology for large multiperiod sites: an update from the city of

Thespiae.."

10:30

Gutirrez Soler, L. M. "Surveing at Giribaile. Experiences about an Iberian settlement study case.."

11 Cofee break

11:30

Mayoral Herrera, V. "Sampling in the dark: understanding the spatial structure of the surface record in

archaeological sites of the Serena region."

12

Seubers, J. "Crustumerium and its territory, new light through old windows.."

12:30

Carvajal, J. C. "Results of the Survey 2010 on Venetian-Ottoman remains in the National Park of Butrint,

Albania."

13

Donev, D. " A dispersed type of Roman to Late Roman settlement from Montenegro, near Skopje?

Evidence from the 2009/2010 survey campaign.."

13:30 Lunch break

16Wijngaarden, G. J. v. "Fieldwalking back and forth on Zakynthos. The limitations of quantitative

approaches to surface finds.."


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16:30

Grau Mira, I. "Survey strategies for the study of rural landscapes in eastern Iberia Iron Age: the valley of

Alcoi case study. ."

17

Sevillano Perea, L. "Assessing data quality and inter observer variability on Field Survey Archaeological

Record. Some experiments in peninsular Southwest."

17:30

Garca Snchez, J. "From off-site survey to house floor assemblages. A Survey strategy to understand an

agrarian roman landscape.."

18

Lang, F. " New challenges for old land".

18:30

21:00 Social dinner

Saturday, April 30

9:30

Vermeulen, F. "Integrating survey and excavation data in the forum area of Roman Ammaia (Alentejo,

Portugal)."

10

Campana, S. "Archaeological impact assessment: the Brebemi Project (Italy)."

10:30 Williamson, C. "The Elaia Survey"

11 Cofee break

11:30

Snchez-Palencia, F. J., D. Romero Perona, A. Beltrn Ortega, and J. L. Pecharromn Fuente. "Rural and

mining landscape: Zona Minera de Pino del Oro."

12

Garrido Gonzlez, P. "Methodological approaches on mining landscapes."

12:30

Pasquinucci, M., and S. Menchelli. "Surveying plains, surveying hills: some methodological remarks

from Central Italy.."

13

Cruz Berrocal, M., A. Uriarte Gonzlez, and J. Vicent Garca. "Possibilities and constraints of

archaeological surcey in a tropical environment. A case study from Moturiki Island (Fiji)."

13:30General discussion


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ABSTRACTSOFCONTRIBUTIONSINALPHABETICAL

ORDER

Author:J.Bintliff

AuthorAddress:LeidenUniversity,[email protected]:Improvingthesurveymethodologyforlargemultiperiodsites:anupdatefromthecityofThespiae.

Abstract: Since the 1960s when modern intensive survey began to evolve in the United States, a

growing

interest

has

manifested

itself

in

how

to

survey

and

interpret

the

surface

remains

of

large,

multi

periodsites.AreviewofcasestudiesinGreeceraisescomplexissuesaboutsamplingandourabilityto

adequatelyevaluateseparatephasesofsuchsettlement'sexistence.Theseproblemswillbediscussedin

thelightofexperimentalobservationsonthedatabasefortheancientcityofThespiae,a1hectaresite

totallysurveyedsince1985andnowbeingpreparedforpublication.

Author:S.Campana

AuthorAddress:Universityof Siena,DepartmentofArchaeology and theHistoryofArts. LandscapeArchaeologyandRemoteSensingLaboratory

Title:Archaeologicalimpactassessment: theBrebemiProject(Italy)

Abstract:Theworkpresented inthiscontributionformspartoftheBREBEMIproject, inreactiontoa

majormotorwayconstructiondevelopmentlinkingthetownsofBrescia,BergamoandMilaninnorthern

Italy foratotal lengthofabout120km.For the first time in Italyasetofnoninvasiveprocedures is

beingusedsystematically inordertoreducearchaeologicalrisk inadvanceofmotorwayconstruction.

This innovative project relies on the methodical collection of information from historical and

geographicaldocumentarysources,alongwithgeomorphologicalanalysis, theexaminationofexisting

vertical air photography, the collection of new data through targeted aerial survey and oblique air

photography, the acquisition of LiDAR data along thewhole of themotorway route (160 kmq at a

resolutionof4dotsper sqm)and the systematic collection forvery substantialareasofgeophysical

data,bothmagnetic (AMP)andgeoelectrical (ARP)atotal,so far,of438hectaresofAMPandARP

data(mesh0,5x0.5mand0.5x0.08m).Testexcavationsareplannedsystematically toverifyanomalies

andtheSuperintendencyfortheRegionofLombardyisalsoinitiatingrandomtrenchingforatotalof5%

ofthesurveyedarea.AGISplatformfortheprojecthasbeendesignedtomanageandintegrateallof

thedataateverystageofdevelopment (fromdataacquisition in the field to interpretationand field

checking)aswellastodemonstrateoverallpatternsandtocreatepredictivemodels.Theobjectivesof

theprojectaretoreduceasfarpossibleuncertaintyaboutthepresenceofarchaeologicalremainsalong

therouteandinparticulartoidentifyareaswhichshouldbeprotectedfromdestructionbecauseofthe

presenceofeitherupstandingorburiedarchaeologicalremains.

Author:J.C.Carvajal

AuthorAddress:DepartmentofArchaeology,[email protected]


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Title:ResultsoftheSurvey2010onVenetianOttomanremainsintheNationalParkofButrint,Albania

Abstract:InthispresentationanintroductionoftheresultsofasurveycarriedoutintheNationalPark

ofButrint(Albania) insummer2010 isoffered.TheNationalParkofButrint isaprivilegedreservefor

environmentandheritageinAlbaniaandinalltheMediterranean.Theideaoftheparkdevelopedafter

andaroundthearchaeologicalsiteofButrint,HellenisticRomantownandUNESCOheritagesite.Inthe

last years, archaeologists of the Butrint Foundation have expanded their research outside the

archaeologicaltownandtowardsthesurroundingareasofthepark.Thissurveymustbeconsideredone

stepinthisexpansion.TheaimofthesurveywastotackletheissueofthePostMedievaloccupationof

theareaofButrint,andmostconcretelythoseofthetransitionbetweentheVenetianandtheOttoman

occupations.Thesurveywasundertakenbyateamoffourpeoplewhodidextensivefieldwalkingintwo

areas searching for tracesofoccupationsdescribed inhistoricalmapsanddocuments.The sites that

were foundweredatedaccording to remainsofpotteryandbuildingdebrisand comparedwith the

locationsanddescriptionsprovided in thehistoricaldocuments.The resultsofferadecentdegreeof

fiabilityandtheyarecoherentwiththoseofotherresearchactivitiescarriedoutinthearea. According

totheseresults,theOttomantakeoverofButrintmarksanabsoluteturningpointinthehistoryofthe

site, because it marks the end of a coastal tradebased economy in order to tie more tightly the

ownership of Butrint by theOttoman power in themainland. This change left strongmarks in the

landscape and helped to define the coastline as a boundary of the state of Albania since its

independenceandlaterCommunistdevelopment.

Author:M.CruzBerrocal,A.UriarteGonzlezandJ.VicentGarca

Title:Possibilitiesandconstraintsofarchaeologicalsurveyinatropicalenvironment.Acasestudyfrom

MoturikiIsland(Fiji)

Abstract:MoturikiIslandbelongstotheLomaivitiGroupoftheFijianarchipelago,closetotheeastern

coast

of

the

main

island

of

Viti

Levu.

It

is

a

small

and

hilly

island,

10

km

long

and

2.5

km

wide.

An

archaeological surveyprojecthasbeendeveloped for studyingMoturiki settlement in the contextof

Fijianprehistory,sincefirsthumanoccupation(around3000yearsago)tilltheBritishcolonyattheend

ofthe19thcentury.

Moturikihasatropical forestenvironment,althoughquitemodifiedbyhumanactivities.This

landscapeoffers severalconstraints forarchaeologicalsurvey.One isageneral lackofarchaeological

visibility,duetodensevegetationcover.Anotheristhedestructionandrelocationofthearchaeological

record because the strong impact of erosion, favoured by heavy rainfall, steep slopes and human

deforestation through slashandburn agriculture. Moreover, surveyors movement across landscape

usestobehard,bothontheroughhillsandonthemarshesofthecoastallowlands.

Survey strategy has consisted of inspecting previously selected landscape areas and also

documenting accidental finds during displacements from one place to another.Different geographic

information sources have been used for planning survey, such as historical cartography and high

resolutionimagery.Localnativeguideshavebeenessentialforproperlyidentifyingandreachingsurvey

targets.Particularemphasishasbeendevotedtoplaceswithgoodvisibility(suchasagriculturalplots),

whichactasrealarchaeologicalwindowsinthissortoflandscape.GPShasbeenintensivelyusedfor

recordingbotharchaeologicalfinds(artefacts,structures)andnofindlocations.Surveyhasrevealeda

verydensearchaeologicallandscape,withsignificantpotteryscatterswherevisibilityisgoodandseveral

typesofstructuresforterrainconditioning(platforms,terraces,ditchesandsoon).

Author:D.Donev


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AuthorAddress:[email protected]:AdispersedtypeofRomantoLateRomansettlementfromMontenegro,nearSkopje?Evidence

fromthe2009/2010surveycampaign.

Abstract:Thepresentationwill includeabriefdescriptionof thepreliminary resultsofasmallsurvey

projectnearSkopje.Distributionmapsofthesurfacefindsandtableswithbasicstatisticswillbeshown.

The studyof thegatheredmaterial is still inprogress,andchronologicalmapsarenotavailable. It is

howeverevidentthatthegreatmajorityconsistsofmaterialfromtheRoman,andOttomanandEarly

ModernPeriods.Themapofsherdsdistributionsuggesttheexistenceofadozenofrelativelyslightand

small concentrations of surface finds, barely emerging from the thin offsite carpet presumably

producedbythecurrentsettlements,existingatthepresentlocationssincethe18thcentury,atleast.It

isbelievedthatthesearetheremainsofanetworkofdispersedfarmsorhamlets.

Author:J.GarcaSnchez

AuthorAddress:readeArqueologa [email protected]:Fromoffsite survey tohousefloorassemblages. ASurvey strategy tounderstandanagrarian

romanlandscape.

Abstract: The fact of dealingwith different site recording strategies is such a common topic in the

surveyliterature,eveninthoseconcernedwithregionalapproaches.Thisseemstobenonproblematic

forprojectswhosemaingoalrelatestotheregionalreconnaissanceofmultiperiodsettlementpatterns.

Pure siteless surveys are seldom developed. During an offsite oriented survey we found the

unexpected presence of rural settlements,whose relationshipwith the offsite landscape has to be

understoodwhilemaintainingourregionalaim.Inthisbriefpaperwewouldliketotointroduceoursite

recordingstrategy,whichwasdevelopedbasedonGPStechnology.ThisGPSGISassistedmethodology

permits excellent accuracy, avoids a large and timewasting process of grid recording and gathers

enough information to understand intrasite variations both in functionality and chronology, and

convertthisdataintoacontinuoussmoothedsurfaceratherthanotherkindofinterpolateddata.This

methodologyallowsustoconsiderthesurfacerecordinatheoreticalway.Weunderstandboththesite

andoffsiterecordaspartofasystemiccontext,wherehousefloorassemblagesalsohavealotofscope

infiguringoutthelandscapeexploitationinancienttimes.

Author:P.GarridoGonzlez

AuthorAddress:UniversidaddeSevilla,[email protected]:Methodologicalapproachesonmininglandscapes

Abstract:Miningseemstohavebeenoneoftheclearestfields inwhichtheRomanstate intervened,

searchingformetalresourcestofinancetheimperialpolicyandbureaucracy.Aftertheexampleofthe

Guadiamar rivervalley,30km.westofSeville (Spain),wewilldiscuss themethodologicalprocedures

designedtocheckthewayinwhichRomansexploitedtheirprovincesandthearchaeologicaltracesthey

leftindoingso:

First of all, a triplestratified survey strategy, as well as the combination of several

archaeological techniques. (surfacesurvey,geophysics).Thiswill includeaquick reviewoncollection,

managementandstoringmethods.

Secondly,theimplementationofGIStoolsandstatisticalapproachestoanalyzetheevidence

againstasetoflocationalandformalvariables.


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And finally, the absolute importance of comparative studies to reach the objectives as

historianswemustpursue,insistingontheimportanceofmetadataandtheseveralwayswecanuseto

dealwithsodifferentkindsofinformation.

Author:I.GrauMira

AuthorAddress:UniversidaddeAlicante,[email protected]:Surveystrategiesforthestudyof rural landscapesineasternIberiaIronAge:thevalleyofAlcoi

casestudy.

Abstract:Traditionally, thestudyofIberianIronAgeruralsettlementhasbeenbasedontheconceptof

a site identified as a point in the countryside. These sites were ranked according to dimensions

establishedbysurfacescatters. RecentfieldworkinthevalleyofAlcoy,southernofValencianCountry,

hasprovidedrefinedarchaeological recordthatallowsadvancingonthistopic.Thisdocumentation is

interpretedrevisitingtheconceptofIberianruralsite,whichpermitustoidentifyresidentialandnon

residentiallandusesandalsotorecognizethevariabilityoftheruralsettlementintheareaofstudy.

Author:L.M.GutirrezSoler

AuthorAddress:UniversidaddeJan.CentroAndaluzdeArqueologaIbrica.lmsoler@ujaen.esTitle:SurveingatGiribaile.ExperiencesaboutanIberiansettlementstudycase.

Abstract:GiribaileisanancientIberiancity,locatedintheupperGuadalquivirvalley(provinceofJan,

Andalusia).By the timeof the IberianCulture thisplacebelonged to theCastulopolitician territory;

Giribaileisabout15kmfarfromCastuloupstream.Atthebeginningofthe1990westartedtosurvey

thesurroundingsofGiribaile,becauseofthebuildingoftheGiribailedam.Fromthismomentwehave

carried

out

developing

several

surveying

campaigns

to

reach

the

current

moment.

During

these

years

we have researched inside and outside the Iberian city and the survey have increased his intensity,

followingtheexamplesoftheotherreferencesurveyingprojectsintheMediterraneanarea.

Giribailehasdevelopedan interestingexperimentalresearch line inthesurveyscientific field

andweare interested ingoingaheadthisway. Wehopeprovideusgoodspecific informationabout

Giribaile to sharedifferentexperiences.Wewant tobe able towork in a goodway topermit valid

comparisonswith other cases that had been developing in theMediterranean area.Nowadays it is

beginningasurveyresearchI+Dprojectwhichitisinterestedinthestudyofthehistoriccomplexityof

theMediterraneanlandscapes,focusontheGiribailecase.

Author:F.LangAuthor Address: Klassische Archologie FB 15. Technische Universitt Darmstadt. Email:[email protected]:NewchallengesforoldlandAbstract:InthewesternregionofGreece,Akarnania,wecarriedouttwosurfacesurveysbetween1992and2006.Thesurveyareaswerelocatedintwodifferentgeographicalregions:theStratikissituatedin

thehinterlandandthePlaghiaPeninsulaatthecoast.Amongotherthingsthechoiceforbothresearch

areasbasedonthe ideatocomparetowhatextentthedifferentenvironmentalconditions influenced

thelife.Forexample,fromaneconomicpointofviewStratossituatedbesideariverdiffersfromtherich

coastareaofPlaghiaPeninsula,that isalsodifferentpossibilitiesoftheconsumption (freshwaterand

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Besidethatanewquestionaroseaftertheworkofourcooperationpartnerofthegeosciences.

WehavestronghintstohighenergeticeventsatthePlaghiaPeninsula.Thesetsunamisdestroyedthe

northcoastandwewonderhowdidtheseeventsaffecttheareaandthe life? Isthereanychanceto

detectthesedestructionsbysurveymethod?Whichimpacthassucheventsofthesettlementstrategy?

Secondly,westartedwithannewXRaydevicetoanalyzethegeochemicalcompositionofthesherdsin

order

to

built

up

regional

ceramic

references

based

on

geochemical

results.

With

this

compilation

we

areabletoreconstructthenetworkoftravellingpotsandtheproductionareasinourresearchregion.

Author:V.MayoralHerrera

AuthorAddress:InstitutodeArqueologa(CSICJuntadeExtremadura)[email protected]:Sampling inthedark:understandingthespatialstructureofthesurfacerecord inarchaeological

sitesoftheSerenaregion

Abstract: We present preliminary results of recentwork developed in the Guadamez river (Serena

region, Spain). Several sites were detected through intensive survey around the early Roman

fortification of Castejon de las Merchanas. In some of them we carried out sherd collection by

systematic sampling. The field procedure and criteria for data recording are described. Exploratory

analysis of this information allows to define general trends in the internal structure of the surface

distribution.Wealsocheckthepossibilityofidentifyingmeaningfulrelationshipsbetweenthefiguresof

differentartifact types in the samplingunits. Finally, interactionwithmicro relief recordingofsites

allows to explore the dynamic dimension of processes affecting sherd movement due to erosion,

topographyandploughing.

Author:M.PasquinucciandS.Menchelli

AuthorAddress:Dpt.ScienzeStorichedelMondoAntico,[email protected];[email protected]

Title:Surveyingplains,surveyinghills:somemethodologicalremarksfromCentralItaly.

Abstract:ThestudiedareasareNorthcoastalEtruria(theSerchio,Arno,andCecinarivervalleys)and

SouthPicenum (characterizedbyhillyterrains).A flexibleresearchstrategyhastobeapplied inthese

projects inordertofacedifferentgeomorphologiccontexts.Theriversedimentation intheplainsand

theerosionofthehillslopes,togetherwithothervariousnaturalandantropogenicfactors,inducebias

thatcanbeevaluatedonlybywellconsideredstandardsincludingquantitativeandqualitativedata.We

will focus on the centuriated landscapes in both regional contexts: due to the geomorphologic

peculiarities,theyresulttohavebeenmouldedbydifferentgromatictechniques.Moreover,theyhave

survived till now because of different natural and historical agencies and show different degrees of

visibility.

Author:F.J.SnchezPalencia,D.RomeroPerona,A.BeltrnOrtegaandJ.L.PecharromnFuente

Author Address: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientficas. Instituto de Historia, Centro deCienciasHumanasySociales

Title:Ruralandmininglandscape:ZonaMineradePinodelOro

Abstract:ThegoldminingareaofPinodelOroisinthewestoftheSpanishprovinceofZamora,nearof

theborderwithPortugal.InrecentyearstheESTAPteamhasbeenworkinginthearea,focusingonthe

environment, social structure andexploitationofnatural resources. The surveyinghas identifiedan

importantstripminingareaandafarmingterracedatedtotheromanage,aswellassettlementsites


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likeElPicn,LaCiguadueaorPeaRedonda. OnsitesurveyshaveofferedaclearimageofEl

Picn,wherestudieshaveundergoneseveralphases:a)PhotoInterpretationb)MetalDetectorSurvey

c)Topographical surveyd)GeophysicalSurvey.Thesehaveenabled the recognitionofarchaeological

dispersionareasaswellasastructure thatsurrounds thesite.Theoffsitesurveyshavediscovereda

greatgroupofminingstructuresalongthestreamsofPinodelOro.Inthiscasethephotointerpretation

played

a

limited

role

because

of

the

mining

morphology.

For

that

reason,

a

geoarchaeological

survey

in

thestreamsofPinowascarriedoutandcombinedwithavailablegeologicaldata.Thankstothisstudy

the detection of the principal structures in the area has been possible. The analysis of the rural

landscapehasfocusedonthestudyofagroupoffarmingterracesdetectedadjacenttoPeaRedonda,

animportantromansite.

Author:J.Seubers

Author Address: PhD Mediterranean Archaeology. Institute of Archaeology, [email protected]

Title:Crustumeriumanditsterritory,newlightthrougholdwindows.

Abstract:Aspartoftherecentlystartedresearchproject"ThepeopleandtheState,materialculture,

social structure and political centralization around Rome (800 450 BC), theGroningen Institute of

Archaeology (GIA) has, as of february 2011, commenced studies of the ancient Latin site of

Crustumeriumanditsterritory.Thesestudiescomplementthecemeteryexcavationsithascarriedout

atthesitesince2006incollaborationwiththeSoprintendenzaSpecialeperiBeniArcheologicidiRoma

(dott.F.diGennaro). TheIronAgesettlementofCrustumeriumislocatedonahillplateauintheTiber

Valley about 15km north of Rome. Well known from historical sources, the site's location was

established bymethodoffieldsurveysintheseventies.Sincethenthesiteanditssurroundingshave

beenpartofmany research initiatives,allcarriedoutunder theaegisof theSSBAR.GIA'ssettlement

studies

will

in

the

first

instance

aim

at

bringing

together

old

and

new

archaeological

settlement

data

collectedover severaldecadesof researchat the siteand in its territorybyvarious researchers.The

developmentofadedicateddatabaseandGISwillthenallowtheapplicationofmethodsofanalysisthat

werepreviouslyunavailable.Assuchtheprojectmaycontributetoourunderstandingoftheprocessof

earlystateformationinwhichCrustumeriumwasinvolved,whichisamajorresearchaimoftheproject

The People and the State. In this presentation I will address the options of new technological

approachestotheexistingarchaeologicaldataasafirststep.

Author:L.SevillanoPerea

AuthorAddress:InstitutodeArqueologa(CSICJuntadeExtremadura)[email protected]:AsessingdataqualityandinterobservervariabilirtyonFieldSurveyArchaeologicalRecord.Some

experimentsinpeninsularSouthwest

Abstract:TwodifferentcasestudiesfromthemiddleGuadianabasinallowustocalibratetheaccuracy

andreliabilityofthesurfacesurveydatageneratedbytheregionalstudiesofInstitutodeArqueologa

Mrida.Everysinglerecordedartifacthasassociateditsexactgeographicalpositionnexttoinformation

relatedtothesurfacevisibility,landuse,timeofthedayandcrewmemberexperience.Areviewofdot

scatters over different land plots shows that the results of the fieldwork are dependent onmany

conditions. This paper presents an approach to make comparable the archaeological information

bearing the influenceof these factors.The subsequentmapsease the interpretationof the findings

beingclosertothehypotheticalrealpresenceofthearchaeologicalentities.

Author:F.Vermeulen


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Author Address: Universiteit Gent (B), Department of Archaeology Universidade de vora (P),[email protected]

Title:IntegratingsurveyandexcavationdataintheforumareaofRomanAmmaia(Alentejo,Portugal)

Abstract:SimultaneouswithongoingarchaeologicalexcavationsoftheRomantownsiteofAmmaiain

SouthernPortugal,agroupof researchersof theuniversitiesofvora,GhentandCassinohas,during

pastyears,achievedafullcoveragegeophysicalandtopographicsurveyoftheintramuralpartofthis

abandoned ancient city. Ongoing operations, including also artifact surveys, remote sensing and

geomorphologicaloperationshavealreadyallowedtoreconstruct indetailmanyaspectsoftheurban

pattern. In this contribution the methodological side of some integrating approaches, especially

concerninggeophysicsandexcavationdata,isbeingconsidered.Thewellstudiedareaoftheforumof

thistownisusedasaprimeexample.

Author:G.J.v.Wijngaarden

Author Address: Amsterdam Archaeological Centre, University of [email protected]

Title:FieldwalkingbackandforthonZakynthos.The limitationsofquantitativeapproachestosurface

finds.

Abstract:ThearchaeologicalrecordontheGreekislandofZakynthosisveryfragmentary.Theextreme

dynamics in the island's landscapedue to tectonics,a longhistoryof intensiveagricultureand recent

touristicdevelopmenthasresultedintoahighlydisturbedarchaeologicalsurfacerecord.Tosuitthese

circumstances, amethodof fieldwalkingwaspracticed in theZakynthosArchaeologyProject (2006

2010),which aimed to separate the quantitative recording of surface finds and the collection. This

method,"walkingbackandforth"hasbeensubjecttomuchdiscussioninthefieldandduringdinners.In

thispaper, the resultsof thismethodwillbeevaluatedquantitatively.Thiswillserveasabasis fora

discussionabouttheusefulnessofquantitativeapproachesinsurveyinsuchadisturbedlandscape.

Author:C.Williamson

AuthorAddress:[email protected]:TheElaiaSurvey

Abstract: Since 2006 the German Archaeological Institute has been carrying out archaeological

investigationsatElaia,theportoftheancientcityofPergamononthewestcoastofTurkey.Thefirst

planofthecitywasproposedattheendofthe19thcenturybymembersofthePergamonexcavation

campaign.Sincethattimenofurtherexplorationshavetakenplaceatthishistoricallyhighlysignificant

site.Theaimoftheproject,whichisbeingfundedbytheDeutscheForschungsgemeinschaft(SPP1209),

is to reconstruct the plan of the town and the harbour by means of archaeological survey,

measurements in the shallow waters taken by pile core sampling (H. Brckner), and geophysical

prospecting(cooperationwithKielUniversity).Aceramicssurveyenablesthelocalizationofsettlement

concentrationsandaffordsinsightsintothematerialcultureofthecity.Itishopedthatbythismeans

wecanclarifyhowtheancientpolisofElaia,underthe influenceofthePergamenekings,becamean

importantmilitarybase and trading centre.On thebasis of pottery finds and a stone axe it canbe

demonstratedthatan initialsettlementalreadyexistedon theAcropolis in theearlyBronzeAge (3rd

Mill.BC).ThecityexpandedappreciablyintheHellenisticperiodwhenitbecamethemaritimesatellite

of

the

Pergamenes.

This

is

attested

by

a

Hellenistic

street

grid

and

by

an

enlarged

harbour

zone

with

mightyfortificationswhichwasdetectedwiththeaidofgeomagneticmeasurements.Thankstothehelp


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of local fishermenwe foundnumerous remainsofmolesorbreakwatersextendingacrossanareaof

about1x2km;theconstructiontechnologyindicatesthattheycouldbeofHellenisticprovenance.This

importantdiscoverycould infutureshedentirelynew lightonPergamon'ssignificanceasaHellenistic

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Suburban trains

Madrid has a network of suburban trains that link up with the Underground network. In thefollowing stations there are connections train-Underground connections: Atocha RENFE,Embajadores, La Laguna, Aluche, Nuevos Ministerios, Prncipe Po, Pitis, Recoletos, Mndez lvaro,Vallecas and Viclvaro. In the arrivals zone of T1 (ground floor) there is a RENFE (Spanish railwaynetwork) office. There you can obtain information about the railway network and makereservations or buy long distance and high speed (AVE) train tickets.
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