Geologia Croatica, Vol. 78 No. 2, 2025.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.4154/gc.2025.09
Historical maps as a tool in the interpretation of urban topsoil geochemistry: A case study from the Roman city of Sisak, Croatia
Ajka Pjanić
orcid.org/0000-0001-7781-8247
; Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, Croatia
*
Goran Durn
; Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University in Zagreb, Croatia
Josip Halamić
orcid.org/0000-0003-3325-5811
; Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, Croatia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Topsoil geochemistry maps of the city of Sisak were compared with historical maps to explain the geochemistry of the topsoil. Historically, three periods of Sisak's development can be distinguished: 1) the Celtic and Roman period; 2) the Medieval period, and 3) the industrial era during the 20th century. Comparison of the geochemical maps with the historical maps reveals 1) the accumulation of elements in the soil and their preservation over 2,000 years; 2) the influence of infrastructural interventions on the geochemical composition of the topsoil and 3) the high rate of accumulation of potentially toxic elements in the topsoil due to rapid industrialisation on purely arable land.
Keywords
Roman Siscia; geochemical maps; historical maps; PTEs
Hrčak ID:
333034
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2025.
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