Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.33254/piaz.41.1.6
Results of LiDAR and field surveys of the Prigorje area
Miroslav Vuković
; Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Janja Mavrović Mokos
; Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Franka Ovčarić
; Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The TRANS RIVERS project, funded by the Croatian Science Foundation, deals with the study of prehistoric sites and communication routes along the Sava, Sutla, and Krapina rivers in the Croatian region of Prigorje. The area presents a challenging landscape for archaeological study due to factors that can be natural (flooding and erosion) or man-made (quarrying and urbanization). One of the main goals of the project is identifying new sites in the area of Marija Gorica hills and the slopes of Medvednica Mountain, which have not been influenced by the above-mentioned destructive processes. LiDAR imaging was best suited to these research problems. Within the scope of the project, we utilized data from three different airborne laser scanning surveys to ensure proper coverage of the research area. This paper presents the preliminary results of our first field surveys and LiDAR data interpretations, with particular regard to the prehistoric sites that are in the focus of the TRANS RIVERS project.
Keywords
LiDAR imaging; field survey; Prigorje; prehistoric sites
Hrčak ID:
320698
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Publication date:
16.9.2024.
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