scholarly journals Hallazgos arqueológicos recientes para el estudio de la presencia militar romana en el oriente gallego

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Manuel Costa-García ◽  
João Fonte ◽  
Manuel Gago ◽  
Andrés Menéndez Blanco ◽  
Valentín Álvarez Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Roman Army ◽  
Geographic Information Technologies ◽  
Military Presence ◽  
Nw Iberia ◽  
Roman Military ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques

En los últimos años hemos asistido a un incremento exponencial del número de evidencias arqueológicas relacionadas con la presencia del ejército romano en el noroeste peninsular. En este trabajo analizamos un conjunto de recintos identificados en el oriente gallego mediante el empleo de una metodología específica que aúna técnicas de teledetección y métodos de prospección arqueológica convencional. Estos yacimientos podrían identificarse como asentamientos militares romanos, de acuerdo con sus particulares características morfo-tipológicas. En las siguientes líneas se describen las estructuras arqueológicas documentadas, se analiza su patrón de asentamiento y se estudian sus relaciones con el territorio circundante con la ayuda de diversas tecnologías de información geográfica. ENG:NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA FOR THE STUDY OF THE ROMAN MILITARY PRESENCE IN EASTERN GALICIAABSTRACTThe archaeological evidence related to the presence of the Roman army in NW Iberia has exponentially increased in recent years. In this paper, we analysed a number of sites identified in the Galician easternmost territories by using a specific methodology which combines remote sensing techniques and conventional archaeological survey methods. These enclosures could be identified as Roman military sites, according to their particular morpho-typological characteristics. The goal of this work is to describe the documented archaeological structures, but also to analyse the settlement pattern of these sites, and to study their relations with the surrounding territory, thanks to the help of various geographic information technologies. KEYWORDSArchaeology; Survey; Remote Sensing; GIS; Fortifications; Roman period; NW Iberia

scholarly journals La presencia del ejército romano en las montañas de El Bierzo (León): novedades arqueológicas.

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 85-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Manuel Vidal Encinas ◽  
José Manuel Costa García ◽  
David González Álvarez ◽  
Andrés Menéndez Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Roman Army ◽  
Nw Iberia ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques ◽  
Military Archaeology ◽  
Remarkable Advance ◽  
Península Ibérica

ResumenEn las últimas dos décadas, la Arqueología militar romana ha experimentado un notable avance en la península ibérica. El uso sistemático de nuevas técnicas de teledetección constituye el último estadio de un proceso de renovación metodológica que ha permitido documentar un numeroso conjunto de yacimientos arqueológicos inéditos, o bien relacionar otros ya conocidos con el ejército romano. A su vez, esta información inédita ha subrayado la necesidad de desarrollar nuevas narrativas arqueológicas sobre los procesos de conquista y ocupación del Noroeste peninsular en tiempos antiguos. Este trabajo analiza tres nuevos yacimientos de reciente descubrimiento que pueden ayudarnos a entender estos procesos en El Bierzo, una comarca estratégica en las comunicaciones entre el Noroeste ibérico y la cuenca del Duero.AbstractRoman military archaeology has experienced a remarkable advance in the Iberian Peninsula during the last decades. The systematic use of remote sensing techniques is the latest stage in a process of methodological renovation that has helped to identify a significant number of new archaeological sites, or to link other already known sites with the Roman army. In addition, these new data have highlighted the need to develop renovated archaeological narratives on the conquest and occupation processes of NW Iberia in the Antiquity. In this paper, we analyse three recently discovered sites, which will help us to understand these phenomena in El Bierzo, a strategic region connecting NW Iberia and the Duero valley.

scholarly journals Following the Roman Army between the Southern Foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains and the Northern Plains of Castile and León (North of Spain): Archaeological Applications of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Tools

Geosciences ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 485
Author(s):  
Andrés Menéndez Blanco ◽  
Jesús García Sánchez ◽  
José Manuel Costa-García ◽  
João Fonte ◽  
David González-Álvarez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Airborne Lidar ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Cantabrian Mountains ◽  
Roman Army ◽  
Military Presence ◽  
Roman Military ◽  
Geospatial Datasets ◽  
Set Up

Sixty-six new archaeological sites have been discovered thanks to the combined use of different remote sensing techniques and open access geospatial datasets (mainly aerial photography, satellite imagery, and airborne LiDAR). These sites enhance the footprint of the Roman military presence in the northern fringe of the River Duero basin (León, Palencia, Burgos and Cantabria provinces, Spain). This paper provides a detailed morphological description of 66 Roman military camps in northwestern Iberia that date to the late Republic or early Imperial eras. We discuss the different spatial datasets and GIS tools used for different geographic contexts of varied terrain and vegetation. Finally, it stresses out the relevance of these novel data to delve into the rationale behind the Roman army movements between the northern Duero valley and the southern foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains. We conclude that methodological approaches stimulated by open-access geospatial datasets and enriched by geoscientific techniques are fundamental to understand the expansion of the Roman state in northwestern Iberia during the 1st c. BC properly. This renewed context set up a challenging scenario to overcome traditional archaeological perspectives still influenced by the cultural-historical paradigm and the pre-eminence of classical written sources.

scholarly journals The Roman Military Presence at Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire: a Reassessment of the Evidence from Aerial, Geophysical and LiDAR Survey

Britannia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 285-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.S. Hanson ◽  
R.E. Jones ◽  
R.H. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Aerial Photography ◽  
Geophysical Survey ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Military Presence ◽  
Temporary Structure ◽  
Roman Military ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques

ABSTRACTThe Roman military presence at Dalswinton is reassessed using a range of remote sensing techniques (geophysical survey, LiDAR and aerial photography). At Bankfoot the absence of internal buildings suggests the postulated vexillation fortress was a more temporary structure; while numerous pits/ovens were identified across the interior of the large Stracathro-type camp. The primary fort at Bankhead was provided with in-turned entrances and two small annexes attached to the north-west and south-east quadrants of the fort. A third much larger annexe extended southwards down to the river. Only pits and furnaces were recorded within the annexes, two of which were expanded in Phase 2. Various buildings, including legionary and auxiliary barracks, were identified in the expanded fort of Phase 2, whose orientation remained unchanged. A mixed garrison of legionaries and auxiliary cavalry is indicated for both periods of occupation. Finally, the fort was deliberately demolished. The Roman attribution of the three nearby enclosures at Butterhole Brae can no longer be supported.

scholarly journals Spatial analysis of protective forest plantations based on geographic information technologies and remote sensing data

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 408-420
Author(s):  
Sergey Antonov
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Water Erosion ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Forest Plantations ◽  
Sensing Data ◽  
Geographic Information Technologies ◽  
Protective Forest

In many agricultural regions of Russia, significant land areas are degraded and the Stavropol Territory is no exception. Protective forest plantations play an important role in protecting the soil from deflation and water erosion. Significant areas of protective forest plantations are in unsatisfactory condition, which leads to a decrease in the effectiveness of their protective function. As a result of the study, a new methodology was developed for assessing the spatial position of protective forest plantations using geographic information technologies and remote sensing data, which has tested in the territory of the Budyonnovsky District of the Stavropol Territory. It has been established that the existing protective forest plantations in the district are not sufficiently effective in protecting the arable land from deflation. Only 5 % of protective forest plantations are located at recommended distances from each other and 10 % are at an optimal angle to the most harmful winds. The low efficiency of protective forest plantations is associated with the peculiarities of their design at the initial stages of creating a protective framework, their achievement of the maximum age, as well as significant damage resulting from human activities. To assess the effectiveness of protective forest plantations in combating water erosion, we developed an original methodology for adjusting the digital elevation model SRTM in order to eliminate local elevations of the relief at the locations of protective forest plantations. It was found that the horizontal indicator of the boundaries in the territory of the Budyonnovsky District is 11 %, which indicates that protective forest plantations in the district were created primarily to protect the arable land from deflation. The presented methodological approaches can be used to adjust existing, and design new protective forest plantations.

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