Theme:
5. Theories and methods in archaeology: interactions between disciplines
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
CANCELLED Reconnecting to Prehistory: Micro-Regional Topographical Research Approaches, Scalability, Comparability
Content:
Micro-regional archaeological research has always been core interest for generations of archaeologists. Nowadays, when large scale infrastructure works and intensive agricultural activities lead to extensive archaeological rescue actions, non-destructive micro-regional research with topographic orientation is still getting considerable attention.
Generally, not only commonly used archaeological field surveys with surface collections, but also other types of non-invasive investigation methods (e.g. geophysical prospections, remote sensing) have been adopted and used for exploring our past. Conferences and workshops were held, and even technical manuals were published presenting case studies with different approaches.
In this session we would like to pay attention to interpretation and classification of prehistoric sites by investigating spatial relationships between different archaeological sites and the landscape. Different types of survey methods and non-invasive technologies provide differing sets of data in regard to the extension, inner structure or distribution of sites etc. Furthermore, varying objective, dimensions and scales of such surveys may often result in barely comparable results.
The session focuses on all aspects of non-destructive micro-regional research with topographic approach from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. The main discussed questions are: how to define micro-region? What are the time and methodological challenges of micro-regional research? How to compare micro-regional research with various levels of survey-ability, scale and methodological approach? This session invites a broad range of theme- and methodologically oriented contributions focusing on various aspects of the research process, such as data capture, data management, visualisation, data processing and good practice. We particularly invite novel papers discussing theoretical and methodological challenges of micro-regional research, site diagnostics and surveys in different environments.
Keywords:
Micro-Regional Research, Prehistory, Non-Destructive Methods, Good Practice,
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Nicklas Larsson (Hungary) 1
Co-organisers:
Peter Tóth (Czech Republic) 2
Szilvia Guba (Hungary) 3
Gábor Bácsmegi (Hungary) 4
Károly Tankó (Hungary) 5
Affiliations:
1. Hungarian National Museum
2. Masaryk University
3. Kubinyi Ferenc Museum
4. Munkácsy Mihály Museum
5. Eötvös Lóránd University - HAS Research group
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