Culture 2000 European Landscapes past, present and future

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Culture 2000European Landscapes past, present
and future

• Progress of activities
• Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart Landesamt für
  Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg

Dr. Jörg Bofinger Dr. Jörg Biel Dr. Dirk Krausse
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Culture 2000 program and the late Hallstatt
Princely hill forts

• Detailed study of the micro-topography of the
  landscapes surrounding the Fürstensitze of late
  Hallstatt period (7th 5th c. BC)
• Air photography
• LIDAR
• Surveys
• geophysics
• Geomorphologic investigations
• Archaeological test-trenches
• Main objective extensive knowledge of the
  archaeological sites and their environment for
  well-directed site preservation

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Progress of activities (spring 2006)

• Comparison of different LIDAR-Data
• DTM project Baden-Württemberg (gridwith 1m,
  Elevation accuracy /- 0,15m) ca. Euro
  70/km2
• Special data-collection provided by TOPOSYS
  Ltd(gridwith 0.5m, Elevation accuracy /-
  0,05m) ca. Euro 500/km2

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Heuneburg (gridwith 0.5m, Elevation accuracy /-
0,05m) (gridwith 1m, Elevation accuracy /-
0,15m)
Result much cheaper data sets offer sufficient
resolution for archaeological analysis economy
of future LIDAR work will profit
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Research at the Heuneburg

• LIDAR-Scan of 20 sqkm Danube-Valley

In the region of the Heuneburg we have now LIDAR
data sets for an area of about 35 km2. One
possibility of landscape study is a simulation of
high tide and flood in the Danube valley near the
Heuneburg. In the non-flooded zones possible
settlement areas may be presumed, there also the
roman road is located.
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Research at the Heuneburg

• Archaeological investigations the defence-system
  of the Heuneburg percinct

For verifying and dating of some archaeological
structure of the defence system of the Heuneburg
test excavations have been undertaken during the
years 2004 and 2005. For example a small part of
the fortification ditch north of the Heuneburg
has been excavated.
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Wood in the fortification ditch
We have been able to prove, that the ditch (7 m
depth) dates back in the early iron age period of
the Heuneburg, because of some wooden artefacts,
dated by dendrochronological method.
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Geomorphologic studies (Dr. J. Merkt)
We have been able to prove, that the ditch (7 m
depth) dates back in the early iron age period of
the Heuneburg, because of some wooden artefacts,
dated by dendrochronological method.
OAK
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In this image different zones of the ditch-slope
are made visible. Already in prehistoric times
important geological soil movements and slips in
difficult terrain must have caused intense care
and maintance activities of the defence system.
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These soil movements are even better visible at
an other part oft the ditch.
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Example 2 The Hohenasperg
Not only the Heuneburg region but also the area
around the Hohenasperg only a few kilometres
away from the famous princely burial of Hochdorf
is in the focus of our research in target with
the Culture 2000 program. The burial mound of the
Kleinaspergle, was objective of some geophysical
exploration.
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Geophysical survey of the burial mound
Kleinaspergle near the Hohenasperg (Terrana
Dr. A. Patzelt)
In the beginning of this year a geophysical
survey in the environments of this early Laténe
burial mound revealed some small archaeological
traces. But in the wider area no archaeological
evidence appeared on the plan.
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Other activities

• Presentation of first analysis results of
  LIDAR-Data at CAA conference in Tomar, Portugal,
  march 2005 (article in print)
• Intense exchange between specialists working in
  other research programs focused on early Iron Age
  hill forts in France, Switzerland, Austria,
  comparison of different data (excavation,
  geophysics, aerial survey techniques).