From the to the A spatial approach to reconstruct Roman roads in Srem Region (Serbia) Sara ZANNI (Institut Ausonius UMR 5606, Université Bordeaux Montaigne) Biljana LUČIĆ (Zavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture Sremska Mitrovica) Alessandro DE ROSA (Indipendent Researcher)
The RecRoad Project
From Aquileia to Singidunum following the Tabula Peutingeriana
The stages Aquileia Ponte Sonti Fl Frigid in Alpe Iulia Longatico Nauporto Emona Aceruone XIIII XV XII XII XVIII XIIII Ad Protoriu Crucio Noviodunum Romula Quadrata Ad fines Siscia Ad Praetorium Servitio Urbate XVI XVI X XIIII XIIII XX XXX XXIII XXXIII Marsonie Ad Basante Saldis Drinum fl. Sirmium Bassianis Idiminio Tauruno Confluentis Singiduno XX XVIII XVIII XVIII VIII VIIII III
The route in the Tabula Peutingeriana The route represented in the Tabula Peutingeriana passes from Emona (Ljubljana), then it turns South-West towards the Sava river, that it touches at Siscia. It follows therefore the river to its confluence with the Danube in Singidunum.
The Methodology
Historical maps Franzisco-Josephinische Landesaufnahme Third Military Survey of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1869-1887) Franziszeische Landesaufnahme Franciscan Cadastre (1806-1869) Josephinische Landesaufnahme First Military Survey of the Austrian Empire (1763-1787) Spezialkarte der Osterreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie Special Map of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1877-1914)
Geo-referencing methods: Josephinische Landesaufnahme First Military Survey of the Austrian Empire (1763-1787) Method: Manual geo-referencing with GCP positioning Reference: Former Yugoslavia TopoMap 1:50.000. Serie M709. Producer: U.S. Defense Mapping Agency (1995) Precision: < 80 m error.
Geo-referencing methods: Franziszeische Landesaufnahme Franciscan Cadastre (1806-1869) Method: Manual geo-referencing with GCP positioning Reference: Former Yugoslavia TopoMap 1:50.000. Serie M709. Producer: U.S. Defense Mapping Agency (1995) Precision: < 25 m error.
Geo-referencing methods: Franzisco-Josephinische Landesaufnahme Third Military Survey of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1869-1887) Method: Conversion of map coordinates to EPSG:4883 (Slovenia 1996). East coordinates calculated on Ferro Meridian (+17.4 from Greenwich) Precision: <80 m error.
Geo-referencing methods: Spezialkarte der Osterreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie Special Map of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1877-1914) Method: Conversion of map coordinates to EPSG:4883 (Slovenia 1996). East coordinates calculated on Ferro Meridian (+17.4 from Greenwich) Precision: <50 m error.
Pusta Dreispitz: where is it?
Pusta Dreispitz site Sremska Mitrovica Pusta Dreispitz
In the visible range
SPOT Image
Sentinel-2A : technical specifications
Sentinel-2A image: NDVI
Sentinel-2A image: RED+NIR combination
CC3 Algorithm Agapiou, A., 2016. Orthogonal equations for the detection of hidden archaeological remains de-mystified. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, pp.1 6. CropMarks Coefficient calculation: CC3=(0.19*ρBand 1TM+0.56*ρBand 2TM)+(- 0.81*ρBand 3TM-0.04*ρBand 4TM) ρband = radiance in µm 1TM = Blue band 2TM = Green band 3TM = Red band 4TM = NIR band
Sentinel-2A image: CC3 Algorithm
CC3 Algorithm modified CC3_AD = (0.19 * ρband 1TM + 0.56 * ρband 2TM) (- 0.81 * ρband 3TM - 0.04 * ρband 4TM)
Sentinel-2A image: CC3 algorithm modified
NDVI Red+NIR CC3 CC3_DR
Pusta Dreispitz in the 1 st Military Survey of the Austrian Empire (1763-1787)
Pusta Dreispitz in the 2 nd Military Survey of the Austrian Empire (1806-1869)
Pusta Dreispitz in the 3 rd Military Survey of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1869-1887)
Pusta Dreispitz in the Spezialkarte of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1877-1914)
The archaeological record Brunšmid, J., 1900. Arheološke bilješke iz Dalmacije i Panonije. Journal of the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, 4(1), p.198 Cadastral map of the extensive archaeological survey performed by Popović in the 1980s. (Database of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments Sremska Mitrovica E 120/B/12, inv. no. X)
Survey results Multi-layered site: Fragments of common pottery from Prehistory to Roman age Good quality yellow-ochre glazed pottery XVI-XVIII century Bronze Hungarian coin 1896
2 filler bronze Hungarian coins of Franz Joseph I. Reverse inscription: MAGYAR KIRÁLYI VÁLTÓPENZ 1896