Pliska and Veliki Preslav : non-invasive research into the urban planning of two early medieval centers

• Authors: MILO Peter; ALADZHOV Andrey; DIMITROV Petar; HAVELKA Jan; MANOLOVA VOYKOVA Maria; MILOVÁ Beáta; REKEMOVÁ Anna Mária; ŠÁLKA Dávid; TENCER Tomáš; VÁGNER Michal
• Year of publication: 2023
• Type: Article in Proceedings
• Conference: Advances in On- and Offshore Archaeological Prospection : Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts
• web: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8:3-2023-00158-0
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.38072/978-3-928794-83-1/p39
• Keywords: Bulgaria; central sites; early Middle Ages; geophysical survey; settlement structure
• Description: Geophysical surveys in Pliska and Veliki Preslav (Bulgaria) brought a breakthrough in our view of the appearance of early medieval centres in the Balkans. Urban planning on a scale of dozens of hectares has been documented for the first time. It has been found that wooden buildings massively accompany masonry architecture. Using a magnetic survey, we have been able to define the road network and functionally specific areas.

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