DOI Artikel:
Herbich, Tomasz: Preliminary report on the geophysical prospection on the site of Risan in Montenegro, 2008
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41951#0097
Tomasz Herbich
Warszawa
PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOPHYSICAL
PROSPECTION ON THE SITE OF RISAN
IN MONTENEGRO, 2008
Abstract: Non-invasive geoelectric prospection by the resistivity method was carried out in
Risan (Greek Rhizon, Roman Risinium) in 2008, covering an area of 7200 m2. Five different
areas of the ancient town were prospected:
- area of anticipated theater (A, B) - the results did not point to the presence of
anything like a regular theater in this spot;
- Carine VII, areas adjoining current excavations (C, D, E) - remains of stone
architecture and a section of a road were mapped;
- western part of Carine (areas F, G), anticipated location of monumental architecture
- the survey results suggested an open sąuare of regular shape, possibly surrounded by
buildings of some kind, possibly also a section of the Cyclopean wali;
- municipal gardens, o the spot of a Roman necropolis (areas H, I) - the prospection
mapped fragments of a structure with a regular layout (tomb?) and a potential wali
(enclosing the burial ground perhaps);
- terrace on the western slope of the fortress hill (gradine) - possible remnants of water-
collecting features.
Interpretation of the results is not facilitated by the multi-layered character of the
site, modern usage (various cuts for instałlations, leveling operations with the use of
rubble from elsewhere, etc). The geoelectric survey was carried out for the Center for
Research on the Antiąuity of Southeastern Europę within the framework of an
agreement between the University of Warsaw and the Institute of Archaeology and
Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Key words: archaeological geophysics, resitivity method, Risan.
The geophysical prospection of the site of Risan (ancient Greek Rhizon, Roman
Risinium) on the Boka Kotorska bay in Montenegro was performed for the Center for
Research on the Antiąuity of Southeastern Europę of the University of Warsaw, which has
been excavating the site sińce 2001 [Dyczek et al. 2004; Dyczek et al. 2007], The size of the
site and anticipation of ancient structures in open areas devoid of architecture led
archaeologist Piotr Dyczek directing the dig to reach for non-invasive prospection methods.
Warszawa
PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOPHYSICAL
PROSPECTION ON THE SITE OF RISAN
IN MONTENEGRO, 2008
Abstract: Non-invasive geoelectric prospection by the resistivity method was carried out in
Risan (Greek Rhizon, Roman Risinium) in 2008, covering an area of 7200 m2. Five different
areas of the ancient town were prospected:
- area of anticipated theater (A, B) - the results did not point to the presence of
anything like a regular theater in this spot;
- Carine VII, areas adjoining current excavations (C, D, E) - remains of stone
architecture and a section of a road were mapped;
- western part of Carine (areas F, G), anticipated location of monumental architecture
- the survey results suggested an open sąuare of regular shape, possibly surrounded by
buildings of some kind, possibly also a section of the Cyclopean wali;
- municipal gardens, o the spot of a Roman necropolis (areas H, I) - the prospection
mapped fragments of a structure with a regular layout (tomb?) and a potential wali
(enclosing the burial ground perhaps);
- terrace on the western slope of the fortress hill (gradine) - possible remnants of water-
collecting features.
Interpretation of the results is not facilitated by the multi-layered character of the
site, modern usage (various cuts for instałlations, leveling operations with the use of
rubble from elsewhere, etc). The geoelectric survey was carried out for the Center for
Research on the Antiąuity of Southeastern Europę within the framework of an
agreement between the University of Warsaw and the Institute of Archaeology and
Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Key words: archaeological geophysics, resitivity method, Risan.
The geophysical prospection of the site of Risan (ancient Greek Rhizon, Roman
Risinium) on the Boka Kotorska bay in Montenegro was performed for the Center for
Research on the Antiąuity of Southeastern Europę of the University of Warsaw, which has
been excavating the site sińce 2001 [Dyczek et al. 2004; Dyczek et al. 2007], The size of the
site and anticipation of ancient structures in open areas devoid of architecture led
archaeologist Piotr Dyczek directing the dig to reach for non-invasive prospection methods.