Land allotment and field systems

A STUDY OF THE ROMAN ROAD NETWORK IN HUNGARY USING GIS.

by András Bödőcs

PhD dissertation's thesis. ELTE BTK, Budapest. 2008.

The initial aim of the dissertation was the reconstruction of the road network of Roman Pannonia by collecting the... more The initial aim of the dissertation was the reconstruction of the road network of Roman Pannonia by collecting the data on identifiable Roman road remains on the territory of modern Hungary, the collation of the data with other information on the
known archaeological sites, and its integration into an archaeological GIS. During the collection of the data and the linking of the data to sites and locations (and geographic co-ordinates), I found that the reliability of the available data could be
seriously challenged and thus the initial objective slipped farther and farther away. It became apparent that the seemingly secure courses of Roman roads as reconstructed by previous research were often based on inadequate and imprecise information, and thus the emphasis shifted to the mosaic-like collection of the
available evidence.

Földet a katonáknak

by András Bödőcs

Élet és tudomány 2011 (15), 460. o.

Magyarország egyik legrégebben és folyamatosan lakott települése a mai Szombathely, az ókori Savaria (Colonia Claudia... more Magyarország egyik legrégebben és folyamatosan lakott települése a mai Szombathely, az ókori Savaria (Colonia Claudia Savariensium). Savaria római alapítású colonia, azaz Rómával azonos polgárjogi státusszal rendelkező városként Claudius császár uralkodásának idején alapították. Alapítási körülményei egyelőre még tisztázatlanok, létrejöttének pontos évszámát nem ismerjük, valószínűsíthetően a Kr.u. 46-50. években vált coloniavá. Savaria körül is sor került a környező terület felosztására, amely során a leszerelő katonák, a veteranok számára osztottak ki földparcellákat. Ezekről a parcellákról eddig keveset tudtunk. Szerencsére az újabb kutatások eredményeit egy kirakós játékhoz hasonlóan, modern informatikai módszerek felhasználásával egymáshoz lehet illeszteni, így lassan kezd kialakulni egy kép, amely a mai Nyugat-Magyarország területén élő római birtokosok földjeiről, az itt élő ókori emberek „látható” tevékenységéről árulkodik.

A római kori birtokrendszer kialakítása és tájformáló hatása Pannoniában

by András Bödőcs

Bödőcs András–Kovács Gábor: A római kori birtokrendszer kialakítása és tájformáló hatása Pannóniában. Geodézia és Kartográfia. 2011/3. LXIII.évf.

The city of Szombathely in western Hungary is one of the oldest continuously inhabited town in the country. The... more The city of Szombathely in western Hungary is one of the oldest continuously inhabited town in the country. The foundation of colonia Savaria (about 46–50 AD, under the reign of Emperor Claudius) was the result of the roman conquest. The city was the settlement of free Roman citizens, its first inhabitants were the served and settled soldiers, the so called veterans. The surrounding territory of the town was divided and allotted among these veterans.
This land-allotment was an orderly, logically parceled, rectangular cadastral system, in which the allocation is based on an approx. 708×708 m floor unit, the so called centuria. The boundaries between the plots were composed often of artificial objects (roads, ditches), which corresponded to the orientation directions of this orthogonal system. This cadastral system and its development together were called centuriatio. The development of the centuriatio and the several centuries of Roman agricultural production have had a significant terrain-transformation impact.
These marks were thought to discover in the study of the terrestrial river’s streamlines. In several cases could be succeeded to point a match between the morphological characteristics of the area and the orientation of the centuriatio, which are probably rather casual than conscious coincidences, but we can assume artificial channels in some riverbed’s sections (like in case of creek Arany, Gyöngyös, Perint, Pinka), which were created by the design of the centuriatio network. These channels have now become beds of natural watercourses.

Integración de metodologías SIG para el estudio del territorio en época romana. Aplicación a las centuriaciones del Ager Tarraconensis

by GIAP Landscape Archaeology Research Group

Palet, J.M.; Orengo, H.A. & Fiz, J.I. 2011. ‘Integración de metodologías SIG para el estudio del territorio en época romana: aplicación a las centuriaciones del Ager Tarraconensis’ in V. Mayoral & S. Celestino (Eds.) Tecnologías de Información Geográfica y análisis arqueológico del territorio, Anejos del Archivo Español de Arqueología, LIX: 627-645.

Dinámica del poblamiento y romanización en la Laietania interior (Vallès Oriental, Barcelona). Del s. IV a.C. al s. I a.C.

by GIAP Landscape Archaeology Research Group

Florez, M. & Palet, J.M. 2010. Dinámica del poblamiento y romanización en la Laietania interior (Vallès Oriental, Barcelona). Del s. IV a.C. al s. I a.C. Bollettino di Archeologia On Line, 1.

Asentamientos rurales y estructuración de la Layetania interior (Barcelona): romanización e impacto de los programas de organización territorial

by GIAP Landscape Archaeology Research Group

Florez, M. & Palet, J.M. 2011. 'Asentamientos rurales y estructuración de la Layetania interior (Barcelona): romanización e impacto de los programas de organización territorial' in Corsi, C. & Vermeulen, F. (eds.) Changing Landscapes. The impact of Roman towns in the Western Mediterranean. Proceedings of the International Colloquium, Castelo de Vide - Marvão 15th-17th May 2008. Bolonya, Ante Quem: 141-166.

La Layetania interior: estudio arqueomorfológico en un área urbana (Vallès, Barcelona). Aspectos metodológicos

by GIAP Landscape Archaeology Research Group

Florez, M. & Palet, J.M. 2011. La Layetania interior: estudio arqueomorfológico en un área urbana (Vallès, Barcelona). Aspectos metodológicos. Agri Centuriati. An International Journal of Landscape Archaeology, 7 (2010): 257-262.

Les centuriacions de l’ager Tarraconensis. Organització i concepcions de l'espai

by GIAP Landscape Archaeology Research Group

Palet, J.M. & Orengo, H.A. 2010. ‘4. Les centuriacions de l’Ager Tarraconensis: organització i concepcions de l’espai / 4. The centuriations of the Ager Tarraconensis: spatial organisation and conceptualisation’ in M. Prevosti & J. Guitart (dirs.) Ager Tarraconensis 1. Aspectes històrics i marc natural / Historical aspects and natural setting. Tarragona, Institut d’Estudis Catalans / ICAC.

Centuriació i estructuració de l'Ager de la colònia de Barcino

by GIAP Landscape Archaeology Research Group

Palet, J.M.; Fiz, I. & Orengo, H.A. 2009. ‘Centuriació i estructuració de l’ager de la colònia Barcino; anàlisi arqueomorfològica i modelació del paisatge’ Quaderns d’Arqueologia i Història de la Ciutat de Barcelona, 5: 106-123.

Centuriación del territorio y modelación del paisaje en los llanos litorales de Barcino y Tarraco. Una investigación Interdisciplinar a través de la integración de datos arqueomorfológicos y paleoambientales

by GIAP Landscape Archaeology Research Group

Palet Martínez, J.M.; Orengo, H.A. & Riera Mora, S. 2011. ‘Centuriación del territorio y modelación del paisaje en los llanos litorales de Barcino (Barcelona) y Tarraco (Tarragona): una investigación interdisciplinar a través de la integración de datos arqueomorfológicos y paleoambientales’ Agri Centuriati. International Journal of Landscape Archaeology, 7 (2010): 113-129.

Chadwick, A.M. 2007. Trackways, hooves and memory-days – human and animal memories and movements around Iron Age and Romano-British rural landscapes.

by Adrian Chadwick

Published in V. Cummings and R. Johnston (eds.) Prehistoric Journeys. Oxford: Oxbow, pp. 131-152.

In this paper I was trying to explore the social experiences of animal herding amongst Iron Age and Romano-British... more In this paper I was trying to explore the social experiences of animal herding amongst Iron Age and Romano-British communities, and how in their daily and seasonal movements through these landscapes the lives, memories and agencies of cattle, sheep and pigs would have been closely entwined.

For me, when archaeological landscapes of fields and trackways are described I often feel that this presents a very static portrait of them. Instead, I tried to show how they are the settings for much more dynamic experiences of the landscape, where movement, memory and identity were important. Trying to write about the dynamics of memory and movement whilst illustrating such accounts with two dimensional plans still fails to conjure up a ready sense of these lived experiences though, and this is a challenge I hope to explore in future work.

Chadwick, A.M. 1999. Digging ditches, but missing riches? Ways into the Iron Age and Romano-British cropmark landscapes of the north midlands.

by Adrian Chadwick

In B. Bevan (ed.) Northern Exposure. Interpretative Devolution and the Iron Ages in Britain. Leicester: Leicester Archaeological Monographs, pp. 149-171.

In this paper I explored the extensive Iron Age and Romano-British cropmark landscapes of field systems, trackways and... more In this paper I explored the extensive Iron Age and Romano-British cropmark landscapes of field systems, trackways and enclosures found across Nottinghamshire and South and West Yorkshire from an interpretative social perspective. In particular, I sought explanations for the varied patterns of ditch digging across this region - some ditches were dug and then went out of use relatively quickly, whereas others were repeatedly recut during many different phases, but usually only after they had largely silted up.