Dataset of variables and results for spatial network analysis of shortest distances on Roman roads between the proxies for the positions of Roman soldiers and the worship of Asclepius, Apollo, Minerva, and Jupiter, and the positions of Roman physicians in the selected provinces of the Roman Empire. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 892604.

Slides from lightning-round presentation on February 5, 2018, during NYCDH Week.

The need to manage water resources is timeless. The "Monuments of Fontus" story map describes how and where ancient Roman engineers delivered water resources. The story starts at a water source and courses downstream through an aqueduct and into a city distribution facility. There the water is divided and released into pipes, traveling up and down water towers and into bath houses, factories, fountains, and homes. The story map makes a final stop in Roman Pompeii, where the tragic eruption of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79 preserved water features worthy of a geodatabase model complete with domains and subtypes. The "Monuments of Fontus" story map was conceived as an extension of a GIS data management class project to create a geodatabase to model components of ancient Roman city water distribution systems. The story map would be lifeless without the kind permission of Larry Mays and Wilke Schram for the use of their images.

This repository contains the data necessary for the realization of a least cost network for camel transport during antiquity (Ptolemaic and Roman period) in the Egyptian eastern desert. The details of the network construction and data processing can be found in the the associated paper and datapaper.

Paper
Manière, L., Crépy, M., Redon, B. (2020) Modelling the Hellenistic and Roman Road Networks of the Eastern desert of Egypt, a Semi-Empirical Approach Based on Modern Travelers’ Itineraries. Submitted for publication

Datapaper
Manière, L., Crépy, M., Redon, B. (2020) Geospatial data from the “Modelling the Hellenistic and Roman Road Networks of the Eastern desert of Egypt, a Semi-Empirical Approach Based on Modern Travelers’ Itineraries” paper. Submitted for publication

The ZIP file consist of GIS files and an Access database with information about the excavations, findings and other metadata about the archaeological survey.

Shapefile depicting all Roman roads within 100km of the line of the Hadrian’s Wall Frontier. Original material adapted from Blackwood (2017) and includes information derived from Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 base map and evidence from recent archaeological investigation (Collins 2018, Collins 2019, Collins and Symonds 2019). Attribute table includes information about class (major or mind road), certainty of existence, object length, road name (if applicable), the sites that the road leads from and to and Margary reference number (Margary 1967). GIS Vector data (polyline) created using ArcGIS ArcMap 10.5 in OSG36 (EPSG:27700) co-ordinate system. This dataset was created as part of the Hadrian’s Wall Community Archaeology Project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.ReferencesBlackwood, C. 2017. GB Roman Roads, [Dataset]. EDINA. https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/1777.

Collins, R. 2018. ENGLAND 3. HADRIAN'S WALL. Britannia, 49, 342-347. doi:10.1017/S0068113X18000326

Collins, R. 2019. ENGLAND 3. HADRIAN'S WALL. Britannia, 50, 416-419. doi:10.1017/S0068113X19000370

Collins, R. and Symonds, M. (eds.) 2019. Hadrian’s Wall 2009-2019: A Summary of Excavation and Research prepared for The Fourteenth Pilgrimage of Hadrian’s Wall, 20-28 July 2019. Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society and the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Kendal, 19-26.

Margary, I. 1967. Roman Roads in Britain. 2nd edition. London: John Baker.

1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster [TIFF geospatial data], Scale 1:25000, Ordnance Survey (GB), Using: EDINA Digimap Ordnance Survey Service, , Downloaded: 2017-10-24 15:07:52.57

The information in the abstract is translated from the archaeological report: The Swedish National Heritage Board's Contract Archaeology Service, UV Öst, carried out a field evaluation in August 2002, and a final excavation in November the same year. The surveys covered remains of an Iron Age settlement by Stora Ängård, Lambohov, Slaka parish in Linköping municipality, Östergötland County, and were brought about by the municipality's plans of constructing a residential area with single-family houses on the location. The area is rich in ancient monuments and archaeological remains and the excavation was carried out nearby graves, stone fences and abandoned fields. The remains found were post holes, hearths, pits, pit systems and finds such as pottery, burnt clay, burnt bones and quartz. The investigations have shown that the site goes back to the Early Roman Iron Age and the Migration Period.

Purpose:

The information in the purpose is translated from the archaeological report: The purpose of the field evaluation was to form an opinion of the type, intensity and extension of the archaeological remains found during the preceding survey, and date them if possible. The purpose of the final excavation was to document, date and interpret the features and structures. The result of the investigations will be seen in an Early Iron Age perspective, with a starting point in the known archaeological remains and previous surveys carried out in the area.

The ZIP file consist of GIS files and an Access database with information about the excavations, findings and other metadata about the archaeological survey.

The information in the abstract is translated from the archaeological report: Due to new construction and rebuilding of road 50 between Motala and Mjölby, a field evaluation has been carried out of the ancient monument RAÄ 14, on the property Högby 5:12, Mjölby municipality. The evaluation was performed by Societas Archaeologica Upsaliensis (SAU) in May 2009, at the request of the Swedish Road Administration. The burial ground, consisting of 34 cremation graves and 14 inhumation graves, was dated to the Roman Iron Age on the basis of artefacts found. In the east and south-east part of the burial ground, stone constructions, interpreted as two stone settings, were discovered. The features have not been excavated but merely documented above ground, since they were located outside the roadworks area. The burial ground has thus been delimited in all directions.

Purpose:

The information in the purpose is translated from the arcaheological report: The purpose of the investigation was to delimit the ancient monument RAÄ 14, both within and outside of the area of roadworks. The character, dating, extent, composition and complexity of the remains were to be described. The results of the field evaluation were to form the basis of future decisions by the County Administrative Board, regarding the ancient monument, and serve as guidance for the Swedish Road Administration's future planning.

The ZIP file consist of GIS files with information about the excavations, findings and other metadata about the archaeological survey.

The Digital Roman Carthage project maps the archaeological history of the Roman colony at Carthage from its foundation in the late 1st century BCE to its destruction and abandonment in the late 7th century CE. The data presented here was gathered from nearly two centuries worth of archaeological excavations to reflect the most up to date consensus on each of Carthage's many Roman era features.The primary data layer (excavated buildings) displays a catalogue of 115 excavated buildings or sets of buildings for which there are available site plans and ample archaeological evidence. This is accompanied by secondary data layer (structures with limited evidence) that displays the approximate location of structures which either lack a published site plan or are based on conjecture from poor evidence. The other layers reflect other general features of the ancient city's layout and surrounding landscape.This version of the project was completed in Fall 2022 by Chris Saladin and serves as a companion to his dissertation, Resurrecting Carthage: Mapping Memory and Identity in the Landscape of the Roman Colony, c. 146 BCE - 200 CE. Saladin continues to work on the project in his new role as Assistant Professor of History at Rowan University.All data was compiled by Chris Saladin (University of Minnesota - Department of History, PhD Candidate) from published archaeological scholarship. For data attributions and sources, see the entries for individual features.

The information in the abstract is translated from the archaeological report: Arkeologikonsult was commissioned by the County Administrative Board in Östergötland (dnr 431-2414-09) to conduct a field evaluation of the properties Lårstad 1:5, 4:1 and Fågelstad 2:4, Västra Stenby parish, Motala municipality, Östergötland. The area contains a registered ancient monument (RAÄ 260). The field evaluation was prompted by the Swedish Road Administration's plans to construct the new National Road 50 between Motala and Mjölby on the above-mentioned properties and partly within the area occupied by the ancient remain RAÄ 260. Arkeologikonsult´s evaluation delimited the archaeological site in the southeast and north-west direction, i.e. along road 50's planned route. However, it continues beyond the development site to the north-east and south-west. The remains were spread over a relatively large area and were of Iron Age character. Only very sparse artefacts were found and since no cultural layers or clear house remains could be identified, the remains should be described as largely destroyed by ploughing, and therefore preserved only on a limited scale. However, a very well preserved, over-grown ancient road was found within the study area, built of stone and packed soil.

Purpose:

The information in the purpose is translated from the archaeological report: The purpose of the field assessment was to provide a basis for the County Administrative Board's possible decision about future excavation of the site. The aim was also to form a basis for the further planning of the Swedish Road Administration. The issues that were investigated related to the character, dating, extent, composition and complexity of the ancient remains.

The ZIP file consist of GIS files and an Access database with information about the excavations, findings and other metadata about the archaeological survey.

The information in the abstract is translated from the archaeological report: In a cooperation between Tekniska Verken i Linköping AB and Mjölby - Svartådalen Energi AB, a new district heating conduit will be constructed between Linköping and Mjölby. The route mostly follows close to the older E4 between the two cities but in some places the line turns away from the road, such as for example in Sjögestad. In connection to the route several prehistoric sites are known. During the archaeological assessment (Phase 1) conducted in December 1999, new visible but unregistered ancient monuments were found at several locations, as well as 22 sites with potential archaeological remains requiring further investigation (Larsson 2000). During parts of the period from May to September 2000 the National Heritage Board UV East conducted an archaeological assessment (phase 2), of the 22 potential sites previously found. Seven field evaluations of the registered ancient monuments were also performed.

Purpose:

The information in the purpose is translated from the archaeological report: The overall objective of the archaeological work was to prevent that antiquities were harmed in the construction of district heating pipes. A continuous discussion took place with the client regarding the possibility of changing the route at known ancient monuments and places where new archaeological sites were found. The route was changed for this reason in several zones.

At stage 2 of the investigation the aim was to establish whether there were ancient remains that were not visible above ground at locations that, based on topography and cultural environment, was seen as appropriate prehistoric establishment areas.

The ZIP file consist of GIS files and an Access database with information about the excavations, findings and other metadata about the archaeological survey.

The information in the abstract is translated from the archaeological report: Stiftelsen Kulturmiljövård Mälardalen (KM) performed a field evaluation of the ancient monuments RAÄ 59 and RAÄ 60 in Fivelstad parish, Motala municipality, Östergötland during the period of April-May 2009. The investigation area consisted of a 700 meter long and 40-50 meters wide area along the eastern side of the railroad, south of Fågelsta. Previous archaeological surveys preceding the expansion of the railway have found several cultural and cultivation layers, settlement areas and scattered features in connection to this area, with datings ranging from the Early Neolithic to the Roman Iron Age. The results from the field evaluation show that these areas continue to the east. Finds of a Neolithic stone ax, pottery of Bronze Age/Early Iron Age character and three features that were radiocarbon dated to the Pre-Roman and Early Roman Iron Age indicate that the activities mainly belong to the same periods that the previously dated remains in the area. The results primarily show cultivation and settlement-related activities in both RAÄ 59 and RAÄ 60. The features consisted primarily of pole holes, hearths, pits, ditches and dark coloured patches. However, some of the features indicate that the current survey areas may include feature types that were not covered by earlier surveys.

Purpose:

The information in the purpose is translated from the archeological report: The investigation was prompted by the Swedish Road Administration's planned construction and reconstruction of National Road 32/50 between Motala and Mjölby.

The ZIP file consist of GIS files and an Access database with information about the excavations, findings and other metadata about the archaeological survey.