Author
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- Giannis Apostolou
(Landscape Archaeology Research Group (GIAP), Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC), 43003 Tarragona, Spain
Department of History and Art History, Faculty of Arts, University of Rovira i Virgili (URV), 43002 Tarragona, Spain)
- Konstantina Venieri
(Landscape Archaeology Research Group (GIAP), Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC), 43003 Tarragona, Spain
Department of History and Art History, Faculty of Arts, University of Rovira i Virgili (URV), 43002 Tarragona, Spain)
- Alfredo Mayoral
(Landscape Archaeology Research Group (GIAP), Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC), 43003 Tarragona, Spain
Department of Geography and Planning, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Clermont Auvergne, GEOLAB, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France)
- Sofia Dimaki
(Ephorate of Antiquities (EFA) of Grevena, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, 51100 Grevena, Greece)
- Arnau Garcia-Molsosa
(Landscape Archaeology Research Group (GIAP), Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC), 43003 Tarragona, Spain)
- Mercourios Georgiadis
(Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Letters, University of Crete, 74100 Rethymno, Greece)
- Hector A. Orengo
(Landscape Archaeology Research Group (GIAP), Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC), 43003 Tarragona, Spain
Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona Supercomputing Center—Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC—CNS), 08034 Barcelona, Spain)
Abstract
This paper discusses the evolution of human settlement in ancient Macedonia from the Neolithic to the Late Roman periods, based on the results of a new multi-disciplinary and multi-scale archaeological survey in northern Grevena (NW Greece). Building upon an unpublished (legacy) survey, we developed a GIS-structured workflow that integrates site-revisiting and surveying strategies (material collection and test pits) with multi-temporal remote-sensing analyses, offering analytical information about site distribution, characterisation, dating, and taphonomy. Notably, the new study led to a 64% increase in the number of known sites. The combined results indicate that prehistory is less represented in the surface record than historical periods, likely due to the impact of soil erosion episodes. The Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age saw increased site numbers and the emergence of a settlement structure that characterised the area until the Hellenistic period. During the Roman period, the pattern shifted from a seemingly limited use of the landscape towards a model of more extensive habitation. This was driven by the appearance of new rural sites that introduced a land-use regime designed to support agricultural intensification by implementing anti-erosion measures, such as field terraces.
Suggested Citation
Giannis Apostolou & Konstantina Venieri & Alfredo Mayoral & Sofia Dimaki & Arnau Garcia-Molsosa & Mercourios Georgiadis & Hector A. Orengo, 2024.
"Long-Term Settlement Dynamics in Ancient Macedonia: A New Multi-Disciplinary Survey from Grevena (NW Greece),"
Land, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-27, October.
Handle:
RePEc:gam:jlands:v:13:y:2024:i:11:p:1769-:d:1508097
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