Danube Limes

location
Sotin and Ilok (Vukovar-Srijem County, Croatia)
method
Magnetic prospection
client
Ilok Town Museum
time
2019 / 11

Along the Danube Limes

  • Magnetic prospection at three sites between Sotin and Ilok (Map)
  • Sotin – Jaroši: Roman military camp
  • Šarengrad – Gradac: Roman and medieval site at the edge of the Danube riverbank
  • Ilok – Bišket: Roman watchtower site on the Danube riverbank
  • Equipment: LEA MAX with 5 or 7 Förster fluxgate gradiometers FEREX CON400

 

Ilok - Bišket

Magnetic prospection in orchard at the Roman site of Bišket

Sotin - Jaroši

The landscape of Syrmia is characterised by a flat topography and fertile, clay-rich soils

Šarengrad - Gradac

The Roman and medieval site of Šarengrad - Gradac is located at the edge of the Danube riverbank, above the village of Šarengrad