Mario Wallner

GeoSphere Austria · Near Surface Geophysics

The publication at hand are the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection held between March 28 and April 1, 2023, in Kiel, Germany. The content of the articles ranges from local to large-scale case studies all over the world and from various archaeological times, over methodological improvements, new processing...

The publication at hand are the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection held between March 28 and April 1, 2023, in Kiel, Germany. The content of the articles ranges from local to large-scale case studies all over the world and from various archaeological times, over methodological improvements, new processing...

The publication at hand are the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection held between March 28 and April 1, 2023, in Kiel, Germany. The content of the articles ranges from local to large-scale case studies all over the world and from various archaeological times, over methodological improvements, new processing...

The publication at hand are the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection held between March 28 and April 1, 2023, in Kiel, Germany. The content of the articles ranges from local to large-scale case studies all over the world and from various archaeological times, over methodological improvements, new processing...

The publication at hand are the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection held between March 28 and April 1, 2023, in Kiel, Germany. The content of the articles ranges from local to large-scale case studies all over the world and from various archaeological times, over methodological improvements, new processing...

The publication at hand are the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection held between March 28 and April 1, 2023, in Kiel, Germany. The content of the articles ranges from local to large-scale case studies all over the world and from various archaeological times, over methodological improvements, new processing...

The publication at hand are the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection held between March 28 and April 1, 2023, in Kiel, Germany. The content of the articles ranges from local to large-scale case studies all over the world and from various archaeological times, over methodological improvements, new processing...

Vulci (Viterbo Province, Italy) was one of the most important Etruscan city-states in the 1st millennium b.c. and became a Roman city in 280 b.c. The habitation site had over 1500 years of continuous life and a very large funerary area around the volcanic plateau. An international research cooperation investigated the site in 2014–2019 using remote...

Die geophysikalischen Untersuchungen der Jahre 2012-2015 in Carnuntum bilden die Grundlage für eine Neubewertung sämtlicher Siedlungsaktivitäten außerhalb der Stadtmauern der römischen Kolonie, wobei insbesondere die westliche und die südliche Vorstadt weitgehend vollständig in ihrer Ausdehnung und ihrer Struktur dokumentiert werden konnten. In die...

Middle Neolithic circular enclosures, known as Kreisgrabenanlage (KGA), are the oldest known monumental sites in Central Europe, dating roughly to 4850-4600/4500 BC. These large prehistoric monuments are mainly discovered by aerial archaeology and have been investigated by geophysical prospection and archaeological excavations since the 1960s. The...

The Roman site of Carnuntum was once a flourishing center on the frontiers of the Roman Empire. In its heyday as the capital of the province of Pannonia superior, Carnuntum probably covered an area of almost 9 km². The whole site was divided into a military settlement (castra and canabae legionis) and a civil town (municipium/colonia). Through a la...

Located in a bend of the river Weser near Höxter in eastern Westphalia (Germany), Corvey is one of the largest abandoned medieval towns in Central Europe. Excavations led by Hans-Georg Stephan between the 1970s and early 2000s revealed stone-walled cellars, a paved road and remains of a large church with cemetery (Stephan, 2000). Despite his semina...

In the framework of an archaeological prospection case study conducted at the Swedish Iron Age site of Uppåkra near Lund, a large number of anomalies caused by buried archaeological remains were detected using extensive magnetic surveys. Written sources report that the Swedish army under Field marshal Gustav Horn had established a camp near the vil...

Large parts of the urban layout of the abandoned Roman town of Bassianae (in present-day Serbia) are still discernible on the surface today due to the deliberate and targeted quarrying of the Roman foundations. In 2014, all of the town's intramural (and some extramural) areas were surveyed using aerial photography, ground-penetrating radar, and mag...

The potential of large-scale, non-invasive prospection methods has been widely recognized in archaeology in recent years. Their outstanding possibilities for the exploration of urban centres have been realised early on and applied at selected sites. The ‘ArchPro Carnuntum’ project stands out for its extensive investigation of a Roman provincial cap...

The iron-smelting sites in the Middle Burgenland have been known since the early 1960s. State-of-the-art non-invasive prospecting methods have now made it possible to gain new insights into the actual extent of the prehistoric iron production, however. The current analyses present a picture of a centralized – proto-industrial – production area that...

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A series of massive geophysical anomalies, located south of the Durrington Walls henge monument, were identified during fluxgate gradiometer survey undertaken by the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project (SHLP). Initially interpreted as dewponds, these data have been re-evaluated, along with information on similar features revealed by archaeological...

Borre in Norway is famous for its Late Nordic Iron and Viking Age (AD 400–1050) monumental burial mounds. Recently, ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys have revealed three large structures close to the mound cemetery. Their unusual layout and size, and location within such a prominent burial site, suggest that they were halls—high-status buildin...

Archaeological research is dealing with the documentation and analysis of archaeological entities in space and time. During this process information is linked with a specific location and a time stamp. An archaeological Information System (AIS) organizes archaeological entities and associated information according to their specific location using a...

In October 2019, a high-resolution ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and magnetometry survey began in the area of the deserted medieval town of Corvey. One of the achievements of the first surveying campaign was to document the entire ground-plan of the Marktkirche church for the first time. The transeptless, three-aisled basilica church, with a singl...

Neubauer, W., Bornik, A., Wallner, M. and Verhoeven, G.J.J. (2019), “Novel volume visualisation of GPR data inspired by medical applications”, in Bonsall, J. (Ed.), New global perspectives on archaeological prospection: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection, 28 August – 1 September 2019, Sligo - Ireland, Arc...

Turf and soil removal and storage are one of the most important aspects of archaeological excavation site management (Barker 1993, 129-30; Drewett 1999, 104-5; Collis 2001, 31-4, 56; Roskams 2001, 101-4). Considerable attention is paid by the standard excavation textbooks to spoil management in particular. Comparatively little attention, on the oth...

Published by: Budapest History Museum Front cover: The refined reconstructed model of the Governor's palace in Aquincum (Zoltán Havas [BHM Aquincum Museum], Zsolt Vásáros-Gábor Nagy [Narmer Architecture Studio]) Back cover: Northern Hall of the Cologne Praetorium with substructures for wooden columns in the middle (Image: Sebastian Ristow)

Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly 2018 in Vienna

Zusammenfassung Das konventionelle Bild von Archäologen über eisenzeitliche Ernährung wird hauptsächlich durch die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse aus archäologischen Funden, sowie durch archäobotanische und archäozoologische Analysen geprägt. Per Definition werden Nahrungsmittel jedoch in der Regel gegessen und sind daher nicht in ihrer ursprünglichen Fo...

Over the course of four years (2012–2015) the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archeology (LBI ArchPro), in collaboration with the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) and on behalf of the provincial government of Lower Austria, has conducted the comprehensive, non-invasive archaeological pro...

Today, the digitisation of our environment has gained a strong presence in all areas of our daily life, including archaeology. The documentation of historical buildings or museum exhibits by means of high­resolution laser scans is a widespread practice that is not only researched by experts but also appreciated by the general public. Even the recor...

The non-invasive prospection of our archaeological heritage is one of the main tasks of modern archaeology and often provides the necessary bases for further activities, such as special protection or intensified research. Geophysical prospections using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) are an invaluable tool for the non-destructive exploration of arch...

Since 2010 the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project (SHLP) has undertaken extensive archaeological prospection across much of the landscape surrounding Stonehenge. These remote sensing and geophysical surveys have revealed a significant number of new sites and landscape features whilst providing new information on many previously known monuments. T...

Traditionally, ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) measurements for near‐surface geophysical archaeological prospection are conducted with single‐channel systems using GPR antennae mounted in a cart similar to a pushchair, or towed like a sledge behind the operator. The spatial data sampling of such GPR devices for the non‐invasive detection and investi...

A geophysical survey done by ground penetrating radar (GPR) of a middle-Neolithic triple ditch circular enclosure (German: "Kreisgrabenanlage") and its environs showed high reflections at 1.3 to 1 .7-meter depth, which could not be explained by geophysical methods alone. These reflections especially occur at the locations of the posts belonging to...

Thirty years ago the integrated archaeological survey of Roman sites was unusual. The villa rustica at Halbturn was the first Roman site in Austria to be extensively surveyed. After three decades of methodological and technical advances, archaeologists are now able to apply non-invasive archaeological survey techniques on a landscape scale. Since 2...

The excavated architecture of the exceptional prehistoric site of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Thera/Santorini is endangered by gradual decay, damage due to accidents, and seismic shocks, being located on an active volcano in an earthquake-prone area. Therefore, in 2013 and 2014 a digital documentation project has been conducted with support of...

While traditionally archaeological research has mainly been focused on individual cultural heritage monuments or distinct archaeological sites, the Austrian based Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology goes beyond the limitations of discrete sites in order to understand their archaeological context. This i...

The figurative representations of Early Iron Age Situlae Art (5th and 4th century BC) provide a priceless treasure of archaeological information. While the main focus of the research so far was paid mainly to the elaborated depictions of garments, the weapons of warriors or the hand position of pugilists, in this article less prominent figures shou...

Abstract This article presents a cost-effective and user-friendly method for three-dimensional documentation of excavations on the example of several years of research at Meillionydd (Wales). Documentation is one of the most important activities during an archaeological dig. Because deposits, which are destroyed by the progressive excavation activi...

The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology (LBI ArchPro) together with its partner the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) has developed motorized magnetic prospection systems to survey entire archaeological landscapes within reasonable time at high spatial sampling resolution. With th...

Non-destructive prospection methods provide a powerful toolbox to explore Archaeological Heritage while it is still protected untouched below the actual surface. Due to recent technical developments in high resolution large scale non-invasive archaeological prospection by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Arc...

Im Sommer 2009 führte die Bangor University in Zusammenarbeit mit dem “Heather and Hillforts”-Projekt des Denbighshire County Council und der Universität Wien Grabungen in der früheisenzeitlichen Höhensiedlung Moel y Gaer in Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd in Nordostwales durch (Abb. 1). Die Grabung, die auch als Lehrgrabung für StudentInnen der beteiligten...

Archaeology is important. The Archaeological Interests of the Austrians This contribution presents the results of an opinion poll aimed at discovering the archaeological interests of the Austrian population. A randomly selected total of 500 people were interviewed between November 2013 and January 2014. The results are very satisfactory. 61 % of th...