Properties
| ID | 132439 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Bibliography |
| Bibliography | Inbook |
| Case Study | Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355) , Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16 |
Description
Mihailo St. Popović, Altstraßenforschung am Beispiel des Tales der Strumica bzw. Strumešnica in spätbyzantinischer Zeit (1259-1375/76), in: Niš i Vizantija. Osmi naučni skup, Niš, 3-5. jun 2009 (Zbornik radova VIII, Niš 2010) 417-432.
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Places (1)
| Name | Class | Begin | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Least Cost Path Štip Petrič | Place | The military expansion of the Serbian medieval state in the valley of the river Strumica (Strumešnica) followed the transit route between the cities of Skopje and of Serres via the towns of Štip and of Strumica. The existence of this route is attested in descriptions of demarcations of landed property belonging to the monasteries of the Holy Mount Athos, which can be found in medieval Byzantine and Serbian charters. The particular scientific challenge lies in the fact that the route cannot be localised on the basis of archaeological findings, in part because no excavations have taken place until now and in part because modern tarmac roads overlap significant parts of the medieval route. It is precisely at this point that the calculation of ‘least-cost paths’ based on applications from Geographic Information System (GIS) is a very useful aid for both historians and archaeologists. Based on the preparatory scientific work by Mihailo St. Popović and on Global Positioning System (GPS) waypoints, which he recorded during two surveys in the area of research in 2007 and 2010, the geographer and GIS-technician Markus Breier calculated a model, which predicts the course of the medieval route in the border zone between the towns of Štip and of Petrič. The result obtained shows clearly that our lack of sources can be compensated to a certain extent by computer-based models, which have the potential to enhance the scientific work of archaeologists and to familiarise the wider public with complex historical interrelations through visual representations. |