Finding a way:: modelling landscape prerequisites for Roman and early-medieval routes in the Netherlands

Rowin van Lanen; Menne Kosian; Bert Groenewoudt; Esther Jansma

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Finding a way: modelling landscape prerequisites for Roman and early-medieval routes in the Netherlands

Rowin van Lanen, Menne Kosian, Bert Groenewoudt, Esther Jansma

Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands

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This study focuses on reconstructing landscape prerequisites for Roman and early-medieval routes in the Netherlands. We applied spatial modelling to modern and palaeogeographical landscape data in order to determine geographical obstacles for possible translocation in ca. AD 100 and 800 (land and water). Network-friction values were calculated to produce a spatial model of possible movement corridors and to enable the integration of archaeological data. Results show that in geographically dynamic lowland regions such as the current Netherlands, landscape units such as water, peat and levees must have had a high impact on route orientation. The lower parts of the western Netherlands were almost inaccessible by land, implying that its inhabitants largely must have depended on rivers and streams for transportation. In Dutch coastal and river areas the landscape changed drastically between AD 100 and 800, the largest changes occurring along the coast.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	200-222
Number of pages	22
Journal	Geoarchaeology
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/gea.21510
Publication status	Published - 31 May 2015

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