Archaeological interpretation of combined magnetic and GPR surveys of the roman town Flavia Solva, Austria

Abstract

The Roman Town Flavia SolvaThe Roman town Flavia Solva in the Roman province Noricum (Styria, Austria) shows a rectangular street system known from aerial archaeology and excavations. Flavia Solva was founded in the early 1st century AD as a dwelling of local Late Iron Age people in the Roman province of Noricum. It already got the status of a Roman municpium around 70 AD under the Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus (69-79 AD). The name of the town and its location are known since the 19th cen...