Aerial archaeology in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula: Roman military settlement of Primitiva Complutum

The discovery of the site of the first Roman city founded in the Community of Madrid (Spain) took place in 2011, thanks to aerial archaeology. The city's origin lies in a small military camp initially identified through photointerpretation, aided by an orthoimage from the National Plan of Aeria...

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Authors: Azcárraga-Cámara, Sandra, Ruíz-Taboada, Arturo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/343822
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/343822
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Primitiva Complutum
Roman camp
Aerial Archaeology
Roman Archaeology
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Summary:The discovery of the site of the first Roman city founded in the Community of Madrid (Spain) took place in 2011, thanks to aerial archaeology. The city's origin lies in a small military camp initially identified through photointerpretation, aided by an orthoimage from the National Plan of Aerial Orthophotography (PNOA). The data from this source are supplemented by the drone flight detailed in this study.