Ein Brandhorizont aus der Zeit der Markomannenkriege im südostnorischen Munizipium Flavia Solva

Die Publikation bietet eine eingehende Studie über archäologische Befunde und Funde eines um 170 n. Chr., d. h. in den Zeitraum der Markomannenkriege, datierenden Brandhorizontes der Insula XLI von Flavia Solva (Wagna, Österreich). Neben kulturhistorischen Themen wird das Problem der Historizität archäologischer Befunde in der Veröffentlichung besonders berücksichtigt. Abgesehen von der Vorlage eines für den Alpen-Adria-Raum exzeptionellen archäologischen Befundes leistet das Buch mit diesen wissenschaftlichen Schwerpunkten methodische Beiträge zum Verständnis von Archäologie als historischer Kulturwissenschaft. ; The publication provides a detailed study of a burnt layer from Insula XLI in Flavia Solva (Wagna, Austria), dated ca. AD 170, i.e. within the period of the Marcomannic Wars. In addition to cultural and historical topics, the problem of historicity of archaeological features, particularly burnt layers, is given special consideration. Apart from the presentation of an exceptional archaeological feature within the eastern Alpine-Adriatic region the book provides methodical contributions to the understanding of archaeology as a historically oriented cultural science. ; The connection of event-historical data and archaeological features or their interpretation has been a central research concern since the beginnings of the archaeology of the Roman provinces. The affiliation of Roman provincial archaeology with the historical sciences or the historical cultural sciences has also been confirmed by different researchers (e. g. R. Fellmann, M. K. H. Eggert). For the history of the Danube provinces, the Marcomannic Wars (166–180 AD) of Marc Aurel constitute a significant and crucial chronology of historic events during the second half of the 2nd century AD. The topic of this publication deals with the consequences of these wars and their evidence in the archaeological sources. Regarding the historic events of the Marcomannic Wars, the Germanic invasion as far as Upper Italy – which probably took place during ...