Data acquisition and analysis

Osor beyond the myth

December 2024: Amber Analyses from Osor Completed

In December 2024, chemical analyses of amber from prehistoric graves in Osor were successfully completed at the Museum of Gdańsk (Poland). We extend our sincere thanks to our colleagues from Gdańsk for their excellent collaboration, which enriched our understanding of the origin and treatment of amber in […]

15. January 2025

December 2024: Documentation and Preliminary Analysis at the Archaeological Museum of Istria in Pula

At the Archaeological Museum of Istria in Pula, a team of archaeologists involved in the Osor Beyond the Myth project reviewed material from the 1959 excavation of the burial mound at St. Mary’s on Osor. The primary focus was on osteological remains from the graves, which will […]

15. December 2024

August 2024: Osor Material Culture Under the Microscope

At the Archaeological Museum of Istria in Pula, our team recently processed material culture from Osor as part of ongoing project activities. We carried out:Documentation, photography, and drawing of artefacts.Sampling and preliminary analysis of metal objects, including bronze, silver, and gold, from both prehistoric and Roman contexts. […]

19. August 2024

July 2024: Documentation and Preliminary Analysis at the Archaeological Collection Osor

At the Lošinj Museum, in the Archaeological Collection Osor, we processed material for project activities (documentation, photography, drawing) and carried out sampling and preliminary analysis of metal objects (bronze, silver, and gold) from the prehistoric and Roman periods. A total of 38 samples were collected for further […]

26. July 2024

Mai 2024: Project “Mortar analysis”: Fieldwork

In spring 2024, the mortar samples for the project ‘Mortar analyses of archaeological monuments in the Mediterranean climate regions’, were collected. Some of the samples were made available to us by the Croatian Conservation Institute, which has been carrying out rescue excavations in Osor since 2022. The […]

19. June 2024

March 2024: Documentation and Preliminary Analysis at the Croatian Conservation Institute in Split

As part of the Osor Beyond the Myth project, we identified and classified material culture—primarily ceramics—at the Croatian Conservation Institute in Split. The material, recovered during protective underwater investigations in the Lošinj Channel near Kavanela, spans from prehistory through antiquity to the Middle Ages and the modern […]

6. April 2024

November 2023: Geophysical Survey

At the beginning of November 2023, terrestrial and underwater large-scale geophysical measurements were carried out in and around Osor. The project partner Archeo Prospections®, GeoSphere Austria used motorised and manually operated Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) systems, allowing almost 4 ha to be surveyed within a few days. […]

1. December 2023

March 2023: ALS data acquisition flight

Acquisition of remote sensing data by means of Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) and Airborne Laser Bathymetry (ALB) was carried out at the beginning of March 2023 covering almost 50 km2. Laser scanning, often referred to as LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging), is an important component for modelling […]

20. March 2023