The article presents the results of archaeological prospection of site Dračevica (Donji Radišići, Ljubuški municipality, West Herzegovina Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina) which was partly excavated in the late 19th century and so far has been interpreted as a Roman villa, possibly with a special function (road station) and a name attested in ancient sources (Bigeste). Through the use of various nondestructive prospecting methods (aerial photogrammetry, fieldwalking survey, magnetic susceptibility, magnetometry, earth resistance), precise location with RTK GNSS and integration of the data in GIS, the site was restudied and reinterpreted. It was established that the structures are not isolated, as was assumed in the earlier research but rather were a part of a much larger Roman settlement. The research proves that the internal spatial division of the site is more complicated than previously thought, consisting of several building complexes located along a road, as well as land division systems. Such settlement pattern suggests similar, average-sized land plots and farms. The importance of the research lies also in the methodological approach and the outcome of the geophysical research. Our research was the first application of nondestructive methods of archaeological prospection on Roman sites in the karst landscapes of West Herzegovina, proving the usefulness of the applied methodology in these specific and difficult conditions. We have found dependencies in between the geological background (thin layer of low resistive, colluvial soil on shallow limestone bedrock and the occurrence of highly magnetic terra rossa, formed on weathered limestone) and the geophysical responses registered by various instruments, that is, moderate to good magnetic and electric contrasts between the features and their surroundings, with relatively strong anomalies from geological features. The most important was finding relationships between particular magnetic and electrical anomalies and the presence of very shallow bedrock or faint archaeological remains (e.g. limestone walls). Our methodology, as well as some of our interpretations, will be helpful as a reference for further surveys in the region.

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重新诠释“罗马别墅”遗址：Dračevica 无损考古研究的初步成果（波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那 Donji Radišići）

本文介绍了对 19 世纪后期部分挖掘的 Dračevica 遗址（Donji Radišići，Ljubuški 市，波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那）进行考古勘探的结果，迄今为止被解释为一座罗马别墅，可能带有特殊的功能（路站）和古代资料证明的名称（Bigeste）。通过使用各种无损探矿方法（航空摄影测量、野外行走测量、磁化率、磁力测量、接地电阻）、RTK GNSS 精确定位和GIS 数据集成，对现场进行了重新研究和重新解释。已经确定这些结构不是孤立的，正如早期研究中假设的那样，而是更大的罗马定居点的一部分。研究证明，场地的内部空间划分比之前想象的要复杂，包括沿路分布的多个建筑群，以及土地划分系统。这种定居模式表明相似的、平均大小的地块和农场。研究的重要性还在于方法论方法和地球物理研究的结果。我们的研究是在西黑塞哥维那喀斯特地貌的罗马遗址上首次应用无损考古勘探方法，证明了应用方法在这些特定和困难条件下的有用性。我们发现地质背景（浅层石灰岩基岩上的薄层低电阻、崩积土和在风化石灰岩上形成的强磁性红土）与各种仪器记录的地球物理响应之间存在相关性，即中等到特征与周围环境之间具有良好的磁电对比，具有相对强烈的地质特征异常。最重要的是发现特定的磁异常和电异常与非常浅的基岩或微弱的考古遗迹（例如石灰岩墙）之间的关系。我们的方法以及我们的一些解释将有助于作为该地区进一步调查的参考。