Report on magnetometer geophysical surveys conducted in Hungary, Austria and Croatia in the framework of the Interreg Iron Age Danube project

One of the main objectives of the Iron Age Danube project is to learn more about the nine important sites of Eastern Hallstatt culture with modern topographic methods. The information gathered through aerial archaeological, ALS, geophysical, field survey and test excavation techniques as well as archaeobotanical analyses ultimately aims to reconstruct the former landscape, both in terms of 3D terrain, land cover and vegetation. However, the program is much more than a traditional research program: promotion of archaeology, broad presentation of results, involvement of local governments, public education and tourism institutions, schools in the zone of the concerned sites; moreover, initiation of cultural/tourism developments on the basis of results are all have a prominent role in the project. The leading institution of the program is the Joanneum in Graz, which, alongside the organization, also takes part in the research, public education and communication tasks.