Archaeological features and absolute dating of historical road tracks in the North-western European Sand Belt.

Identification of historical trackways in forests using contextual geospatial analyses

“…Archival material and historical maps are commonly used for contextual interpretation of historical routes and for their dating (Vletter & Spek, 2021). The large-scale rescue excavations at the Deserted Castle and Pe ťuša Castle have had some very significant immediate results concerning not only local history but also the amount of new information about trade relations of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary.…”

Review of periodical literature for 2021

“…Instead, he argues that the silk industry, and more widely the Islamic community of inland Sicily, only became unproductive after the deliberate policy of expelling Muslims under Norman kings in the thirteenth century. Using optimal stimulated luminescence, a technique which measures radiation to date roads in natural soil materials, Vletter and Speck examine the Harderwijkerweg, a medieval trade route in the central Netherlands. This method agrees with historical evidence in dating the road to the period between the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries and demonstrates the potential of this approach to reliably date wheel tracks in sandy regions in future studies.…”