Iron-Age-Danube was a project that ran from 2017–2019 that worked on communicating archaeological research to the general public. It was a part of the Interreg Danube Transnational Programme of the

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. In the Iron-Age-Danube project the early

Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ...

landscapes in the

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river basin are explored with the help of modern technology and traditional archaeological tools. The participating partners from

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and

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worked together to promote the concept of archaeological

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s beyond single

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...

s in these countries. The project was funded by the

with about 2.169.200 EUR from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). These ERDF resources make 85% of the total project volume which is about 2.552.000 EUR. The Iron-Age-Danube project lasted from the 1st of January 2017 till the 30th of June 2019.

Goals

The major goal of the project was to communicate an image of archaeological research and the Iron Age landscapes to the visitors and to raise the awareness for the importance of archaeological

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for the

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. Another goal was the protection of the monuments and landscapes as well as their sustainable use for the tourism. To strengthen the local tourism, already existing archaeological parks or trails were revitalised. New visitor programs in form of digital and analogous tools were developed and implemented in 9 micro-regions. The micro-regions are: Großklein and Strettweg (Austria),

Jalžabet Jalžabet () is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County. According to the 2011 census, there are 3,615 inhabitants, in the following naselja, settlements: * Imbriovec Jalžabetski, population 329 * Jakopovec, population 485 * J ...

and Kaptol (Croatia), Poštela and

Dolenjske Toplice Dolenjske Toplice (; german: Töplitz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 164.) is a settlement near Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia an ...

(Slovenia) and Százhalombatta,

Süttő Süttő (german: Schitte) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to ...

and Sopron (Hungary). In June 2018 the Iron-Age-Danube Project was selected by an Independent Jury as one of 21 finalists for the RegioStars Awards in the 2018 edition.{{Cite web, url=http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/newsroom/news/2018/06/06-12-2018-regiostars-awards-the-independent-jury-has-selected-21-finalists-in-the-2018-edition, title=RegioStars Awards : The independent jury had selected 21 finalists in the 2018 edition, website=ec.europa.eu, language=en, access-date=2018-06-19

References

External links

Universalmuseum Joanneum Archaeology

Universalmuseum Joanneum Archaeology Iron-Age-Danube

Interreg Danube Transnational Program

Interreg Danube Transnational Program Iron-Age-Danube

European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018

RegioStars Awards : The independent jury has selected 21 finalists in the 2018 edition
Iron Age Europe Archaeological sites in Europe Landscape history 2018 in Europe