Since 2016, the Archaeological Geospatial Laboratory of the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, has been conducting non-destructive archaeological research in the fortifications along the Pannonian Limes. These surveys were carried out both in conjunction with the department's excavation projects at sites such as Tokod and Pilismarót, and in preparation for the planned World Heritage nomination. In many instances, the goal was to clarify or supplement the ground plans of previously excavated sites, including Pilismarót, Ad Herculem, Tokod, and Ács - Vaspuszta.
In the case of two forts, Alisca and Altinum, the research aimed to survey areas without a significant prior excavation history, with future plans to survey these forts as comprehensively as possible. The focus of the research has been particularly on the interior and built-up areas of the Late Roman Limes forts. Previous archaeological excavations primarily concentrated on the walls and towers of these forts, attempting to establish their chronology and clarify their construction history.
The best results were achieved in the study of the Altinum fortress in Cologne. Here, after an initial magnetometer survey, ground-penetrating radar provided a much more detailed view of the fortress's defences, offering crucial information for the ongoing excavations being carried out by the Janus Pannonius Museum in Pécs.
