Milestones in Carnuntum's science and museum history
A general awareness of Carnuntum’s importance and the need of securing its legacy developed only in the second half of the 19th century.
Every year, Carnuntum's Society of Friends organises a number of lectures, seminars, excursions and trips.
Franz Humer studied classical archaeology, ancient history and history of art at the Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg. He has been maintaining close ties with the Roman City Carnuntum for nearly 30 years and was appointed its scientific director in 2001.
In 2016, the Roman City Carnuntum was awarded the Austrian Museum Quality Seal. This hallmark is bestowed upon institutions which set themselves apart from others by unrivalled means of museal presentation.
The latest archeological results brought further spectacular finds to light: A third amphitheatre, unknown until now, and a whole city quarter with taverns, large bakeries and shops, substantiate well-developed leisure infrastructure.
2021 is the last chance to visit the exhibition at Museum Carnuntinum: "Rome's Eagle – Carnuntum and the Caesars' Army" highlights all major issues about the Roman military.
Carnuntum once ranked among the most important cities of the Roman province Pannonia. Built as a stronghold against the Barbaricum on the other side of the Danube Limes, it also was a crossover point of the Amber Road and occupied a major strategic, political and economic role.
Roughly 1000 of the altogether two million artifacts are annually laser-scanned and fed into the digital object database.
Modern scientific methods enable non-invasive examination of archaeological remnants below the earth's surface.
Every year, a number of Carnuntum-related magazines, scientific reports and catalogues are issued by a team of esteemed academics from different fields.
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