Archaeological Theory and Practice in the Roman Forum Excavations at Butrint

The Harris Matrix: Archaeological Theory and Practice in the Roman Forum Excavations at Butrint

The first presentation of the seminar series “The Harris Matrix: Archaeological Theory and Practice in the Roman Forum Excavations at Butrint” was done by David Hernandez.

The topic presented in the lecture showed the importance of Harris Matrix which is based on the stratigraphical relationship, but also described the interpretation of physical relationships and many of context sheets. Some of the discussed issues included also the principles of archaeological stratigraphy, Roman Forum excavations at Butrint 2004-2006, the Harris Matrix prepared preliminarily for this area, etc.

The meeting was attended by a large audience, mainly young archeologists and University students who discussed lively about the topic.
Next meeting will be on 30th November.

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