WHAT IS CLIR?

CLIR origins

The CLIR (Corpus Limitum Imperii Romani) is an international initiative for the research of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire. The CLIR academic programme was approved by the International Academic Union (Union Académique International) in 2010. In past decades, experts from Modern states managing sections of the complex defensive system of the Roman Empire have established a World Heritage Nomination strategy and Management Plans for the Frontiers of the Roman Empire. In January 2018, the four Danubian countries, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary have submitted their joint nomination titled “Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes” which ic currently being evaluated. The second section of the Danubian Limes is being prepared by professionals from Croatia, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria, their world heritage nomination is scheduled to be submitted in January 2021.

Who we are

We are archaeologist and GIS experts who research mostly, but not exclusively the history of the Roman Empire and its tangiable heritage. We are based at the University of Pécs, in SW Hungary.

Through our work, we collaborate closely with experts and organizations of the international academic community. Our main partners are:

  • Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Buda Castle Property Development and Management Non-Profit Co.
  • Prime Minister’s Office of Hungary
  • Bratislava Group
  • Numerous national and local collections

What we do

Primarily we research archaeological sites on the Hungarian section of the Roman FrontierSystem, the so-called Danube Limes. It is a candidate for the UNESCO World Heritage List and is a tentative site.

During our work we:

  • Conduct non-invasve surveys and classic excavations,
  • Maintain a public international database at clir.hu,
  • Organize public events for presenting and discussing our findings with the public and the academia,
  • Publish professional and informative treatise.

EVENTS

BLOG

2020.08.10.

New results from research conducted on Nyergesújfalu – Sánchegy

In 2020 the CLIR Research Center assisted an intriguing non-invasive research with the technical supervision of the Archaeological Heritage Protection Directorate of the Hungarian National Museum […]
2020.03.24.

Innovative developments in geoinformatics and possibilities in archaeology

In the second half of September 2019, the Gorsium Open-Air Museum hosted a conference and demonstration day presenting some of the most recent geospatial development and […]
2020.03.16.

International workshop in Viminacium

On October 3–4, 2019 the Viminacium Archaeological Complex in Serbia hosted an international workshop on which the CLIR Research Center was represented by Gergő Farkas PhD. […]

OUR WORKS

  • The Danube Limes in Hungary

    The Roman frontier section of Pannonia has been the subject of extensive studies in recent decades, augmented by constant improvements in digital methodology as well as […]
  • VIROKONF 2020

    CLIR Research Center organizes the upcoming 14th Conference of Young Researchers of the Roman Era (Fiatal Római Koros Kutatók 14. Konferenciája). The official language of the […]
  • Digital methodology

    The advantages of the digital revolution has improved numerous disciplines, including archaeology. The exponentially growing digital storage space, increasingly cost efficient and powerful hardware brough new […]

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