A large scale geophysical survey in the archaeological site of Europos (northern Greece)

Τσοκασ, Γ. Ν.; Giannopoulos, Antonios; Τσούρλος, Π.; Vargemezis, G.; Tealby, J.M.; Sarris, Apostolos; Papazachos, C. B.; Savopoulou, T.

doi:10.1016/0926-9851(94)90011-6

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“…Th e standard mapping technique is suffi cient and successful in most routine fi eld applications (Tsokas et al, 1994). On the other hand, the use of a fi xed-array length throughout the fi eld survey hinders the interpretation of collected resistivity data in areas with more complex surface geology, as the current cannot penetrate to deeper levels in order to gain more depth information.…”

Section: Archeosciences Revue D'archéométrie Suppl 33 2009 P 32mentioning

confidence: 99%

3D Inversion of Automated Resistivity Profiling (ARP) Data

Papadopoulos¹,

Tsokas²,

Dabas³

et al. 2009

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Section: Archeosciences Revue D'archéométrie Suppl 33 2009 P 32mentioning

confidence: 99%

3D Inversion of Automated Resistivity Profiling (ARP) Data

Papadopoulos¹,

Tsokas²,

Dabas³

et al. 2009

archeosciences

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“…84-86), gravity techniques in the Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza, Egypt (Kerisel, 1988), seismic and resistivity techniques at Sabine, Italy (Bernabini et al, 1989) and electrical resistivity tomography at the test site of ITABC-CNR in Rome (Piro et al, 2001). The diverse results of more conventional techniques, such as magnetics, resistivity, and GPR, have been reported elsewhere in Greece and Cyprus (Tsokas et al, 1994;Sarris, 1998;Sarris et al, 2001). Since the geophysical surveys at Kenchreai applied common techniques to new material with unusual preservation, sometimes in an experimental capacity, they have a special significance from a methodological point of view.…”

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confidence: 84%

Geological and geophysical investigations in the Roman cemetery at Kenchreai (Korinthia), Greece

Sarris¹,

Dunn²,

Rife³

et al. 2007

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The Kenchreai Cemetery Project (KCP) comprises an interdisciplinary archaeological research teamthat is exploring a major cemetery of Roman date in southern Greece. The cemetery is located on the Koutsongila Ridge just north of the ancient harbour of Kenchreai, the prosperous eastern port of Corinth.Surface remainsthat have beenvisible forcenturies orexposed by lootinginclude chamber tombs, cist gravesandarchitecture.In 2004 KCPconductedgeologicalandgeophysicalinvestigations to reconstruct the naturaland settledlandscapewhere ancient residentsburied theirdead.Geological study of the ridge and its vicinity has determined that the tombs are situated within a geologic unit particularly wellsuited forrock-cut construction, andthat tombswereintentionallycutinto thebedrock so that thevaultedroofs correspondedwitha particularlyresistant calcareoushorizon (caliche), which provided a stable ceiling for the subterranean chambers. Moreover, several metres of coastline have eroded into the Saronic Gulf since antiquity. A systematic geophysical survey using electromagnetic, magnetic, ground-penetrating radar and gravity techniques was also carried out to map uncovered remainsandto correlatevisiblewith subsurface features.Severalanomalieswereidentified that might represent previously unknown large structures and burial sites in the central and southern areas of the ridge. In addition, experimental tests using GPR and micro-gravitometry demonstrated the efficacyof these methods for surveying rock-cut tombs.The combined results of geological and geophysical investigation provide valuable information concerning local resource exploitation, structural distribution, and environmental change. These investigations model an innovative approach to the study of mortuary landscapes.

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“…Further, the combination of geophysical methods offers high resolution, detecting features in the order of a few tens of centimetres depth and/or thickness to several metres. Resistivity methods, and more specifically electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), (Tsokas et al, 1994;Diamanti et al, 2005, Papadopoulos et al, 2007, Tsokas et al, 2008a, Tsourlos and Tsokas, 2011 and ground penetrating radar (GPR) (Savvaidis et al, 1999;Leucci, 2002;Piro et al, 2003;Linford, 2004;Tsokas et al, 2007) are two of the most popular methods for doing so.…”

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Ground penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography for locating buried building foundations: A case study in the city centre of Thessaloniki, Greece

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Ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) surveys have been carried out in the city centre of Thessaloniki (N. Greece), for investigating possible locations of buried building foundations. Geophysical survey has been chosen as a non-destructive investigation method since the area is currently used as a car parking and it is covered by asphalt. The geoelectrical sections derived from ERT data in combination with the GPR profiles provided a broad view of the subsurface. Regarding ERT, high resistivity values can be related to buried building remains, while lower resistivity values are more related to the surrounding geological materials. GPR surveying can also indicate man-made structures buried in the ground. Even though the two geophysical methods are affected in different ways by the subsurface conditions, the processed underground images from both techniques revealed great similarity. High resistivity anomalies and distinct GPR signals were observed in certain locations of the area under investigation, which are attributed to buried building foundations as well as the geological structure of the area.

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A large scale geophysical survey in the archaeological site of Europos (northern Greece)

Cited by 56 publications

References 4 publications

3D Inversion of Automated Resistivity Profiling (ARP) Data

3D Inversion of Automated Resistivity Profiling (ARP) Data

Geological and geophysical investigations in the Roman cemetery at Kenchreai (Korinthia), Greece

Ground penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography for locating buried building foundations: A case study in the city centre of Thessaloniki, Greece

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