Archaeological interpretation of combined magnetic and GPR surveys of the roman town Flavia Solva, Austria

Neubauer, Wolfgang; Seren, Sirri; Hinterleitner, Alois; Löcker, Klaus; Melichar, Peter

doi:10.4000/archeosciences.1613

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“…In May 2008, a preliminary geophysical campaign was carried out by a team from Ghent University using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) (Verdonck, Taelman, & Vermeulen, 2008;Vermeulen & Taelman, 2010). In the last few decades, GPR has become one of the most valuable methods for the noninvasive investigation of complex urban sites (Leckebusch & Sütterlin, 2007;Goodman, 2009;Neubauer et al, 2009;Linford et al, 2010). As the earlier excavation evidence on the Forum of Ammaia pointed to well-preserved stone structures, it was likely that a GPR survey would produce good results.…”

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Surveying the Townscape of Roman Ammaia in Portugal: An Integrated Geoarchaeological Investigation of the Forum Area

2012

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Geoarchaeological research, integrating traditional excavations, and ground truthing with intensive geophysical surveys, aerial photography, and GIS‐based data processing, has revealed the full intramural plan of the abandoned Roman city of Ammaia in central Portugal. Although this multidisciplinary effort also focussed on understanding the town/territory relationships and the system of resource exploitation, this paper presents the most important results from fieldwork in the central monumental area of the town, the Roman Forum. Here, excavations, geomorphological survey, and an array of geophysical methods illuminate the long history of the site, from the first settlement and monument‐building phases in early Imperial times, to the ongoing post‐abandonment processes. This paper discusses some of the benefits of compiling these complementary data sets and proposes the use of a wide array of approaches in order to achieve full understanding of the complex topography and evolution of a classical urban site. It further demonstrates the need for effective stratigraphical control and geomorphological analysis of crucial areas revealed by high‐quality geophysics.

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Surveying the Townscape of Roman Ammaia in Portugal: An Integrated Geoarchaeological Investigation of the Forum Area

2012

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“…A GPR survey was used occasionally to verify the nature and structure of interrelated anthropogenic anomalies (Neubauer et al, 2009). A GPR reflection survey was carried out in the area south of the Roman theatre by using PULSE EKKO 100 equipment and two 225 MHz antennae with a separation of 0.5 m. The GPR data lines were acquired every 0.4 m in a continuous mode in a time window of 50 ns.…”

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“…Advances in technology and practice over the past decade allow geophysical surveys for archaeology to produce maps of subsurface features over large areas and in potentially great detail (Kvamme, 2003). A series of case studies from northwestern Europe has shown that geophysical surveys of Roman urban areas -Viroconium (Wroxeter, England), Colonia Ulpia Traiana (Xanten, Germany), Carnuntum (Vienna, Austria), Gisacum (Viel-Evreux, France), Flavia Solva (Styria, Austria)can produce primary information suitable for the study of site content, structure and organization (Buteux et al, 2000;Doneus et al, 2001;Dabas et al, 2005;Neubauer et al, 2009).…”

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City Map of AncientEpomanduodurum(Mandeure–Mathay, Franche‐Comté, Eastern France): Contribution of Geophysical Prospecting Techniques

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This study presents the main results of the geophysical survey of ancient Epomanduodurum, at Mandeure-Mathay, Eastern France. In northeastern Gaul, Epomanduodurum is a site of a major scientific interest for the understanding of past settlements and territorial formation at the end of the Iron Age and during the Roman period. The site, including a Roman urban centre and two suburbs containing workshops, occupies more than 500 ha inside and beyond a meander of the River Doubs. From the beginning of survey in 2001, several methods (fast electrical imaging automatic resistivity profiling system, ground penetrating radar, magnetic and electromagnetic mapping) have been performed on a large scale in order to precisely identify the vast extent and structure of the Roman town. The interpretation of the geophysical data was carried out using a combination of different data sources, including ancient maps and excavations recently conducted on restricted areas. The overall organization of an artisan quarter of 8 ha was revealed along a main Roman road leading to the left bank of the River Doubs. On the other bank, a river fortification and a vast monumental religious complex were recognized in the southern part of the Roman town. The geophysical imaging shows that the sacred area includes several temples or groups of temples radiating from the theatre. Other new buried structures probably corresponding to annexes, chapels and altars were also detected within this sacred area of 10 ha bound on three sides by a wall enclosure with monumental passages. In a surveyed area of 70 ha, geophysical prospecting techniques provided a clear overall image of the Roman urbanism revealed through a rectangular road network and street system delimiting insulae of variable sizes. The detection along the River Doubs of buildings similar to storehouses attests to fluvial transport and also suggests the likely existence of a port. More generally, the combination on a large scale of geophysical prospecting, aerial photographs and excavations allowed a new plan of the urban structure of the ancient town of Epomanduodurum to be produced for an area of over 300 ha.

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“…The use of 3D imaging techniques and processing software produces more realistic images of buried archaeological remains [17][18][19][20][21][22][23], which allows not only the discovery, but also the obtainment of 3D reconstructions of buried structures [24,25]. Furthermore, all the data produced can be combined in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to achieve a more comprehensive archaeological interpretation [26][27][28].…”

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Reconstructing the Roman Site “Aquis Querquennis” (Bande, Spain) from GPR, T-LiDAR and IRT Data Fusion

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This work presents the three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of one of the most important archaeological sites in Galicia: "Aquis Querquennis" (Bande, Spain) using in-situ non-invasive ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and Terrestrial Light Detection and Ranging (T-LiDAR) techniques, complemented with infrared thermography. T-LiDAR is used for the recording of the 3D surface of this particular case and provides high resolution 3D digital models. GPR data processing is performed through the novel software tool "toGPRi", developed by the authors, which allows the creation of a 3D model of the sub-surface and the subsequent XY images or time-slices at different depths. All these products are georeferenced, in such a way that the GPR orthoimages can be combined with the orthoimages from the T-LiDAR for a complete interpretation of the site. In this way, the GPR technique allows for the detection of the structures of the barracks that are buried, and their distribution is completed with the structure measured by the T-LiDAR on the surface. In addition, the detection of buried elements made possible the identification and labelling of the structures of the surface and their uses. These structures are additionally inspected with infrared thermography (IRT) to determine their conservation condition and distinguish between original and subsequent constructions.

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Archaeological interpretation of combined magnetic and GPR surveys of the roman town Flavia Solva, Austria

Cited by 5 publications

References 1 publication

Surveying the Townscape of Roman Ammaia in Portugal: An Integrated Geoarchaeological Investigation of the Forum Area

Surveying the Townscape of Roman Ammaia in Portugal: An Integrated Geoarchaeological Investigation of the Forum Area

City Map of AncientEpomanduodurum(Mandeure–Mathay, Franche‐Comté, Eastern France): Contribution of Geophysical Prospecting Techniques

Reconstructing the Roman Site “Aquis Querquennis” (Bande, Spain) from GPR, T-LiDAR and IRT Data Fusion

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