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Schuldenrein, Joseph

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“…The need to satisfy requirements of urban development with those of protection and enhancement of archaeological heritage has made geoarchaeological research essential. It should also be noted that, for cities as elsewhere, future archaeological deposits are the remains of contemporary human activity and the character of those deposits—for example, “made land” and even “landfill”—stand to be the diagnostic geoarchaeological signatures of the present (see Schuldenrein, ,b).…”

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“…The distinctive logistical challenges of urban environments (e.g., utility lines, confined spaces) demand application of the most innovative technologies. As noted above, the density of infrastructure limits conventional excavation (Schuldenrein, ,b). Ironically, the recent emphasis on heritage preservation and management further constrains intrusive subsurface activity.…”

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Special issue of Geoarchaeology: Urban geoarchaeology in the Mediterranean Basin

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“…Such investigations soon become financially unsustainable when undertaken across wide areas, and logistically infeasible when planned in sectors of high-density construction and other private properties. In these circumstances, the estimation of thicknesses, usually based on available borehole logs, may provide sufficient information for urban planning and risk management (Mitamura et al, 2011; Nirei et al, 2014; Petermans et al, 2006; Rosenbaum et al, 2003; Schuldenrein, 2017).…”

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Estimation of the thickness of anthropogenic deposits in historical urban centres: An interdisciplinary methodology applied to Rome (Italy)

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In historical urban centres, the superimposition of excavation and deposition activities over time has resulted in an irregular spatial distribution of anthropogenic deposits, which may reach considerable thicknesses. The detection of those thicknesses requires extensive investigations. Broad borehole and geophysical campaigns cost time and money, consequently at the urban-planning level, it is usual to shift to an estimation of thicknesses, which may be performed through map-algebra operations, that is, by subtracting from the modelled ground surface the elevation of the anthropogenic-deposit basal surface. The latter is implemented through the interpolation of point elevation data, which are generally provided by borehole logs. Despite the development of advanced spatial interpolation methodologies, previous modelling results in the literature show that if the process is affected by insufficient input data, it produces imprecise interpolation outputs. This paper reports an interdisciplinary methodology aiming at enhancing elevation datasets, in order to obtain more accurate digital elevation models. The increase in number and spatial distribution of input points is achieved through past-landscape analyses mainly based on elevation data given by borehole logs, available archaeological reports and historical topographic maps, these being generally available for historical urban centres. The methodology was tested in an urban sector of Rome, where significant activities have been performed for millennia particularly during the Roman Age. A reliable model of the basal surface of the anthrostrata led to a better estimation of the spatial distribution of such deposits and, in addition, revealed the original topographic surface, as modified by human activities.

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Cited by 3 publications

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Special issue of Geoarchaeology: Urban geoarchaeology in the Mediterranean Basin

Special issue of Geoarchaeology: Urban geoarchaeology in the Mediterranean Basin

Estimation of the thickness of anthropogenic deposits in historical urban centres: An interdisciplinary methodology applied to Rome (Italy)

Recreating and Protecting Southeast Ireland’s Cultural and Environmental Heritage

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