Detecting and mapping buried buildings with Ground-Penetrating Radar at an ancient village in northwestern Argentina

Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigations

“…Although this kind of graphs revealed some characteristics of the subsoil, only unclear interpretations of the detected anomalies could be obtained from them, mainly because the reflections in the radargrams presented rather complex and variable forms in the interval of interest (t ≈ [5-20] ns). Regarding this, structures as the ones expected here often have uneven borders due to partial collapses, which produce irregular reflections that are difficult to interpret (Bonomo et al, 2010). Furthermore, if the materials of the structures and the surroundings are similar, moderate to low intensity reflections result.…”

“…One advantage of methods such as Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), small-loop multifrequency electromagnetic induction (EMI or SLEM) and geoelectrical profiling is that they allow prospecting large subsoil volumes in relatively short times, and often have a good detection capacity of the structures. Furthermore, these methods help to preserve the historical objects, because they minimally disturb the soil and provide detailed maps that can be used to plan excavations (Bongiovanni et al, 2008;Bonomo et al, 2010).…”

Rutas y Espacios conectados: Las tierras altas y bajas del Oeste Tinogasteño de Catamarca (ca. 200-1200 d.C.)

“…Para ello se realizaron estudios arqueométricos sobre cerámica -morfotecnológicos, petrográficos y de procedencia-, visuales, arqueogeofísicos, arquitectónicos y paleoambientales, entre otros. Éstos se complementaron con el estudio de las rutas que interconectaron el valle mesotérmico con la puna transicional y la cordillera andina (Basile 2011, Basile y Ratto 2010, Bonomo et al 2010, Feely 2010, Ratto 2006Salminci 2005, entre otros).…”

“…), aldea o caserío pre-tardío emplazado en el bolsón de Fiambalá (Sempé 1976, Ratto 2007, Bonomo et al 2010 con fechados radiocarbónicos que la ubican temporalmente entre los años 200 y 900 de nuestra era aproximadamente (Tabla 1).…”

Contribution of the resistivity method to characterize mud walls in a very dry region and comparison with GPR

“…Radiocarbon dating has indicated an initial occupational period of Palo Blanco between AD 200 and AD 880, approximately (Gordillo, 1999;Bonomo et al, 2010). At present, the site is inhabited, and a new village, dating from the Spanish colonial times, is located at approximately 1 km from it.…”