Investigate the layout and age of a large‐scale mausoleum in Hangzhou, China using combined geophysical technologies and archaeological documents

Shi, Zhanjie; Yu, Tianxiang; Ming-xian, Shi

doi:10.1002/arp.1774

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“…Geophysical surveys that combine extensive excavations and core drillings to validate and refine interpretations of the imaged geophysical features are relatively rare (e.g. Shi et al, 2020). Most archaeological prospecting efforts have focused on uncovering smaller buried structures or features ranging from tens of centimetres to several meters in scale, such as tombs (e.g.…”

Section: Shallow Geophysical Prospectingmentioning

confidence: 99%

RETRACTED: Geo‐archaeological prospecting of Gunung Padang buried prehistoric pyramid in West Java, Indonesia

Natawidjaja,

Bachtiar,

Nurhandoko

et al. 2023

Archaeological Prospection

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The multidisciplinary study of Gunung Padang has revealed compelling evidence of a complex and sophisticated megalithic site. Correlations between rock stratifications observed through surface exposures, trenching and core logs, combined with GPR facies, ERT layers, and seismic tomograms, demonstrate the presence of multi‐layer constructions spanning approximately 20–30 m. Notably, a high‐resistive anomaly in electric resistivity tomography aligns with a low‐velocity anomaly detected in seismic tomography, indicating the existence of hidden cavities or chambers within the site. Additionally, drilling operations revealed significant water loss, further supporting the presence of underground spaces. Radiocarbon dating of organic soils from the structures uncovered multiple construction stages dating back thousands of years BCE, with the initial phase dating to the Palaeolithic era. These findings offer valuable insights into the construction history of Gunung Padang, shedding light on the engineering capabilities of ancient civilizations during the Palaeolithic era.

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Section: Shallow Geophysical Prospectingmentioning

confidence: 99%

RETRACTED: Geo‐archaeological prospecting of Gunung Padang buried prehistoric pyramid in West Java, Indonesia

Natawidjaja,

Bachtiar,

Nurhandoko

et al. 2023

Archaeological Prospection

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“…Tsokas et al, 2011), exploring floors and walls and in general searching for structures and constructional failures in existing monuments (e.g. Shi et al, 2020; Tejero‐Andrade et al, 2018; Tsokas, Kim, et al, 2015), tunnel instigations (e.g. Golebiowski et al, 2018), tunnel to surface employment of ERT (e.g.…”

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Archaeological prospection north of Schinias rowing centre in Marathon at the site of ancient Trikorynthos

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Tsourlos

Steinhauer

et al. 2021

Archaeological Prospection

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A large‐scale geophysical survey was carried out at the foothills of a topographic table hosting the ruins of the ancient city ‘Trikorynthos’, in the area of Marathon, north of Athens. The explored site assumed to host remnants of ancient constructions belonging to the ancient city. Although the explored site is associated with the final phase of the famous Marathon battle, it was not expected to bear any signs of that event. Because the bulk of the survey had to be during the dry period, resistivity mapping could not be carried out. Further, tests of magnetic prospecting proved unsuccessful, leaving the electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) survey as the only alternative. Therefore, a total area of about 10 000 m2 was covered by ERTs during the dry months of 2001. A few months later, during the wet winter period, about 5500 m2 were explored by resistivity mapping. The electrical tomographic imaging was extensive, leading to the collection of a large volume of tomographic data. The distance between the measured electrical sections was ranging from 0.6 to 2.4 m at places, depending on the nature of the expected targets. The large number of ERTs carried out renders the survey as one of the largest worldwide of this kind. Processing and interpretation of the tomographic data was carried out in three‐dimensional (3D) using custom‐built algorithms. The inverted data were combined to produce depth slices and 3D images. A few months after the ERT survey, the wet winter conditions allowed the conduct of resistance mapping. Thus, spatially limited resistivity mapping was carried out to complement the ERT survey. The whole operation resulted in detecting and mapping various concealed structures, some of which were verified by the subsequent excavation. Therefore, the ancient use of the area is revealed by the combined result of the geophysical investigation and excavation. In fact, the area should had comprised a road network with extended cemetery westwards and rural premises at the TEST side.

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“…Accordingly, the detection depth is related to the distance between the power supply electrodes. Because of its strong capacity to resist interference, low cost, intuitive imaging results, and simple implementation, it is widely used in hydrogeology [10,11], archaeology [12,13], engineering geology [14], and other fields of prospecting [15]. Induced polarization is a method used in exploration geophysics and can be traced back to the 20th century [16].…”

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Developing a geological disaster monitoring system based on electrical prospecting

Wu¹,

Deng²,

Huang³

et al. 2023

Meas. Sci. Technol.

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The functions and performances of current geological disaster monitoring systems have significantly improved in recent years. However, they still possess certain shortcomings, such as lack of deep monitoring functions and being affected by weather, atmosphere, and light. This study aims to combine electrical prospecting with geological disaster monitoring to develop an improved system. The proposed system has a high level of data gathering accuracy and involves deep monitoring. It is not easily affected by natural factors, such as the weather. We designed circuits for the high-precision data acquisition, high-voltage power transmission, and main control and developed an acquisition and monitoring software, which provides adequate technical support for geological disaster monitoring. The system was used to monitor the Lannitan landslide. Our results indicated that the proposed geological disaster monitoring system had stable functionality, high acquisition accuracy, simple operation of the human‒computer interface, and remote monitoring, meeting the requirements for geological disaster monitoring.

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Investigate the layout and age of a large‐scale mausoleum in Hangzhou, China using combined geophysical technologies and archaeological documents

Cited by 7 publications

References 30 publications

RETRACTED: Geo‐archaeological prospecting of Gunung Padang buried prehistoric pyramid in West Java, Indonesia

RETRACTED: Geo‐archaeological prospecting of Gunung Padang buried prehistoric pyramid in West Java, Indonesia

Archaeological prospection north of Schinias rowing centre in Marathon at the site of ancient Trikorynthos

Developing a geological disaster monitoring system based on electrical prospecting

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