Archaeogeophysical-Based Approach for Inca Archaeology: Overview and one operational application

Masini, Nicola; Capozzoli, Luigi; Romano, Gerardo; Sieczkowska, Dominika; Sileo, Maria; Bastante, José M.; Victoria, Fernando Astete; Ziółkowski, Mariusz; Lasaponara, Rosa

doi:10.1007/s10712-018-9502-2

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“…These potential structures are in reasonable relation with walls unearthed by archaeologists in Calle Manta (Figure 16), and fit well with archaeological records, including pre-Inca ceramic fragments. This important result suggests the presence of three anthropogenic layers: pre-Inca, Inca and colonial, thus corroborating the hypothesis that suggests that the main square is the result of multiple phases of human frequentation (Aucca &-Caballero 2018 In the future, a geophysical-integrated approach [26] including georadar with lower frequency antenna and ERT will be adopted to explore in greater depth the urban soil in order to detect ancient urban transformation above the channelization of the Salphy and Tullumayo Rivers where Cusco was founded in the pre-Inca era.…”

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Towards Urban Archaeo-Geophysics in Peru. The Case Study of Plaza de Armas in Cusco

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Vera

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One of the most complex challenges of heritage sciences is the identification and protection of buried archaeological heritage in urban areas and the need to manage, maintain and inspect underground services. Archaeology and geophysics, used in an integrated way, provide an important contribution to open new perspectives in understanding both the history of cities and in helping the decision makers in planning and governing the urban development and management. The problems of identification and interpretation of geophysical features in urban subsoil make it necessary to develop ad hoc procedures to be implemented and validated in significant case studies. This paper deals with the results of an interdisciplinary project in Cusco (Peru), the capital of Inca Empire, where the georadar method was applied for the first time in the main square. The georadar method was successfully employed based on knowledge of the historical evolution of Cusco and the availability of archaeological records provided by some excavations nearby the study area. Starting from a model for the electromagnetic wave reflection from archaeological structures and pipes, georadar results were interpreted by means of comparative morphological analysis of high amplitude values observed from time slices with reflectors visualized in the radargrams.

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Towards Urban Archaeo-Geophysics in Peru. The Case Study of Plaza de Armas in Cusco

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“…The combination of GPR technique with other methods, such as magnetic and geoelectrical analysis, can overcome these drawbacks. In the Acllawasi palace, as well as in other areas of Pachacamac [21], the investigations were carried out using a Georadar [22] equipped with low frequency antennas (200-600 MHz) which for the current case study allowed us to image up to 1.50 m depth with a sufficient resolution suitable to detect structures and buried canals.…”

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“…These methods offer several advantages in the field of preventive archaeological research [22]. In particular, they are non-invasive and reduce time and costs necessary for the study and research.…”

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Traces in the desert: use of new technologies for the study and valorization of the Pachacamac sanctuary—Lima, Peru

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Through time, the large ceremonial centers of the Peruvian pre-Hispanic coast have played an important role as Pachacamac, renowned for its famous oracle, which was an important site for cult and pilgrimage, where the use of water entered largely into ritual functions during Inca age and before. The sanctuary's landscape included sea, valley and lomas (ecosystem of grassy, seasonal knolls), and a complex and elaborate system of springs and canals which seem to use both the natural water table and the waters of the nearby Lurin river. In this sacred landscape there are over fifty buildings associated to springs and canals, built during a long occupation spanning over a 1000 years. This entire system must have been connected to Urpiwachaq lagoon, located to the northeast and only a few kilometers away from the sea. The origins of the lagoon and its relationship with the archaeological site evoke creation myths for the waters and marine species of the central coast. In this paper we discussed the results obtained from the geophysical investigations performed to define the water management system in the sanctuary and their connection with the lagoon. In particular, geo-electric, geomagnetic and ground penetrating radar prospections were carried out in the monumental area to determine the trajectory of the waters that drained into the lagoon from a series of ponds and canals. The interdisciplinary work in both the lagoon and monumental area provided a valuable source of information useful to better understand the history and function of the Pachacamac sanctuary in prehispanic times.

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“…Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is the highest resolution geophysical method for archaeological applications, and is concerned with the study of electromagnetic (e-m) reflections caused by variations of the three physical parameters that regulate the e-m behavior of the investigated medium. These parameters are electrical conductivity, dielectric permittivity, and magnetic permeability; they are the main factors of the attenuation phenomena and the velocity of propagation of e-m waves [7][8][9][10].…”

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Searching for the History of the Ancient Basilicata: Archaeogeophysics Applied to the Roman Site of Forentum

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This paper describes the results obtained using an archaeogeophysical-based approach for discovering new Roman structures belonging to the ancient settlement of Forentum, currently identifiable by a well-preserved sanctuary from the third century BC. The investigated area has been affected by invasive anthropic activities that have partially damaged the Roman structures. Extensive geophysical measurements, including detailed ground-penetrating radar investigations supported by magnetometric data, have allowed for the identification of an impressive complex of structures composed of various buildings. Magnetometric and electromagnetic anomalies suggest the existence of an “urban” dimension close to the Gravetta Sanctuary, totally unearthed and unknown until now, organized into regular patterns in a similar way to the most famous site in the vicinity of Bantia, or the famous Apulian archaeological sites of Ordona and Arpi.

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Archaeogeophysical-Based Approach for Inca Archaeology: Overview and one operational application

Cited by 23 publications

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Towards Urban Archaeo-Geophysics in Peru. The Case Study of Plaza de Armas in Cusco

Towards Urban Archaeo-Geophysics in Peru. The Case Study of Plaza de Armas in Cusco

Traces in the desert: use of new technologies for the study and valorization of the Pachacamac sanctuary—Lima, Peru

Searching for the History of the Ancient Basilicata: Archaeogeophysics Applied to the Roman Site of Forentum

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