Geophysical Prospection Survey of an Ancient Amphorae Workshop at Tsoukalia, Alonnisos (Greece)

Sarris, Apostolos; Athanassopoulou, E.; Doulgéri-Intzessiloglou, Argyroula; Skafida, Eu.; Weymouth, John W.

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“…However, the limited size of the excavations provided little information regarding the extent of the settlements, their internal organization, the sprawling of habitation outside the limits of the magoules, and the existence of enclosures. Previous geophysical survey has been carried out at Zerelia (Papadopoulos et al 2011), Sesklo Pyrgou (Sarris 2003), Dimini (Sarris et al 2001, 2002), and Koutroulou (Kyparissi-Apostolika and Hamilakis 2012Tsokas et al 2009), but it was not on a sufficient scale to map patterns and extents of occupation.…”

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Opening a New Frontier in the Study of Neolithic Settlement Patterns of Eastern Thessaly, Greece

Sarris¹,

Kalaycı²,

Simon³

et al. 2018

Communities, Landscapes, and Interaction in Neolithic Greece

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The Innovative Geophysical Approaches for the Study of Early Agricultural Villages of Neolithic Thessaly (ARISTEIA-IGEAN) Project made an extensive use of geospatial technologies in the study of the natural environment and social dynamics of Neolithic settlements within the coastal region of eastern Thessaly, Greece. The goal of the project was to offer a broad and non-destructive remote sensing coverage of a number of Neolithic settlements to study habitation practices that were developed in various ecological niches and to document site-specific cultural and environmental characteristics. The methods and techniques used in the IGEAN project included satellite remote sensing, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), ground-based geophysical surveys exploring new generation prospection instrumentation, and soil analyses. The manifold research agenda proved to be effective for the detailed mapping of soils in which archaeological residues of past occupation reside. The full open-access geospatial data is served online at http://igean.ims.forth.gr/.The IGEAN project exposed a large degree of variation in the occupation of the landscape and the usage of space in both small and large settlements. The study was able to capture an integrated image of the habitation settings and highlight the large degree of divergence in the intra-site settlement patterns of these agrarian societies. The synthesis of the results opens up further research questions regarding early agricultural villages of Neolithic Thessaly.

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Opening a New Frontier in the Study of Neolithic Settlement Patterns of Eastern Thessaly, Greece

Sarris¹,

Kalaycı²,

Simon³

et al. 2018

Communities, Landscapes, and Interaction in Neolithic Greece

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“…During the last few years, there has been an increasing interest in the application of high resolution geophysical methods for the reconstruction of the subsoil geometry of sites located in areas of environmental or archaeological interest (Chavez et al, 2001;Ates, 2002). The main strategy adopted by most researchers involves the integrated use of different geophysical methodologies (Hesse, 1999), such as Multidisciplinary investigations on the Roman aqueduct of Grumentum (Basilicata, Southern Italy) electrical and magnetic techniques (Cammarano et al, 1997;Witten et al, 2000;Sarris et al, 2002;Abdallatif et al, 2003) or seismic and magnetic techniques (Hildebrand et al, 2002) to obtain detailed information based on objective statistical criteria on the presence of buried bodies.…”

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Multidisciplinary investigations on the Roman aqueduct of Grumentum (Basilicata, Southern Italy)

Bavusi

Chianese

Giano

et al. 2009

Annals of Geophysics

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The Romans built the ancient town of Grumentum during the 3rd century B.C. in the southern part of the Agri high Valley (Basilicata Region, Southern Italy) near the confluence of the Sciaura stream in the Agri River. Now it is one of the most important archaeological sites of Southern Italy. In fact, after a period of wars in this area between Romans and Carthaginians, a great deal of restoration was started in 57 B.C. These works affected the city walls, public buildings and finally endowed the Roman colony with important infrastructures, such as the new aqueduct. In this work, we attempt to reconstruct the ancient layout of the Roman aqueduct of Grumentum. As a starting point, we followed some descriptions from the 19th century, when the structure was still well preserved. Then, we performed a multidisciplinary geophysical approach to the best preserved remains of the aqueduct. In particular, the geophysical investigation started with the use of a portable GPS allowing us to acquire the co-ordinates of the outcropping rests of the ancient structure. Then, we used an optical pumping magnetometer to perform seven gradiometric maps over a broad area of about 8000 m 2 . From the literature descriptions, dating to the first part of the 19th century, we can deduce that the state of preservation of the Roman aqueduct was much better than the present one. Thus we can hypothesise as the cause of its fast involution the fact that it was located in the epicentral area of the large destructive earthquake which occurred in the Basilicata Region in 1857 (Mallet, 1862). To this aim, we performed a first attempt to correlate the state of preservation of the aqueduct remains with the local seismic amplification by means of the HVSR (Horizontal to Vertical Spectral Ratio) technique. This survey allowed us to obtain the site amplification spectra along the aqueduct layout and assess the fundamental vibration frequency of the investigated structure. The possibility of landslides was ruled out by a careful geological survey. The relationship between aqueduct path and damage should then be attributed to closeness to earthquake seismogenic fault.

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Ground penetrating radar imaging of a 4th Century Roman Fort, Humayma, Jordan

Baker

Ambrose

2007

2007 4th International Workshop On, Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar

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example, archaeologists and historians were concerned about Abstract-A suite of geophysical surveys were conducted on and the possibility of military weapons exploding on or near around the site of a 4th Century Roman fort in Southern Jordan archaeological sites and destroying the underlying artifacts from 2002-2005 as part of the Humayma Excavation Project. and structures. With this type of concern, there would be a Presented here are the results of the ground penetrating radar rush to complete a geophysical survey of the sites to (GPR) data. Data were collected in a series of 1-m-spaced document, to some extent, the location of buried structures profiles within the 150m by 200m Fort and collated to generate .' ' 3D volumes. These GPR data volumes are sliced horizontally at Xanposbly covplome of thelsite eation. Uran optimized depths to yield map-view images of buried structures sprawl in both developed and developing nations may lead to that have been-and will be-used to guide future excavation urban development in areas near archaeological sites, with the and develop usage plans. Data yielded good detail of interior risk that archaeological material may be lost in the process of structures (walls and potential tiled floors) and exterior features development. Again, a geophysical survey will be able to (defensive ditches, claviculae, the Via Nova).Ongoing provide information about the location of archaeological excavations will provide additional information as to the specific material and possibly aid in the excavation of the material nature of the observed features.prior to development of the land.

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Geophysical Prospection Survey of an Ancient Amphorae Workshop at Tsoukalia, Alonnisos (Greece)

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

Opening a New Frontier in the Study of Neolithic Settlement Patterns of Eastern Thessaly, Greece

Opening a New Frontier in the Study of Neolithic Settlement Patterns of Eastern Thessaly, Greece

Multidisciplinary investigations on the Roman aqueduct of Grumentum (Basilicata, Southern Italy)

Ground penetrating radar imaging of a 4th Century Roman Fort, Humayma, Jordan

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