Integrated prospecting in the crypt of the Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari, Italy

Calia, Angela; Leucci, Giovanni; Masini, Nicola; Matera, Loredana; Persico, Raffaele; Sileo, Maria

doi:10.1088/1742-2132/9/3/271

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“…; Masini et al ,; Calia et al . ; Leucci et al . ; Utsi ) are of great interest for GPR prospecting and the number of case histories in both situations is endless.…”

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“…; Leucci et al . ; Utsi ) are of great interest for GPR prospecting and the number of case histories in both situations is endless. In particular, indoor prospecting in historical monuments offers possibility of taking more precise geometric measurements and is usually less cumbersome in terms of required physical work, because there is no meaningful surface roughness, no grass and no wind.…”

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“…The reconfigurability of GPR systems has been recently patented (Masini et al . ) and a prototype of a reconfigurable system has been implemented within the research project Aitech (http://www.aitechnet.com/ibam.html), financed by the Puglia Region. The system has been projected by the Institute for Archaeological and Monumental Heritage IBAM‐CNR (Lecce, Italy), IDS Corporation (Pisa, Italy) and University of Florence, (Florence, Italy) and some technical details about it have been described in (Parrini et al .…”

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Some results achieved from a reconfigurable stepped frequency GPR system will be presented. The aim is to show the possibilities of a reconfigurable architecture for a GPR system within the noninvasive prospecting of the Cultural Heritage. In particular, two sites (indoor and outdoor, respectively) have been chosen, in order to test the system in different situations that pose different problems. The same sites have been prospected also with a commercial pulsed system, in order i) to work out a comparative heuristic analysis and ii) to plan possible future advancements improving the reconfigurable system.

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“…; Masini et al ,; Calia et al . ; Leucci et al . ; Utsi ) are of great interest for GPR prospecting and the number of case histories in both situations is endless.…”

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“…; Pérez‐Gracia et al . ). An important reason for this success is that these methods allow detecting and mapping architectural structures with efficiency and without disturbing the soil, which is fundamental to protect these and other fragile objects from damage.…”

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GPR investigations at an Inca‐Spanish site in Argentina

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We present the results of a GPR prospecting carried out at the archaeological site of Batungasta, in the NW region of Argentina. This site was established by the Incas in the 14th century and was later occupied during the Spaniard conquest. Environmental information obtained at this arid zone led us to postulate that parts of the site buildings had been seriously damaged and buried by seasonal flood events as well as aeolian sedimentation. Therefore, we considered applying the GPR method to investigate the existence of buried remains, their architectural characteristics and to provide further evidence about the flows that possibly affected them. This method seemed suitable to attain these goals since it usually provides a good detection capacity for architectural structures and layers in dry environments, as well as good quality maps of the soil. Seven sectors of the site were surveyed using a GPR constant‐offset methodology and 500 MHz antennas. The analysis of the data allowed recognizing electromagnetic patterns that could be associated to the existence of walls. In six of the seven sectors, enclosures formed by rock‐earth and earth walls were detected and mapped, confirming Incaic‐Spanish and Spanish structures, respectively. A sedimentary layer produced by a large flood that covered the structures was detected and mapped, providing evidence of this kind of event and its influence on the site. The maps of this layer were also useful to indirectly visualize the 3D shapes of the discovered walls, which were unclear in many sections of the data and to detect additional anthropogenic structures with very bad preservation conditions. These structures had not been previously identified from analysis of the data sections due to the confusing aspect of the reflections produced at their irregular boundaries.

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“…The use of non-destructive testing (NDT) arises from the exigency not to damage the probed structure, which is a particularly important requirement for cultural heritage. Noninvasive sensing makes it possible to gather both historical and structural information about the building at hand Utsi, 2010;Calia et al, 2012;Grinzato et al, 2002;Geraldi et al, 2003Geraldi et al, , 2016Carlomagno et al, 2011). In particular, it has been used to document the state of damage of masonries , columns and pillars (Binda et al, 2003;Leucci et al, 2011) or even statues (Kadioglu and Kadioglu, 2010;Sambuelli et al, 2011).…”

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GPR and IRT tests in two historical buildings in Gravina in Puglia

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Abstract. This paper describes a geophysical investigation conducted into two important churches, namely the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the Church of Santa Croce, both in Gravina in Puglia (close to Bari, southern Italy). The Church of Santa Croce, now deconsecrated, lies below the cathedral. Therefore, the two churches constitute a unique building body. Moreover, below the Church of Santa Croce there are several crypts, which are only partially known. The prospecting was performed both with a pulsed commercial ground penetrating radar (GPR) system and with a prototypal reconfigurable stepped frequency system. The aim was twofold, namely to gather information about the monument and to test the prototypal system. The GPR measurements have also been integrated with an infrared thermography (IRT) investigation performed on part of the vaulted ceiling in the Church of Santa Croce, in order to confirm or deny a possible interpretation of certain GPR results.

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Integrated prospecting in the crypt of the Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari, Italy

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A new reconfigurable stepped frequency GPR system, possibilities and issues; applications to two different Cultural Heritage Resources

A new reconfigurable stepped frequency GPR system, possibilities and issues; applications to two different Cultural Heritage Resources

GPR investigations at an Inca‐Spanish site in Argentina

GPR and IRT tests in two historical buildings in Gravina in Puglia

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