Integrated usage of geophysical prospection techniques in Höyük (tepe, tell)-type archaeological settlements

Drahor, Mahmut G.; Berge, Meriç A.; Öztürk, Caner; Alpaslan, Nuray; Ergene, Gamze

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“…Old Smyrna Höyük has occasionally been investigated using geophysical methods since 1994. First, vertical electrical sounding (VES) measurements were performed at several areas to describe the bedrock topography, while in recent years ERT, magnetic, GPR, EM-VLF and self-potential methods have each been applied to investigate the capability of these methods and to determine the buried archaeological features inside the multilayered context (Drahor et al, 2009). In 2005, four different electrode configurations (Wenner-alpha, Wenner-Schlumberger, dipole-dipole and pole-pole) for resistivity were tested using the ERT technique on known fortification walls in the eastern part of Old Smyrna Höyük, and the walls were successfully determined.…”

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“…Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and resistivity methods have also been applied (Casana et al, 2008;Berge and Drahor, 2007). Recently, the integrated use of geophysics has been seen in multilayered archaeological site assessments (Drahor et al, 2009;Florio et al, 2010). Generally magnetic studies do not give sufficiently clear results due to the complex characteristics of multilayered settlements.…”

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Electrical Resistivity Tomography Investigations of Multilayered Archaeological Settlements: Part II – A Case from Old Smyrna Höyük, Turkey

Berge

Drahor

2011

Archaeological Prospection

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To determine the data acquisition and inversion capabilities of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), which is used in multilayered archaeological settlements, an ERT survey was carried out at the Old Smyrna Höyük site, in the city of İzmir, Turkey. This site dates from the third millennium BC and ERT applications were performed using five different arrays (Wenner-alpha, Wenner-Schlumberger, dipole-dipole, pole-pole and pole-dipole). The resistivity distribution of the subsurface was investigated by two-dimensional and three-dimensional inversion routines, which use data obtained along orthogonal lines. To test the inversion treatments, 'semi-fully three-dimensional' and 'quasi-threedimensional' approaches were also investigated, and comparison indicated a clear distinction between them. The results show that the quasi-three-dimensional solution had insufficient resolution, whereas the semi-fully threedimensional data sets provide interpretable images of the subsurface. In addition, the effects of electrode array type and line interval and orientation were tested to define suitable ERT survey strategies for multilayered archaeological settlements. The array investigations show that dipole-dipole, pole-pole and pole-dipole arrays presented better quality images than the others. The line orientation tests performed in two perpendicular directions (N-S and E-W oriented lines) show that the N-S oriented lines are more suitable in terms of defining the buried architectural plan of Old Smyrna Höyük according to depth-slicing visualizations. However, the combination of the two perpendicular data sets could be useful if large between-line intervals are used. Finally, this ERT study clearly revealed the layered stratigraphy of Old Smyrna Höyük.

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Section: Previous Geophysical Investigationsmentioning

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Electrical Resistivity Tomography Investigations of Multilayered Archaeological Settlements: Part II – A Case from Old Smyrna Höyük, Turkey

Berge

Drahor

2011

Archaeological Prospection

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“…A number of archaeological surveys integrating GPR, magnetic and ERT methods is systematically increasing (see among others; Brizzolari et al, 1992;Eder-Hinterleitner, 1997, 1997a;Drahor and Kaya, 2000;Piro et al, 2000;Gaffney et al, 2004;Luck et al, 2003;De Domenico et al, 2006;Drahor, 2006;Kvamme, 2006;Vermeulen et al, 2006;Strutt and Keay, 2008;Drahor et al, 2009;Cardarelli and Di Filippo, 2009;Keay et al, 2009;Leucci et al, 2015;Di Maio et al, 2016). In this paper we present results of research based on integration of three basic geophysical methods (magnetic, GPR and ERT) carried out at Lopar in the northern part of the Island of Rab in Croatia.…”

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An Attempt to Integration of Different Geophysical Methods (Magnetic, GPR and ERT); A Case Study From the Late Roman Settlement On the Island of Rab in Croatia

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In 2016 within the RED Project Roman Economy in Dalmatia: production, distribution and demand in the light of pottery workshops, 5 selected areas around the Podšilo Bay were geophysically surveyed. During the fieldworks in the Lopar protected area, located in the northeastern part of the Island of Rab a gradiometer, ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) were used. The main aim of the project was to document presence of the Roman architecture in two areas of the bay's hinterland as suggested earlier by finds of pottery and glass. Geophysical studies conducted in the Lopar area revealed presence of underground remains of ancient structures, probably from the late Roman period and connected with a ceramic production centre at the present seashore. The most interesting results were obtained for the area no. 4, the site where magnetic, georadar and ERT surveys revealed an ancient regular building at 0.4-0.6 m depth. The survey performed in the Lopar area clearly indicates that integration of different geophysical methods enables detailed and effective identification of buried archaeological structures.

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“…Significant data can be obtained by applying a set of geophysical techniques to reconstruct the spatial structure of the site and geological conditions under which humans lived in the past. An extensive number of research studies have determined the most informative combination of methods for archaeology, which includes magnetic survey, electrical resistivity, and ground‐penetrating radar (GPR; Brizzolari et al, 1992; Cardarelli & Di Filippo, 2009; De Domenico et al, 2006; Di Maio et al, 2016; Drahor, 2006; Drahor et al, 2009; Drahor & Kaya, 2000; V. Gaffney et al, 2004; Keay et al, 2009; Kvamme, 2006; Leucci et al, 2015; Piro et al, 2000; Vermeulen et al, 2006; Welc et al, 2017). These methods have also recently become an important tool in karst−caves research (Kaufmann et al, 2011; Lazzari et al, 2010; Leucci & De Giorgi, 2005; Mochales et al, 2007; Putisˇka et al, 2014; Welc et al, 2017).…”

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Geophysical assessment of Verteba Cave Eneolithic site, Ukraine

Bondar

Sokhatskyi²,

Чернов

et al. 2020

Geoarchaeology

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The set of geophysical methods employed above ground and inside Verteba Cave Eneolithic Trypillian Culture Site (Ukraine) includes magnetic survey, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), and ground‐penetrating radar (GPR). The above‐ground geophysical study was aimed at the recognition of lateral and vertical distribution of sulfate karst landforms and archaeological targets. In‐cave measurements were made to prospect archaeological remains in loose infill and unknown voids. The round and oval‐shaped magnetic anomalies with dimensions of 10–25 m and maximum intensity of 15–20 nT are caused by old refilled collapse dolines that were discovered over the cave. The magnetic survey proved the absence of Trypillian culture houses on the surface and the presence of buried archaeological objects in the cave. 2D ERT imaging revealed the vertical structure of karstic collapse dolines, the thickness of the sedimentary layer over gypsum, as well as loamy cave infill. ERT was capable of detecting the void in gypsum by resistivity enhancement up to several thousand ohm‐meters. The underground GPR survey of cave walls provided information about possible vertical air−gypsum and loam−gypsum interfaces within the gypsum layer. The prospective areas for future archaeological excavations and the possible location of undiscovered cavities were outlined on the basis of geophysical results.

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Integrated usage of geophysical prospection techniques in Höyük (tepe, tell)-type archaeological settlements

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Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

Electrical Resistivity Tomography Investigations of Multilayered Archaeological Settlements: Part II – A Case from Old Smyrna Höyük, Turkey

Electrical Resistivity Tomography Investigations of Multilayered Archaeological Settlements: Part II – A Case from Old Smyrna Höyük, Turkey

An Attempt to Integration of Different Geophysical Methods (Magnetic, GPR and ERT); A Case Study From the Late Roman Settlement On the Island of Rab in Croatia

Geophysical assessment of Verteba Cave Eneolithic site, Ukraine

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