Preliminary results of the ground penetrating radar (GPR) prospection in the area of the prehistoric flint mine Borownia, southeastern Poland

Mieszkowski, Radosław; Welc, Fabian; Budziszewski, J.; Migal, Witold; Bąkowska, Anna

doi:10.2478/squa-2014-0013

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“…The proposed techniques of prospection have already been applied with positive results to research on prehistoric flint mining landscapes, including at Krzemionki (cf. Herbich 2000;Misiewicz 2000;Borkowski 2000b;Welc et al, 2014;Mieszkowski et al, 2014). However, this project was the first time that these several methods were used simultaneously and the obtained results integrated into a GIS project.…”

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Non-invasive Investigation of Segment C of the Krzemionki Exploitation Field. Initial Research Results

Jedynak¹,

Wroniecki²

2022

apolona

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Non-invasive research has been undertaken in the southern arm of the archaeological area of the Krzemionki exploitation field, which is one of the least excavated of its regions. Geophysical prospection covered an area of 3.5 ha, and in addition, an area of more than 5 ha was examined by surface collection. The image of the underground structures was obtained thanks to a comprehensive comparison of the results of magnetic, earth resistance and GPR measurements, as well as the distribution of archaeological finds on the ground surface. The study was supplemented with data obtained from the analysis of archival aerial photos and Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) derivatives. On the basis of these complementary data, it was possible to create a general image of the distribution of archaeological sources in the study area. When trying to determine the potential range of the exploitation field, the most legible results were obtained from earth resistance survey and magnetic gradiometry methods. In the most fully explored fragment of the area, anomalies suggesting the presence of prehistoric mining facilities are located in a strip 40–60 m wide, running in the NW-SE direction. Surface studies showed the presence of anthropogenic limestone debris in a zone of similar width (50–75 m) and the direction of its course, while the spread of flint and erratic stone finds turned out to be even greater (a belt 70–90 m wide). Geophysical surveys indicate the possibility of the existence of flint workshops and settlement facilities around the mining field. This can be confirmed in future by further systematic studies of its surroundings.

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Non-invasive Investigation of Segment C of the Krzemionki Exploitation Field. Initial Research Results

Jedynak¹,

Wroniecki²

2022

apolona

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“…Although in the case of the most distinctive features identified as chert beds within the dolomite (a set of linear continuous dipping signals detected in three, possibly four areas), they were initially recognised by tracing the orientation of one of these features to the surface. The most comparable studies are those conducted in Poland (Boubaki et al, 2012; Mieszkowski et al, 2014; Welc et al, 2016) which have used a range of high‐frequency antennas on limestone to detect flint‐bearing horizons. These flint horizons appear on the radargrams as linear continuous features, often in parallel to each other.…”

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Ground‐penetrating radar analysis of the Drimolen early Pleistocene fossil‐bearing palaeocave, South Africa

Armstrong

Baker

Penzo‐Kajewski

et al. 2021

Archaeological Prospection

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The cave systems of the Malmani Dolomite, Gauteng, South Africa, have over the decades yielded numerous specimens of Pliocene to early Pleistocene hominin fossils which are critical for our understanding of human evolution. The geomorphological and geological context of these fossils is complex. An understanding of cave formational processes coupled with effective surface and subsurface mapping of different strata and soil depths has the potential to provide new insights. A technique that has not previously been employed to the fossil sites of South Africa is the use of ground-penetrating radar (GPR). Applied in combination with ground-truthing data from excavations and 3D scanning and photogrammetry the combined technique highlights the capacity for GPR to help characterise various deposits. Results indicate the potential of the method to identify new void spaces, depth of colluvium as well as mapping structurally important chert bedding. This paper focuses on the Paranthropus and early Homo-bearing cave complex of Drimolen but highlights the potential for applying these methods throughout the region.

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“…GPR is a very mobile and effective method of subsurface geophysical prospection, especially for archaeology (see among others, Imai et al, 1987;Conyers, 2013Conyers, , 2016aMieszkowski et al, 2014;Welc et al, 2014aWelc et al, , b, 2015. The GPR device, composed of a transmitting-receiver antenna and a steering device, emits electromagnetic waves to a ground with high and ultra-high frequency radio waves (10 MHz -2 GHz) and registers impulses reflected from lithological boundaries and buried objects.…”

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Remote Sensing of a Roman Pottery Workshop. Report on a Geophysical Survey Carried out in Crikvenica (Ancient Ad Turres, Croatia)

Welc¹,

Vrkljan²,

Konestra³

et al. 2017

Studia Quaternaria

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The paper presents results of a geophysical survey conducted in Crikvenica, a town located at the north-eastern Adriatic Sea coast in Croatia. The main aim was to identify extent of a Roman pottery workshop discovered to the north of the present town, at the site known as "Igralište". The performed magnetic and GPR surveys within the area of the modern playground in Crikvenica revealed a large number of anomalies that may be connected with anthropogenic activity during different periods, both in modern and ancient times. The first group consists of anomalies generated by remnants of the modern underground infrastructure. Magnetic and ground-penetrating radar maps revealed anomalies in the north-western part of the modern playground that can be very likely interpreted as remains of a large ceramic kiln dated back to the Roman Period, similar to the kiln discovered during the excavations located further to the north. Finally, the survey performed within the Crikvenica football stadium clearly indicates that the integration of different Ground Penetrating Radar and magnetic methods allows for a detailed and effective identification of buried archaeological structures in large areas.

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Preliminary results of the ground penetrating radar (GPR) prospection in the area of the prehistoric flint mine Borownia, southeastern Poland

Cited by 4 publications

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Non-invasive Investigation of Segment C of the Krzemionki Exploitation Field. Initial Research Results

Non-invasive Investigation of Segment C of the Krzemionki Exploitation Field. Initial Research Results

Ground‐penetrating radar analysis of the Drimolen early Pleistocene fossil‐bearing palaeocave, South Africa

Remote Sensing of a Roman Pottery Workshop. Report on a Geophysical Survey Carried out in Crikvenica (Ancient Ad Turres, Croatia)

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