Site Characterization by Geophysical Methods in The Archaeological Zone of Teotihuacan, Mexico

Characterization of prehispanic cosmetics found in a burial of the ancient city of Teotihuacan (Mexico)

“…According to Chávez et al (2001), the valley of Teotihuacan includes rocks with volcanogenesis dating back to the Middle and Late Miocene (Malinalco Volcano) and Early Pliocene (extrusive rocks from the Patlachique Mountain) with composition varying from andesites to dacites and including pyroclastic flows as well as non-consolidated sequences conformed by lithic tuffs and pumice covered by lava flows. Mafic volcanic rocks, lava and ashes due to eruptive events of the Cerro Gordo Volcano, that took place in the Quaternary, are also present.…”

Joint geophysical measurements to investigate the Rossano of Vaglio archaeological site (Basilicata Region, Southern Italy)

“…In this framework, the most suitable geophysical investigation techniques employed for archaeological purposes are the magnetic method (Bates and Bates, 2000;Bavusi et al, 2004;Chavez et al, 1995Chavez et al, , 2001Godio and Piro, 2005;Powell et al, 2002), the geoelectrical method (Cammarano et al, 2000;Di Fiore and Chianese, 2008;Rizzo et al, 2005;Sambuelli et al, 1999;Tsokas et al, 1994) and the GPR method (Basile et al, 2000;Chadwick and Madsen, 2000;Chianese et al, 2004;Masini et al, 2007;Perez Garcia et al, 2000;Sambuelli et al, 1999;Savvaidis et al, 1999;Tsokas et al, 2007). In fact, they provide non-destructive and broad range of application means of exploring for the archaeological purpose, especially because they are noninvasive and prompt techniques.…”

First geophysical results in the Archeological sites of Θούρια (Péloponnèse, Hellas) and Sibari-Thurii (southern Italy)

“…In particular, the joint application of electric and magnetic methods for the localization of buried structures has become a standard approach to solve some archaeological problems, due to both their non destructive character and rapidity of execution (Batmunkh et al 2004, Chavez et al 2001, Gaffney et al 2004. In fact, both the electrical and magnetic techniques are nowadays widely employed for the archaeological aims, because the electric method is applied to estimate the shape and the depth of buried structures in the more promising zones for archaeological excavations (Cammarano et al 2000, Di Fiore et al 2002, Rizzo et al 2005, while the magnetic method is applied to detect the presence of buried objects characterised by a magnetic susceptibility contrast in respect of the surrounding ground or with a remnant magnetization, such as for example remains of furnaces (Aitken 1974).…”