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| Titel |
Geophysical investigations near the ancient Agora at city of Argos, Hellas. |
| VerfasserIn |
I. Zananiri, V. Hademenos, A. Zervakou, P. Tsompos, Ch. Piteros, A. Banaka |
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EGU General Assembly 2009
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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PDF |
| Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 11 (2009) |
| Datensatznummer |
250023112
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Reducing the archaeological risk has been possible by clarifying areas of archaeological
potential at an early stage. Towards this scope a non-invasive geophysical survey was carried
out at the city of Argos, Argolis Prefecture, which from the beginning of Archaic Times (c.
800 B.C.) and through to Classical Times was one of the most prominent city-states. Based
on historical and archaeological evidence three sites were chosen near the ancient
Agora of Argos. Gradient and total field magnetic measurements were collected over
several grids, with 1m spacing between measurement points. Representative samples
were taken for laboratory measurements of the low-field magnetic susceptibility
and the natural remanent magnetization. The data management and cartographic
representation was performed using Geographic Information Systems, where a geographic
database was created, including all available information for the broader Argos
area: local geology, topographic features, satellite images and archaeological data.
The observed magnetic anomalies, mainly indicating the presence of linear square
structures, are mostly related to inhabitance ruins according to data from neighboring
excavations. In order to further refine the areas of archaeological interest and to identify
specific targets for subsequent evaluation additional geophysical techniques, i.e.
ground penetrating radar and electric resistivity tomography, will be implemented. |
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