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Application of Geophysical Methods in Archaeological Survey of Early Medieval Fortifications
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | REMOTE SENSING |
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| Web | https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14102471 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs14102471 |
| Keywords | hillfort; fortification; early medieval period; archaeological excavation; geophysical methods; magnetometry; electrical resistivity tomography; ground-penetrating radar |
| Description | Open AccessArticle Application of Geophysical Methods in Archaeological Survey of Early Medieval Fortifications by Peter Milo 1,* [ORCID] , Michal Vágner 1 [ORCID] , Tomáš Tencer 1 [ORCID] and Igor Murín 2 1 Department of Archaeology and Museology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Arna Nováka 1/1, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic 2 Archaeological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Akademická 2, 949 21 Nitra, Slovakia * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Academic Editors: Rosa Lasaponara, Ilaria Catapano, Luca Piroddi, Sebastiano D’Amico, Marilena Cozzolino, Nasser Abu Zeid, Patrizia Capizzi and Sergio Vincenzo Calcina Remote Sens. 2022, 14(10), 2471; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14102471 Received: 13 April 2022 / Revised: 16 May 2022 / Accepted: 17 May 2022 / Published: 20 May 2022 (This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote, Proximal Sensing and Geophysics for Cultural Heritage Knowledge and Conservation) Download PDF Browse Figures Citation Export Abstract As powerful economic and cultural centers, fortified sites played an important role in early medieval society. In Central Europe, early medieval fortified site research has been an essential topic for several generations. However, gradual changes in the landscape are a threat to these cultural heritage monuments. The main task of this paper was to compare the previous results from archaeological excavations with new data acquired by geophysical methods. The presented study is based on the three methods widely used in archaeology: magnetometry, ground-penetrating radar, and electrical resistivity tomography. New surveys provide information about the internal structure and the state of preservation of the fortifications in a non-destructive way. Comparison of the results encourages the evaluation of archaeological excavation and helps determine the suitability and effectiveness of geophysical methods in specific natural conditions. |
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