Magnetic mapping, ground penetrating radar surveys and magnetic susceptibility measurements for the study of the archaeological site of Serra di Vaglio (southern Italy)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 633-643

  Chianese, Domenico ^a   D'Emilio, Mariagrazia ^b   Di Salvia, Saverio ^c   Lapenna, Vincenzo ^a   Ragosta, Maria ^d   Rizzo, Enzo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^d INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

GPR; High resolution imaging; Magnetic susceptibility; Magnetometry; Serra di Vaglio settlement; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; MAPPING;

BASILICATA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; POTENZA; SERRA DI VAGLIO; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842854608     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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