The study and characterization of Emperor Traiano's Villa (Altopiani di Arcinazzo, Roma) using high-resolution integrated geophysical surveys

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-25

  Piro, S ^a   Goodman, D ^b   Nishimura, Y ^c  

^a Istituto Per Le Tecnologie Applicate Ai Beni Culturali Montelibretti   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emperor Traiano's Villa; Fluxgate gradiometer; GPR; High resolution acquisition; Integrated geophysical survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842864719     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.203     Document Type: Article

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