Use of ground penetrating radar to map subsurface archaeological features in an urban area

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 502-512

  Leucci, Giovanni ^a   Negri, Segio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D visualisation; Archaeological investigations; Ground penetrating radar

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; URBAN AREA;

EID: 31744446920     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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