Geophysical exploration in the Churh of Protaton at Karyes of Mount Athos (Holy Mountain) in northern Greece

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-86

  Tsokas, G N ^a   Stampolidis, A ^a   Mertzanidis, I ^a   Tsourlos, P ^a   Hamza, R ^a   Chrisafis, C ^a   Ambonis, D ^b   Tavlakis, I ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Philikis Eterias 43 ^*  (Greece)

^c MINISTRY OF CULTURE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Indoors operation; Mapping; Mount Athos; Protaton; Resistance; Tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250647473     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.305     Document Type: Article

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