Integrated seismic tomography and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) for the high-resolution study of burial mounds (tumuli)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2614-2623

  Forte, E ^a   Pipan, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 D interpretation; Archaeology; Burial mound; Geophysics; Ground penetrating radar; Seismic tomography; Tumulus

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BRONZE AGE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; IMAGING METHOD; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 47249111607     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.04.024     Document Type: Article

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