New temple discovery at the archaeological site of Nysa (western Turkey) using GPR method

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1680-1689

  Yalçiner, C Ç ^a,b   Bano, M ^a   Kadioglu, M ^c   Karabacak, V ^b   Meghraoui, M ^a   Altunel, E ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Archaeological investigations; Ground penetrating radar; Nysa

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; BURIED STRUCTURE; EXCAVATION; GEOMETRY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HISTORIC BUILDING; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; WAVE REFLECTION;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 67349239423     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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