Integrated near-surface geophysical survey of the Cathedral of Mallorca

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1289-1299

  Perez Gracia V ^a   Caselles, J O ^a   Clapes, J ^a   Osorio, R ^a   Martinez G ^b   Canas, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cultural heritage; Electrical imaging; Geoelectrical mapping; Ground penetrating radar (GPR); Integrated surveying; Palma de Mallorca; Refraction microtremor arrays (ReMi); Resistivity survey

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BUILDING; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MICROTREMOR; SEISMIC REFRACTION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67349282259     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.03.001     Document Type: Review

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