Integrated geophysical methods for the characterisation of an archaeological site (Massenzio Basilica - Roman forum, Rome, Italy)

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 508-521

  Cardarelli, Ettore ^a   Di Filippo, Gerardina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Electrical Resistivity Tomography; Geophysical integrated methods; Near surface; Seismic Refraction; VES

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; GEOPHYSICAL INTEGRATED METHODS; NEAR SURFACE; SEISMIC REFRACTION; VES;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EXCAVATION; HISTORY; INTEGRATED CONTROL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFRACTION; SEISMOLOGY; SEQUENTIAL SWITCHING; SOLID STATE PHYSICS; TOMOGRAPHY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; ARCHAEOLOGY; DATA INVERSION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EXCAVATION; EXPLORATION; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SEISMIC REFRACTION; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67949120229     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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