Two-dimensional resistivity imaging: A tool in archaeoseismology. An example from ancient Sagalassos (Southwest Turkey)

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-18

  Similox Tohon, Dominique ^a   Vanneste, Kris ^b   Sintubin, Manuel ^a   Muchez, Philippe ^a   Waelkens, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Active normal fault; Archaeoseismology; Historical earthquakes; Southwest Turkey; Two dimensional resistivity imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978666315     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.218     Document Type: Article

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