Geophysical survey of two rural sites in Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain): Unveiling Roman villae
| Autor: | Cornelius Meyer, Catalina Mas Florit, Lise Goossens, Roger Sala, Helena Ortiz, Miguel Ángel Cau Ontiveros |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Magnetic measurements
Balearic islands Disturbance (geology) 060102 archaeology Vil·les romanes government.political_district 06 humanities and the arts Arqueologia 010502 geochemistry & geophysics Field survey 01 natural sciences Archaeology Surface conditions Illes Balears Geophysics Balearic Islands Geophysical survey (archaeology) Ground-penetrating radar government 0601 history and archaeology Rural settlement Geology Roman villa 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona |
| ISSN: | 0926-9851 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2017.12.014 |
| Popis: | Two rural sites on the island of Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) have been investigated with geophysical methods. A previous archaeological field survey provided surface ceramics that allowed for a first classification of the sites as possible Roman rural settlements, possibly villae. The objective of the investigation was to work towards the identification of architectural remains to better understand the true nature of the sites. Using the 7-probe fluxgate gradiometer array LEA MAX, magnetic measurements were executed on a large area on each site. GPR measurements were subsequently carried out to examine selected areas of interest in detail by means of the IDS GPR system based on the Fast-Wave module. The investigated areas demonstrated excellent surface conditions with a negligible number of sources of disturbance, permitting a detailed interpretation of the geophysical data. The results helped to reveal the presence of architectural remains beneath the soil at both sites. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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