Integrated geophysical investigations to reconstruct the archaeological features in the episcopal district of Side (Antalya, Southern Turkey)

Autor: Andreas Pülz, Irfan Akca, Mehmet Ali Kaya, Çağlayan Balkaya, H. Sabri Alanyalı
Přispěvatelé: Anadolu Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Arkeoloji Bölümü, Alanyalı, Hüseyin Sabri
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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ISSN: 0004-6930
Popis: WOS: 000469306900003
Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) are frequently used geophysical methods in the exploration of near-surface targets such as archaeological features. These methods were therefore applied to investigate a wide area in the Side ancient city located nearby the Manavgat district of Antalya, Turkey. The main purpose of the geophysical survey was to answer several questions about the design or usage of a huge area located nearby the episcopal residence of Side that belongs to the late antique/early Byzantine times (5th/6th century AD.). The investigation area is thought to be the garden (hortus) of the residence. The survey site covering an area of approximately 6000m(2) was investigated in detail by two geophysical survey campaigns carried out in 2016 and 2017. During the two survey campaigns, 102 ERT and 127 GPR lines were measured. ERT data were collected by dipole-dipole electrode array, and a 500 MHz shielded antenna was used to measure the GPR data. By evaluating both data sets with appropriate processing steps, 3D geophysical models of the survey area were produced. These models provided obvious traces of buried anthropogenic structures, characterized by relatively high resistivity and high EM wave reflection amplitude. The identified structures lay on the NS-EW axis, which is consistent with the major layout of the city; however, they do not correctly align with the late period structures currently standing on the ground. Therefore, it is interpreted that these buildings belong to a predecessor period (i.e. Roman Imperial Period). Further information such as the purpose of the use of these buildings can only be revealed by an archaeological excavation
Trakya University [TOBAP 2016/76]
The preliminary results of this work were presented in a national technical meeting "7. Yer Elektrik calistayr (Geoelectric Workshop) (7-9 May 2018), Isparta, Turkey". The authors would like to thank Asst. Prof. Serap Erkoc, Research Asst. Adem Yurtsever, Seckin Sertac Lalli and Burak Furkan Gager for their valuable contributions in fieldwork. The ERT equipment was provided by Trakya University in the context of the project with grant number:TOBAP 2016/76. Silleyman Demirel University Earthquake and Geotechnical Research Center provided the GPR equipment. We also want to thank Prof. Dr. Omit Yalcin Kalyoncuoglu, the director of the center, and Olcay cakmak (MSc) for their contribution to the surveys. Finally, we would like to thank Tim de Smet and an anonymous reviewer for their detailed reviews and comments.
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