Apostolos Sarris
Biographic Data
| ID | 114188 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Apostolos Sarris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Apostolos |
| FAMILY NAME | Sarris |
| SIGNATURE | SARRIS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6071-4767 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 55 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 248 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 54 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Seeing the Invisible
Digital survey and three-dimensional modelling have become central tools for the documentation and interpretation of architectural heritage, yet their epistemic role in the study of early Christian architecture still requires critical assessment. This article examines three early Christian sacella in northern Italy—Sante Teuteria e Tosca in Verona, Santa Maria Mater Domini in Vicenza, and San Prosdocimo in Padua—in order to evaluate how digital m…
Neolithic farmers in Aegean Thrace. New evidence from the settlement of Paradimi, Northeastern Greece
New evidence for the presence of early farmers in Aegean Thrace (Northeastern Greece) is presented through interdisciplinary research at Paradimi , a tell settlement that is the eponym of the Neolithic period in Greek Thrace, formerly referred to as the “ Paradimi culture ”. Combining archaeological, palaeogeographical, geological and geophysical investigations, including borehole cores and radiocarbon dating, conducted on the site and its surrou…
New insights on the seascape and a possible lighthouse in Nea Paphos, Cyprus, during the Roman period
Author response of
A recommendation of: G. Pavlidis, A. Koutsoudis, D. Tsiafaki, M. Karta, V. Sevetlidis, V. Arampatzakis, A. Sarris, M. Polidorou, V. Klinkenberg, Z. Boukhers, L. Kong, E. Farinetti, F. Moreno Navarro, I. Kakogiannos, S. Aparicio, J. Ortega Heras, F. Ramonet, A. Agapiou, S. Hadjipetrou, K. Michaelides, S. Patsalidis, P. Kyriakidis, A. Papakonstantinou, D. Athanasoulis, C. Maris, T. Vakoulis, T. Nagata, K. Beyer, S. Saloustros Future-Proofing Herita…
Mapping a Fortified Settlement at Pagouria, Komotini (Thrace, N. Greece)
Detection of a large Late Classical/Hellenistic farmstead complex, Two distinct but complementary villas identified, Magnetic data revealed architectural elements despite diffuse signals
Dual Insights
Two GPR units were used to investigate the site of Lechaion & Sikyon at Peloponnese
Deciphering Neolithic Habitation in Aegean Thrace Through Geophysical Prospection Surveys
Despite the relatively extensive archaeological research conducted in Greece focusing on the Neolithic period, Aegean Thrace remains one of the least studied regions. To address this gap, the MAPFARM (Mapping the Early Farmers in Thrace) project employed systematic archaeological surface survey combined with large‐scale geophysical prospection techniques to map eight Neolithic settlements in the provinces of Rhodope and Xanthi. These methods were…
Cultural heritage risk assessment in a changing rural Landscape
There and back again
During the fourth millennium BC, public institutions developed at several large settlements across greater Mesopotamia. These are widely acknowledged as the first cities and states, yet surprisingly little is known about their emergence, functioning and demise. Here, the authors present new evidence of public institutions at the site of Shakhi Kora in the lower Sirwan/upper Diyala river valley of north-east Iraq. A sequence of four Late Chalcolit…
The polymorphism of archaeological GIS. Unfolding the archaeological dimensions of GIS
Having travelled through more than 30 years on the chariot of GIS, archaeology has benefited significantly from its tools and functionalities, trying to identify its matching with it on both a theoretical and practical level. Independent of the applications that have been carried out, micro or macro, 2D, 3D, 4D, geostatistical or descriptive, locational, and predictive analyses or monitoring, GIS has unfolded new dynamics in archaeological resear…
Safeguarding Our Heritage—The TRIQUETRA Project Approach
Cultural heritage (CH) sites are frequently exposed to natural elements, and their exposure becomes particularly precarious with the onset of climate change. This increased vulnerability places these sites at risk of deterioration or complete destruction. Risks such as land deformation, floods, acid rain, and erosion significantly threaten historic monuments, while water-related hazards, significantly influenced by both climate change and human a…
Csökmő–Káposztás-domb késő újkőkori (herpályi) településkomplexumának kutatása (Előzetes eredmények)
Az elmúlt évszázad régészeti kutatásai nyomán összetett kép rajzolódott ki a mai Délkelet-Magyarország területének őskoráról, megtartva – legalábbis bizonyos mértékig – a korai kutatás által felvázolt régészeti kultúrák tagolását és főbb ismertetőjegyeit. Nem kivétel ez alól az Alföld kései újkőkorának (kb. Kr.e. 5000–4500) kutatása sem. A legutóbbi idők tudományos együttműködésben megvalósuló régészeti projektjei ugyanakkor nagyban átformálták é…
Tell a Different Story
Over the past 100 years, archaeological research in Southeastern Hungary has resulted in a complex picture of the prehistoric past. To a certain extent, early concepts of archaeological cultures and their defining characteristics have become reified in the literature. Research on Late Neolithic (ca. 5,000–4,500 BC) cultures on the Great Hungarian Plain is no exception. However, through new collaborative archaeological projects, traditional concep…
Late Roman metallurgical site patterns, the case studies of two smelting sites in Western Cyprus
Communication networks in archaeology
Geophysical survey in archaeological context
Cyprus, the third largest Mediterranean island, is located at an exceptional crossroad in the eastern Mediterranean, where cultures from the Middle East, Africa and Europe have interacted for more than 10 000 years. The aim of this paper is to present an exhaustive review of the past archaeological geophysical surveys on the island. The result of our research indicates that to date, more than 30 archaeological sites spanning from the Pre‐Pottery …
A Methodological Approach for Intra – Site Analysis of Prehistoric Settlements
During the IGEAN (Innovative Geophysical Approaches for the Study of Early Agricultural Villages of Neolithic) project, more than 20 Neolithic-Early Bronze Age (EBA) settlements in the area of Thessaly, Central Greece, were investigated through various geophysical approaches. The prehistoric settlements of Almyros2, Almyriotiki, Perdika1 and Rizomilos2 have been selected to be studied in-depth about their intra-site spatial organization. Here, fo…
Characterising Noise in Archaeo-Geophysical Measurements
Noise can be characterised through geostatistical or spectral analysis.– Under-sampled soil noise appears similar to random noise
Digital Humanities and Ritual Space
In this editorial article for the Special Issue on Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: Digital Humanities and Ritual Space , we introduce the applicability of digital humanities to the study of ritual space. The Issue focuses on digital approaches both to ritual space and to artefacts relating to ritual practice and cult. The terms ritual and cult are used broadly to include sanctuaries, temples and churches, as well as the domestic and funerary spheres…
Deep learning based automated analysis of archaeo‐geophysical images
Thanks to recent advances in deep learning (DL) and the increasing availability of large labeled/annotated datasets and trained network models, there has been impressive progress in the automated analysis of images from different scientific domains such as medicine, microbiology, astronomy and remote sensing. The automated analysis of archaeo‐geophysical data is also considered important due to the large spatial extent of areas covered by landsca…
Archaeology and Geophysics in Tandem on Crete
Remote sensing techniques, both on the ground (geophysical prospection) and remote (aerial and satellite imagery), have repeatedly shown their usefulness in the detection and mapping of unknown archaeological features and sites, but their results remain relatively sterile and not fully unwrapped if no archaeological verification is implemented to evaluate the reliability of the signals encountered. Employing a more coupled approach of geophysical…
Constructing the ‘Urban Profile’ of an Ancient Greek City
This article argues that a holistic approach to documenting and understanding the physical evidence for individual cities would enhance our ability to address major questions about urbanisation, urbanism, cultural identities and economic processes. At the same time we suggest that providing more comprehensive data-sets concerning Greek cities would represent an important contribution to cross-cultural studies of urban development and urbanism, wh…
Recording and Reconstructing the Sacred Landscapes of Sicilian Naxos
In recent years, an on-going project investigating the urban landscape of Naxos has surveyed and produced several new digital reconstructions of the settlement’s simple non-peripteral temples, most with highly decorative roofs. Three Archaic sacred buildings of Sicilian Naxos are used to demonstrate different approaches to recording the remains and reconstructing their architectural features. This work reflects changes in digital strategies over …
Records and Transformations of Memories in the Cultural Landscape of Idomeni (Kilkis, Northern Greece)
Following recent excavations and geophysical prospection at Idomeni in the Kilkis prefecture of Northern Greece, this paper attempts to reconstruct through digital means, the tangible and intangible vestiges of historical episodes that come together to form multiple narratives of a diachronically terra incognita site, gradually unlocking its hidden secrets. The digital documentation and processing, with the use of Geographical Information Systems…
A landscape of tells
Detection of exposed and subsurface archaeological remains using multi-sensor remote sensing
Two‐dimensional and three‐dimensional resistivity imaging in archaeological site investigation
In this work, the application and the effectiveness of two‐ and three‐dimensional non‐linear inversion algorithms in processing and interpretation of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) data collected from archaeological areas are investigated in the framework of a new field technique for gathering three‐dimensional pole–pole tomographic data in a relatively small amount of time using standard archaeological prospection equipment. The inversi…
Integration of geophysical surveys, ground hyperspectral measurements, aerial and satellite imagery for archaeological prospection of prehistoric sites
Integrated GIS, remote sensing and geomorphologic approaches for the reconstruction of the landscape habitation of Thessaly during the neolithic period
Geophysical prospection and soil chemistry at the Early Copper Age settlement of Vésztó-Bikeri, Southeastern Hungary
Optimum temporal and spectral window for monitoring crop marks over archaeological remains in the Mediterranean region
Integrated geophysical studies at ancient Itanos (Greece)
Rediscovering the small theatre and amphitheatre of ancient Ierapytna (SE Crete) by integrated geophysical methods
Early Copper Age Settlements in the Körös Region of the Great Hungarian Plain
This article discusses research carried out by the Körös Regional Archaeological Project from 2000 to 2006 at Early Copper Age Tiszapolgár Culture sites on the Great Hungarian Plain. To build a model of social organization for the period, we incorporated information from regional geomorphological studies, soil chemistry analysis, archaeological surface surveys, remote sensing, and systematic excavations at Early Copper Age sites in the Körös Vall…
Geophysical and geochemical investigations at two early copper age settlements in the Körös River Valley, Southeastern Hungary
Geophysical and geochemical analyses conducted at the Early Copper Age
Impact of urban sprawl to cultural heritage monuments
Electrical Resistivity Tomography for the Modelling of Cultural Deposits and Geomophological Landscapes at Neolithic Sites
A large‐scale electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) survey was undertaken around the Neolithic tell of Szeghalom‐Kovácshalom in southeast Hungary, covering an area of almost 6 ha. High‐resolution ERT data were collected along 28 uniformly distributed transects of variable length using the roll‐along technique. A recently presented two‐dimensional fast non‐linear resistivity inversion algorithm was used to invert the ERT data and recover the tru…
Observatory validation of Neolithic tells (“Magoules”) in the Thessalian plain, central Greece, using hyperspectral spectroradiometric data
Constructing the ‘Urban Profile’ of an Ancient Greek City
This article argues that a holistic approach to documenting and understanding the physical evidence for individual cities would enhance our ability to address major questions about urbanisation, urbanism, cultural identities and economic processes. At the same time we suggest that providing more comprehensive data-sets concerning Greek cities would represent an important contribution to cross-cultural studies of urban development and urbanism, wh…
A landscape of tells
A Regional Approach to Ancient Urban Studies in Greece Through Multi-Settlement Geophysical Survey
The systematic exploration of large archaeological sites in the Mediterranean has evolved considerably since the “big dig” excavations. Pedestrian field surveying and remote sensing applications, including satellite and airborne image analysis, are now practical and relatively cost-efficient methods of characterizing large and diachronically diverse landscapes on regional scales. However, the use of geophysical techniques as a means for exploring…
Evidence for Two Planned Greek Settlements in the Peloponnese from Satellite Remote Sensing
Satellite remote sensing at Mantinea and Elis in the Peloponnese has identified an extensive network of near-surface orthogonal streets and sections of city blocks. This new and valuable information reveals the general organization of urban space and its parameters, showing that Mantinea and Elis were planned settlements at some point in time. In presenting the evidence for buried archaeological features, the report describes the wider urban layo…
Geological and geophysical investigations in the Roman cemetery at Kenchreai (Korinthia), Greece
The Kenchreai Cemetery Project (KCP) comprises an interdisciplinary archaeological research team that is exploring a major cemetery of Roman date in southern Greece. The cemetery is located on the Koutsongila Ridge just north of the ancient harbour of Kenchreai, the prosperous eastern port of Corinth. Surface remains that have been visible for centuries or exposed by looting include chamber tombs, cist graves and architecture. In 2004 KCP conduct…
There and back again
During the fourth millennium BC, public institutions developed at several large settlements across greater Mesopotamia. These are widely acknowledged as the first cities and states, yet surprisingly little is known about their emergence, functioning and demise. Here, the authors present new evidence of public institutions at the site of Shakhi Kora in the lower Sirwan/upper Diyala river valley of north-east Iraq. A sequence of four Late Chalcolit…
Deep learning based automated analysis of archaeo‐geophysical images
Thanks to recent advances in deep learning (DL) and the increasing availability of large labeled/annotated datasets and trained network models, there has been impressive progress in the automated analysis of images from different scientific domains such as medicine, microbiology, astronomy and remote sensing. The automated analysis of archaeo‐geophysical data is also considered important due to the large spatial extent of areas covered by landsca…
Preliminary Results of the Istron, Mirabello, Geophysical and Geoarchaeological Project, 2002–2004
One of the goals of the Vrokastro Survey Project, based in west-central Mirabello, eastern Crete, was to identify a site within the boundaries of the survey study area worthy of further investigation, including excavation. The settlement selected, based on its complexity and long lifespan, was Priniatikos Pyrgos, a harbour community and ‘gateway’ of the Vrokastro region. As a preliminary to excavation, the Istron Geoarchaeological Project was ini…
Application of magnetic and spectrometry methods in the detection of human activity in soils
In the present study the archaeological site of (Louloudies–Kitros) (northern Greece) is investigated by the use of magnetic and spectrometry geophysical methods. Soil samples were collected from several trenches within the archaeological site, as well as from radial traverses around kilns, which were used for glass production. Moreover, samples were collected from a long traverse, starting from the middle of the archaeological site and extending…
Digital Humanities and Ritual Space
In this editorial article for the Special Issue on Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: Digital Humanities and Ritual Space , we introduce the applicability of digital humanities to the study of ritual space. The Issue focuses on digital approaches both to ritual space and to artefacts relating to ritual practice and cult. The terms ritual and cult are used broadly to include sanctuaries, temples and churches, as well as the domestic and funerary spheres…
Archaeology and Geophysics in Tandem on Crete
Remote sensing techniques, both on the ground (geophysical prospection) and remote (aerial and satellite imagery), have repeatedly shown their usefulness in the detection and mapping of unknown archaeological features and sites, but their results remain relatively sterile and not fully unwrapped if no archaeological verification is implemented to evaluate the reliability of the signals encountered. Employing a more coupled approach of geophysical…
Recording and Reconstructing the Sacred Landscapes of Sicilian Naxos
In recent years, an on-going project investigating the urban landscape of Naxos has surveyed and produced several new digital reconstructions of the settlement’s simple non-peripteral temples, most with highly decorative roofs. Three Archaic sacred buildings of Sicilian Naxos are used to demonstrate different approaches to recording the remains and reconstructing their architectural features. This work reflects changes in digital strategies over …
A large-scale magnetic survey in Makrygialos (Pieria), Greece
A large-scale magnetic survey was conducted in the archaeological area of Makrygialos. The site was threatened due to the construction activities carried out in the area, as part of the national highway re-route project. Geophysical prospection contributed to the archaeological evaluation of the site, which was based mainly on the salvage excavations that took place prior to and after the geophysical survey. Magnetic prospecting was applied on a …
Geophysical and Related Techniques Applied to Archaeological Survey in the Mediterranean
Geophysical and Related Techniques Applied to Archaeological Survey in the Mediterranean
During the last few years geophysical survey has developed considerably in terms of instrumentation and image processing. Together with remote sensing and GIS, it is becoming increasingly, if still slowly, integrated into archaeological investigations in the Mediterranean. This article reviews how, and with what success, geophysical techniques - and, to a lesser extent, geochemical methods, aerial/satellite remote sensing and GIS - have been appl…
Application of magnetic and spectrometry methods in the detection of human activity in soils
In the present study the archaeological site of (Louloudies–Kitros) (northern Greece) is investigated by the use of magnetic and spectrometry geophysical methods. Soil samples were collected from several trenches within the archaeological site, as well as from radial traverses around kilns, which were used for glass production. Moreover, samples were collected from a long traverse, starting from the middle of the archaeological site and extending…
Délos
Étienne Roland, Wurch-Kozelj Manuela, PROST Francis, Sarris Apostolos, Moretti Jean-Charles, Fraisse Philippe, Alabe Françoise, Brunet Michèle, Jockey Philippe. Délos. In: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 125, livraison 2, 2001. pp. 609-629
Geophysical Prospection Survey of an Ancient Amphorae Workshop at Tsoukalia, Alonnisos (Greece)
At Tsoukalia, Alonnisos, there are substantial remains of a fourth century BC transport amphora production site, consisting of dense surface scatters of ceramics and kiln debris. Typological studies have shown that Tsoukalia, together with other major coastal amphora workshop centres in the area of Sporades islands, participated in a trade network extending up to the Black Sea. The archaeological investigations in the area of the workshop, initia…
Mapping the ancient port at the archaeological site of Itanos (Greece) using shallow seismic methods
A shallow seismic survey was carried out at the archaeological site of Itanos, Crete to locate and map the ancient port. The target layer in the area surveyed consists of Permian–Triassic phyllites covered by alluvial deposits. Seismic refraction and reflection experiments were carried out along eight profiles with a total length 580 m. The seismic refraction data depict two refractors. Shear‐wave velocities indicate that the first refractor, at …
Geophysical prospection and soil chemistry at the Early Copper Age settlement of Vésztó-Bikeri, Southeastern Hungary
Contribution of multiplexed electrical resistance and magnetic techniques to the archaeological investigations at Poros, Greece
The Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia is located on the island of Poros in the Saronic Gulf in Greece. Two Swedish archaeologists first carried out excavations at the site in 1894; in 1997 investigations were resumed by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Although there are traces of occupancy in the area by the early Bronze Age, the results so far attest to some activity in the very late Bronze Age (ca. 1100 BC ); with a considerable proportion of…
Integrated geophysical studies at ancient Itanos (Greece)
Two‐dimensional and three‐dimensional resistivity imaging in archaeological site investigation
In this work, the application and the effectiveness of two‐ and three‐dimensional non‐linear inversion algorithms in processing and interpretation of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) data collected from archaeological areas are investigated in the framework of a new field technique for gathering three‐dimensional pole–pole tomographic data in a relatively small amount of time using standard archaeological prospection equipment. The inversi…
Geological and geophysical investigations in the Roman cemetery at Kenchreai (Korinthia), Greece
The Kenchreai Cemetery Project (KCP) comprises an interdisciplinary archaeological research team that is exploring a major cemetery of Roman date in southern Greece. The cemetery is located on the Koutsongila Ridge just north of the ancient harbour of Kenchreai, the prosperous eastern port of Corinth. Surface remains that have been visible for centuries or exposed by looting include chamber tombs, cist graves and architecture. In 2004 KCP conduct…
Detection of exposed and subsurface archaeological remains using multi-sensor remote sensing
Preliminary Results of the Istron, Mirabello, Geophysical and Geoarchaeological Project, 2002–2004
One of the goals of the Vrokastro Survey Project, based in west-central Mirabello, eastern Crete, was to identify a site within the boundaries of the survey study area worthy of further investigation, including excavation. The settlement selected, based on its complexity and long lifespan, was Priniatikos Pyrgos, a harbour community and ‘gateway’ of the Vrokastro region. As a preliminary to excavation, the Istron Geoarchaeological Project was ini…
Geophysical and geochemical investigations at two early copper age settlements in the Körös River Valley, Southeastern Hungary
Geophysical and geochemical analyses conducted at the Early Copper Age
Tumuli exploration using surface 3D Electrical Resistivity Tomography
Introduction The direct current resistivity method is nowadays a well established geophysical technique, used routinely and successfully in the detection and mapping of concealed subsurface structures, like walls, ditches and anthropogenic or natural cavities (Dahlin and Zhou, 2004). In archaeological geophysics, tombs constitute the most common subterranean manmade cavities of the greatest archaeological and historical importance. Several succes…
Revealing the ancient city of Sikyon through the application of integrated geophysical approaches and 3D modelling
The ancient city of Sikyon is located in the northern Peloponnese covering an area of 250 ha on a plateau that rises about 4 km southwest of the Corinthian gulf. Previous archaeological excavations revealed a limited number of monuments within the surroundings of the ancient agora. Since 2004, a consortium led by the University of Thessaly, the Institute for Mediterranean Studies/FORTH, the University of York and the 37th Ephorate of Prehistoric …
Integrated GIS, remote sensing and geomorphologic approaches for the reconstruction of the landscape habitation of Thessaly during the neolithic period
Early Copper Age Settlements in the Körös Region of the Great Hungarian Plain
This article discusses research carried out by the Körös Regional Archaeological Project from 2000 to 2006 at Early Copper Age Tiszapolgár Culture sites on the Great Hungarian Plain. To build a model of social organization for the period, we incorporated information from regional geomorphological studies, soil chemistry analysis, archaeological surface surveys, remote sensing, and systematic excavations at Early Copper Age sites in the Körös Vall…
Rediscovering the small theatre and amphitheatre of ancient Ierapytna (SE Crete) by integrated geophysical methods
Observatory validation of Neolithic tells (“Magoules”) in the Thessalian plain, central Greece, using hyperspectral spectroradiometric data
Optimum temporal and spectral window for monitoring crop marks over archaeological remains in the Mediterranean region
Integration of geophysical surveys, ground hyperspectral measurements, aerial and satellite imagery for archaeological prospection of prehistoric sites
Electrical Resistivity Tomography for the Modelling of Cultural Deposits and Geomophological Landscapes at Neolithic Sites
A large‐scale electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) survey was undertaken around the Neolithic tell of Szeghalom‐Kovácshalom in southeast Hungary, covering an area of almost 6 ha. High‐resolution ERT data were collected along 28 uniformly distributed transects of variable length using the roll‐along technique. A recently presented two‐dimensional fast non‐linear resistivity inversion algorithm was used to invert the ERT data and recover the tru…
Best Practices of GeoInformatic Technologies for the Mapping of Archaeolandscapes
Geography (40 works) · Archaeology (38 works) · Geology (31 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (25 works) · Computer Science (19 works) · Geophysics (16 works) · Geophysical Methods and Applications (15 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (14 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (13 works) · Geophysical survey (13 works)