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ID5811911
NAMEΠ Τσούρλος
GIVEN NAMESΠ
FAMILY NAMEΤσούρλος
SIGNATUREΤΣΟΎΡΛΟΣ Π
AFFILIATIONSAristotle University of Thessaloniki
ORCID0000-0002-6992-8566
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS33
TOTAL CITATIONS97
AUTHOR COUNT33
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX6
  • High resolution time lapse 3D ERT aiming for moisture detection on pillars of standing monuments

    Open Access•Prodromos Louvaris, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2025•References: 1

    Time lapse ERT on standing monuments, Moisture detection using optimized 3D ERT arrays

  • Trying to Detect tree roots in the wall of a Post Byzantine church

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2025•References: 1

    Mapping root system in church altar wall, Reflections from construction failures, tiles, plates, and wooden bonding, Some reflections likely due to tree's root system

  • Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) measurements in the walls of the Rotunda monument

    Open Access•Ellie Tzima, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2025

    Mapping the integrity of standing monuments with borehole-to-surface Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) measurements. Reconstruct the internal composition and identify positions prone to contain moisture. Contribution to the preservation of historical monuments

  • Geoarchaeological Reconstruction of a Fluvial Plain in the Context of the Toumba Agia Paraskevi (Anthemous Valley, Northern Greece)

    Open Access•Jakub Niebieszczański, Janusz Czebreszuk et al.•ARTICLE•Environmental Archaeology•2025•References: 11

  • Geophysical Investigations at the Artemision at Amarynthos of Euboea (Greece)

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2025•References: 10

    A combination of resistivity mapping and three‐dimensional electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) was used to investigate the subsurface of the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia in Amarynthos, Euboea (Greece), an area where archaeological remains from the Bronze Age to the post‐Byzantine period are preserved. The survey strategy was tailored to the site‐specific conditions—such as modern infrastructure and ground conditions—and prioritized electrica…

  • Three‐Dimensional Electrical Resistivity Tomography Schemes Optimized for Imaging Wall Foundations

    Open Access•P Louvaris, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 1

    This paper describes the application of three‐dimensional electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) in urban environments to detect wall foundations or similar structures. In this study, a specific measurement strategy based on optimized 3D measurement arrays with surface electrodes is proposed and tested. As this type of survey can be used for archaeological prospection, a special design was chosen to make the survey as non‐invasive as possible. T…

  • D Electrical Resistivity Tomography Using a Radial Array and Detailed Topography for Tumuli Prospection

    Open Access•M Karaoulis, Gregory N Tsokas et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2024•Cited by: 1•References: 3

    Tumuli, ancient burial mounds, stand as intriguing archaeological features, offering valuable insights into past cultures and burial practices. This paper explores the significance of tumuli inspection and utilizes electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) as a noninvasive and powerful tool for inspecting these enigmatic structures, using a nonconventional array. Tumuli, spanning various shapes and sizes, serve as repositories of cultural and funer…

  • Coastal changes and human occupation in the eastern part of Thessaloniki Bay

    Open Access•Jakub Niebieszczański, Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke et al.•ARTICLE•Geoarchaeology•2023•Cited by: 2•References: 4

    The Holocene marine transgression in the Aegean Sea area has significantly impacted prehistoric societies. Toumba Gona is a tell site located at the mouth of the Anthemous River, east of Thessaloniki Bay. According to earlier research, the site should be dated at most to the late stage of the Early Bronze Age. Geoarchaeological research by means of electrical resistivity tomography, vibra‐coring, sedimentological analysis, and radiocarbon dating …

  • Joint Interpretation of Various Geophysical Data by Means of Image Fusion in Philippi in Northern Greece

    Open Access•Alexandra Karamitrou, Gregory N Tsokas et al.•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2021•References: 6

    Resistance and magnetic mapping, ERTs and aerial photography put together. – Fusion was attempted through curvelet transform.– The useful information of all methods is given in a combined image at the site of Philippi in Greece

  • Application of Two Dimensional Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) For Moisture Detection in Thessaloniki’s Rotunda Pillars and Three-Dimensional ERT Modeling Using Optimized Electrode Arrays

    Open Access•Prodromos Louvaris, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2021

    Moisture detection inside pillars using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT).– Three-dimensional ERT modeling using non-conventional arrays.– Jacobian matrix optimization method

  • Archaeological prospection north of Schinias rowing centre in Marathon at the site of ancient Trikorynthos

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2021•References: 12

    A large‐scale geophysical survey was carried out at the foothills of a topographic table hosting the ruins of the ancient city ‘Trikorynthos’, in the area of Marathon, north of Athens. The explored site assumed to host remnants of ancient constructions belonging to the ancient city. Although the explored site is associated with the final phase of the famous Marathon battle, it was not expected to bear any signs of that event. Because the bulk of …

  • Geoarchaeological evidence of landscape transformations at the Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement of Nea Raedestos in the Anthemous River valley, central Macedonia, Greece

    Open Access•Jakub Niebieszczański, Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke et al.•ARTICLE•Quaternary Research•2019

    A paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the landscape of Nea Raedestos Toumba in the Anthemous River valley in central Macedonia, Greece is undertaken using multidisciplinary geoarchaeological methods. The archaeological site is a settlement mound (tell or toumba) that dates to the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age. The tell’s location on the alluvial plain prompted a multidisciplinary investigation to reconstruct the influence of landscape chan…

  • Uncovering tell formation processes in the Anthemous Valley (Northern Greece)

    Open Access•Jakub Niebieszczański, Janusz Czebreszuk et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Archaeological Science…•2019•Cited by: 2•References: 4

  • ERT imaging of the interior of the huge tumulus of Kastas in Amphipolis (northern Greece)

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2018•Cited by: 2•References: 5

    The geophysical investigations aiming to image the interior of the huge tumulus of Kastas in Amphipolis in northern Greece commenced on November of 2014 and continued sporadically until the first months of 2017. The electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) method was exclusively employed in both conventional and innovative schemes. Due to the immense size of the tumulus, an irregular grid was established on the tumulus whereas regular grids of ERT…

  • Exploring the Interior of Tumuli

    Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•CHAPTER•Best Practices of GeoInformatic…•2015

  • Electrical Resistivity Tomography for the Modelling of Cultural Deposits and Geomophological Landscapes at Neolithic Sites

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, Nikos G Papadopoulos et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2014•Cited by: 6•References: 13

    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…

  • Assessing the Condition of the Rock Mass over the Tunnel of Eupalinus in Samos (Greece) using both Conventional Geophysical Methods and Surface to Tunnel Electrical Resistivity Tomography

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2014•Cited by: 3•References: 5

    The surviving Tunnel of Eupalinus comprises one of the greatest engineering achievements of ancient Greeks. The tunnel itself (1036 m long) was carved in the sixth century bc through solid rock by digging from both ends and advancing to the central meeting position. The method for achieving the meeting of the two simultaneously advancing branches is still unclear. The ancient lining shows damage, indicating instability of the rock mass, presumabl…

  • The Makrakomi Archaeological Landscapes Project (Malp)

    Open Access•Maria-Foteini Papakonstantinou, Arto Penttinen et al.•ARTICLE•Opuscula Annual of the Swedish…•2013

    In this article we provide a preliminary report of the work carried out between 2010 and 2012 as part of the Makrakomi Archaeological Landscapes Project (MALP). The programme of research is carried out in co-operation between the Swedish Institute at Athens and the 14th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities at Lamia. The interdisciplinary project started in the summer of 2010, when a pilot survey was conducted in and around the hill o…

  • Assessment of the Effect of Instrumental and Discretization Errors on Derivative‐based Potential‐field Geophysical Methods

    Open Access•Christian M Milea, C B PAPAZACHOS et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2012•References: 4

    Geophysical field measurements are subject to errors, which consequently comprise part of the data and subsequently they are propagated through processing techniques. Some of these errors can be controlled and eliminated, but others such as the errors introduced by the measuring instrument cannot be avoided. Moreover, the field data are collected as discrete samples, a procedure that introduces errors by itself. These two types of error are exami…

  • Geophysical Survey as an Aid to Excavation at Mitrou

    Gregory N Tsokas Gregory N Tsokas, Gregory N Tsokas et al.•ARTICLE•Hesperia The Journal of the…•2012•Cited by: 6•References: 20

  • Non‐destructive Electrical Resistivity Tomography Survey at the South Walls of the Acropolis of Athens

    Open Access•Π Τσούρλος, Gregory N Tsokas•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2011•Cited by: 9•References: 3

    We present the application and results of a fully non‐destructive electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) survey conducted at the Acropolis of Athens. The aim of the survey to investigate the space behind the south wall of the Acropolis. The electrode lines were deployed vertically and horizontally on the wall as well as on the top of the hill. Further ERT tomographies were conducted encompassing the volume of the material between the outer wall …

  • Complex attributes of the magnetic signal for multiple sources

    Open Access•Christian M Milea, Richard O Hansen et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2010•Cited by: 4•References: 2

    Complex attributes of the magnetic signal are computed using a multiple source approach. Polygonal bodies are considered and the attributes of each corner are summed to produce the overall response; that is a decomposition of the polygonal body into magnetized steps to simulate the vertices. The method is tested on synthetic examples of buried ditches, as well as on real magnetic data. This type of target was selected because it comprises a commo…

  • Tomographic Imaging of Ancient Wall Foundations in Thessaloniki, North Greece

    Open Access•Π Τσούρλος, Gregory N Tsokas•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2009•References: 1

    Introduction A survey involving both surface and cross borehole Electrical Resistivity Tomographies (ERTs) is described. It was conducted at various parts of the western wall of the city of Thessaloniki (N. Greece) aiming to estimate the extent of the walls’ foundations. The Thessaloniki city walls have been initially erected during the Hellinistic and early Roman period. A second phase, which is partly preserved until today, was build during the…

  • Tumuli exploration using surface 3D Electrical Resistivity Tomography

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, Myeong‐Jong Yi et al.•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2009•References: 1

    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…

  • D Inversion of Automated Resistivity Profiling (ARP) Data

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, Gregory N Tsokas et al.•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2009•References: 1

    Electrical resistivity is a well established and widely used prospection method. The technique has also become a valuable and inseparable tool in archaeological site evaluation and excavation planning (Clark, 1990). Nowadays, it is routinely used in mapping the sub-surface resistivity variation of an archaeological site. The compilation of maps that transform the geophysical results into images that resemble a plane view of buried relics comprise…

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  • Two‐dimensional and three‐dimensional resistivity imaging in archaeological site investigation

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, N G Papadopoulos et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2006•Cited by: 39•References: 5

    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…

  • Non‐destructive Electrical Resistivity Tomography Survey at the South Walls of the Acropolis of Athens

    Open Access•Π Τσούρλος, Gregory N Tsokas•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2011•Cited by: 9•References: 3

    We present the application and results of a fully non‐destructive electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) survey conducted at the Acropolis of Athens. The aim of the survey to investigate the space behind the south wall of the Acropolis. The electrode lines were deployed vertically and horizontally on the wall as well as on the top of the hill. Further ERT tomographies were conducted encompassing the volume of the material between the outer wall …

  • Non‐destructive electrical resistivity tomography for indoor investigation

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2007•Cited by: 9•References: 9

    The area inside and around the church of Kapnikarea in Athens (Greece), was explored by means of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT). ‘Flat base’ electrodes were used exclusively because the survey had to be fully non‐destructive. The performance of ‘flat base’ electrodes was satisfactory, leading to inversions of small root mean square (RMS) errors and reliable subsurface images, which were checked against existing borehole logs. High‐resist…

  • Electrical Resistivity Tomography for the Modelling of Cultural Deposits and Geomophological Landscapes at Neolithic Sites

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, Nikos G Papadopoulos et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2014•Cited by: 6•References: 13

    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…

  • Geophysical Survey as an Aid to Excavation at Mitrou

    Gregory N Tsokas Gregory N Tsokas, Gregory N Tsokas et al.•ARTICLE•Hesperia The Journal of the…•2012•Cited by: 6•References: 20

  • Tracing a major Roman road in the area of ancient Helike by resistivity tomography

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2009•Cited by: 6•References: 3

    In his journey through Achaea in the second century AD , Pausanias mentioned the destroyed Classical site of Helike on the sea and noted that its ruins were still visible underwater near the southwest shore of the Corinthian Gulf. In 2001, the Helike Project excavators discovered on the coastal plain of Helike southeast of Aigion the first ruins of Classical buildings, buried under lagoon sediments 3 m deep. They also found segments of a major Ro…

  • Complex attributes of the magnetic signal for multiple sources

    Open Access•Christian M Milea, Richard O Hansen et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2010•Cited by: 4•References: 2

    Complex attributes of the magnetic signal are computed using a multiple source approach. Polygonal bodies are considered and the attributes of each corner are summed to produce the overall response; that is a decomposition of the polygonal body into magnetized steps to simulate the vertices. The method is tested on synthetic examples of buried ditches, as well as on real magnetic data. This type of target was selected because it comprises a commo…

  • Integrated interpretation of geophysical data in the archaeological site of Europos (northern Greece)

    Open Access•Nectaria Diamanti, N G Diamanti et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2005•Cited by: 4•References: 1

    A multimethod geophysical survey was carried out in the archaeological site of Europos (northern Greece), to study the combined effectiveness and the merits of an integrated approach. Resistivity mapping was used to detect the shallower remains of the subsurface structures. Also, resistivity tomographies were carried out along dense profiles, to obtain further information on the vertical and lateral extent of the buried bodies. Two‐dimensional in…

  • Assessing the Condition of the Rock Mass over the Tunnel of Eupalinus in Samos (Greece) using both Conventional Geophysical Methods and Surface to Tunnel Electrical Resistivity Tomography

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2014•Cited by: 3•References: 5

    The surviving Tunnel of Eupalinus comprises one of the greatest engineering achievements of ancient Greeks. The tunnel itself (1036 m long) was carved in the sixth century bc through solid rock by digging from both ends and advancing to the central meeting position. The method for achieving the meeting of the two simultaneously advancing branches is still unclear. The ancient lining shows damage, indicating instability of the rock mass, presumabl…

  • Coastal changes and human occupation in the eastern part of Thessaloniki Bay

    Open Access•Jakub Niebieszczański, Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke et al.•ARTICLE•Geoarchaeology•2023•Cited by: 2•References: 4

    The Holocene marine transgression in the Aegean Sea area has significantly impacted prehistoric societies. Toumba Gona is a tell site located at the mouth of the Anthemous River, east of Thessaloniki Bay. According to earlier research, the site should be dated at most to the late stage of the Early Bronze Age. Geoarchaeological research by means of electrical resistivity tomography, vibra‐coring, sedimentological analysis, and radiocarbon dating …

  • Uncovering tell formation processes in the Anthemous Valley (Northern Greece)

    Open Access•Jakub Niebieszczański, Janusz Czebreszuk et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Archaeological Science…•2019•Cited by: 2•References: 4

  • ERT imaging of the interior of the huge tumulus of Kastas in Amphipolis (northern Greece)

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2018•Cited by: 2•References: 5

    The geophysical investigations aiming to image the interior of the huge tumulus of Kastas in Amphipolis in northern Greece commenced on November of 2014 and continued sporadically until the first months of 2017. The electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) method was exclusively employed in both conventional and innovative schemes. Due to the immense size of the tumulus, an irregular grid was established on the tumulus whereas regular grids of ERT…

  • Three‐Dimensional Electrical Resistivity Tomography Schemes Optimized for Imaging Wall Foundations

    Open Access•P Louvaris, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 1

    This paper describes the application of three‐dimensional electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) in urban environments to detect wall foundations or similar structures. In this study, a specific measurement strategy based on optimized 3D measurement arrays with surface electrodes is proposed and tested. As this type of survey can be used for archaeological prospection, a special design was chosen to make the survey as non‐invasive as possible. T…

  • D Electrical Resistivity Tomography Using a Radial Array and Detailed Topography for Tumuli Prospection

    Open Access•M Karaoulis, Gregory N Tsokas et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2024•Cited by: 1•References: 3

    Tumuli, ancient burial mounds, stand as intriguing archaeological features, offering valuable insights into past cultures and burial practices. This paper explores the significance of tumuli inspection and utilizes electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) as a noninvasive and powerful tool for inspecting these enigmatic structures, using a nonconventional array. Tumuli, spanning various shapes and sizes, serve as repositories of cultural and funer…

  • Three‐dimensional inversion of automatic resistivity profiling data

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, Nikos G Papadopoulos et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2009•Cited by: 1•References: 3

    Geophysical investigations through mobile multi‐electrode systems, such as the automatic resistivity profiling (ARP) method, can increase the size of the surveyed areas without jeopardizing the spatial resolution of the survey. The representation of the apparent resistivity data in maps corresponding to the different measuring dipoles is sufficient in most routine applications for outlining the buried archaeological structures. In specific cases …

  • Geophysical exploration in the Church of Protaton at Karyes of Mount Athos (Holy Mountain) in northern Greece

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Alexandros Stampolidis et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2007•Cited by: 1•References: 4

    The area around the Church of Protaton at Karyes on Mount Athos (Holy Mountain) in northern Greece, was explored by means of resistance mapping and electrical tomography. Ruins of foundation walls were detected and mapped around the Church, and additionally geological information was retrieved by the tomography. The floor of the Church was investigated with ground‐penetrating radar transects wherever was possible. The presence of reflection patte…

  • Contribution of multiplexed electrical resistance and magnetic techniques to the archaeological investigations at Poros, Greece

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, N G Papadopoulos et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2005•Cited by: 1

    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…

  • A large-scale magnetic survey in Makrygialos (Pieria), Greece

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Apostolos Sarris et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•1997

    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 …

  • Contribution of multiplexed electrical resistance and magnetic techniques to the archaeological investigations at Poros, Greece

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, N G Papadopoulos et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2005•Cited by: 1

    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 interpretation of geophysical data in the archaeological site of Europos (northern Greece)

    Open Access•Nectaria Diamanti, N G Diamanti et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2005•Cited by: 4•References: 1

    A multimethod geophysical survey was carried out in the archaeological site of Europos (northern Greece), to study the combined effectiveness and the merits of an integrated approach. Resistivity mapping was used to detect the shallower remains of the subsurface structures. Also, resistivity tomographies were carried out along dense profiles, to obtain further information on the vertical and lateral extent of the buried bodies. Two‐dimensional in…

  • Two‐dimensional and three‐dimensional resistivity imaging in archaeological site investigation

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, N G Papadopoulos et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2006•Cited by: 39•References: 5

    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…

  • Non‐destructive electrical resistivity tomography for indoor investigation

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2007•Cited by: 9•References: 9

    The area inside and around the church of Kapnikarea in Athens (Greece), was explored by means of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT). ‘Flat base’ electrodes were used exclusively because the survey had to be fully non‐destructive. The performance of ‘flat base’ electrodes was satisfactory, leading to inversions of small root mean square (RMS) errors and reliable subsurface images, which were checked against existing borehole logs. High‐resist…

  • Geophysical exploration in the Church of Protaton at Karyes of Mount Athos (Holy Mountain) in northern Greece

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Alexandros Stampolidis et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2007•Cited by: 1•References: 4

    The area around the Church of Protaton at Karyes on Mount Athos (Holy Mountain) in northern Greece, was explored by means of resistance mapping and electrical tomography. Ruins of foundation walls were detected and mapped around the Church, and additionally geological information was retrieved by the tomography. The floor of the Church was investigated with ground‐penetrating radar transects wherever was possible. The presence of reflection patte…

  • Tomographic Imaging of Ancient Wall Foundations in Thessaloniki, North Greece

    Open Access•Π Τσούρλος, Gregory N Tsokas•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2009•References: 1

    Introduction A survey involving both surface and cross borehole Electrical Resistivity Tomographies (ERTs) is described. It was conducted at various parts of the western wall of the city of Thessaloniki (N. Greece) aiming to estimate the extent of the walls’ foundations. The Thessaloniki city walls have been initially erected during the Hellinistic and early Roman period. A second phase, which is partly preserved until today, was build during the…

  • Tumuli exploration using surface 3D Electrical Resistivity Tomography

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, Myeong‐Jong Yi et al.•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2009•References: 1

    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…

  • D Inversion of Automated Resistivity Profiling (ARP) Data

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, Gregory N Tsokas et al.•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2009•References: 1

    Electrical resistivity is a well established and widely used prospection method. The technique has also become a valuable and inseparable tool in archaeological site evaluation and excavation planning (Clark, 1990). Nowadays, it is routinely used in mapping the sub-surface resistivity variation of an archaeological site. The compilation of maps that transform the geophysical results into images that resemble a plane view of buried relics comprise…

  • Three‐dimensional inversion of automatic resistivity profiling data

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, Nikos G Papadopoulos et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2009•Cited by: 1•References: 3

    Geophysical investigations through mobile multi‐electrode systems, such as the automatic resistivity profiling (ARP) method, can increase the size of the surveyed areas without jeopardizing the spatial resolution of the survey. The representation of the apparent resistivity data in maps corresponding to the different measuring dipoles is sufficient in most routine applications for outlining the buried archaeological structures. In specific cases …

  • Tracing a major Roman road in the area of ancient Helike by resistivity tomography

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2009•Cited by: 6•References: 3

    In his journey through Achaea in the second century AD , Pausanias mentioned the destroyed Classical site of Helike on the sea and noted that its ruins were still visible underwater near the southwest shore of the Corinthian Gulf. In 2001, the Helike Project excavators discovered on the coastal plain of Helike southeast of Aigion the first ruins of Classical buildings, buried under lagoon sediments 3 m deep. They also found segments of a major Ro…

  • Complex attributes of the magnetic signal for multiple sources

    Open Access•Christian M Milea, Richard O Hansen et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2010•Cited by: 4•References: 2

    Complex attributes of the magnetic signal are computed using a multiple source approach. Polygonal bodies are considered and the attributes of each corner are summed to produce the overall response; that is a decomposition of the polygonal body into magnetized steps to simulate the vertices. The method is tested on synthetic examples of buried ditches, as well as on real magnetic data. This type of target was selected because it comprises a commo…

  • Non‐destructive Electrical Resistivity Tomography Survey at the South Walls of the Acropolis of Athens

    Open Access•Π Τσούρλος, Gregory N Tsokas•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2011•Cited by: 9•References: 3

    We present the application and results of a fully non‐destructive electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) survey conducted at the Acropolis of Athens. The aim of the survey to investigate the space behind the south wall of the Acropolis. The electrode lines were deployed vertically and horizontally on the wall as well as on the top of the hill. Further ERT tomographies were conducted encompassing the volume of the material between the outer wall …

  • Assessment of the Effect of Instrumental and Discretization Errors on Derivative‐based Potential‐field Geophysical Methods

    Open Access•Christian M Milea, C B PAPAZACHOS et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2012•References: 4

    Geophysical field measurements are subject to errors, which consequently comprise part of the data and subsequently they are propagated through processing techniques. Some of these errors can be controlled and eliminated, but others such as the errors introduced by the measuring instrument cannot be avoided. Moreover, the field data are collected as discrete samples, a procedure that introduces errors by itself. These two types of error are exami…

  • Geophysical Survey as an Aid to Excavation at Mitrou

    Gregory N Tsokas Gregory N Tsokas, Gregory N Tsokas et al.•ARTICLE•Hesperia The Journal of the…•2012•Cited by: 6•References: 20

  • The Makrakomi Archaeological Landscapes Project (Malp)

    Open Access•Maria-Foteini Papakonstantinou, Arto Penttinen et al.•ARTICLE•Opuscula Annual of the Swedish…•2013

    In this article we provide a preliminary report of the work carried out between 2010 and 2012 as part of the Makrakomi Archaeological Landscapes Project (MALP). The programme of research is carried out in co-operation between the Swedish Institute at Athens and the 14th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities at Lamia. The interdisciplinary project started in the summer of 2010, when a pilot survey was conducted in and around the hill o…

  • Electrical Resistivity Tomography for the Modelling of Cultural Deposits and Geomophological Landscapes at Neolithic Sites

    Open Access•Nikos Papadopoulos, Nikos G Papadopoulos et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2014•Cited by: 6•References: 13

    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…

  • Assessing the Condition of the Rock Mass over the Tunnel of Eupalinus in Samos (Greece) using both Conventional Geophysical Methods and Surface to Tunnel Electrical Resistivity Tomography

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2014•Cited by: 3•References: 5

    The surviving Tunnel of Eupalinus comprises one of the greatest engineering achievements of ancient Greeks. The tunnel itself (1036 m long) was carved in the sixth century bc through solid rock by digging from both ends and advancing to the central meeting position. The method for achieving the meeting of the two simultaneously advancing branches is still unclear. The ancient lining shows damage, indicating instability of the rock mass, presumabl…

  • Exploring the Interior of Tumuli

    Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•CHAPTER•Best Practices of GeoInformatic…•2015

  • ERT imaging of the interior of the huge tumulus of Kastas in Amphipolis (northern Greece)

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2018•Cited by: 2•References: 5

    The geophysical investigations aiming to image the interior of the huge tumulus of Kastas in Amphipolis in northern Greece commenced on November of 2014 and continued sporadically until the first months of 2017. The electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) method was exclusively employed in both conventional and innovative schemes. Due to the immense size of the tumulus, an irregular grid was established on the tumulus whereas regular grids of ERT…

  • Geoarchaeological evidence of landscape transformations at the Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement of Nea Raedestos in the Anthemous River valley, central Macedonia, Greece

    Open Access•Jakub Niebieszczański, Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke et al.•ARTICLE•Quaternary Research•2019

    A paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the landscape of Nea Raedestos Toumba in the Anthemous River valley in central Macedonia, Greece is undertaken using multidisciplinary geoarchaeological methods. The archaeological site is a settlement mound (tell or toumba) that dates to the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age. The tell’s location on the alluvial plain prompted a multidisciplinary investigation to reconstruct the influence of landscape chan…

  • Uncovering tell formation processes in the Anthemous Valley (Northern Greece)

    Open Access•Jakub Niebieszczański, Janusz Czebreszuk et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Archaeological Science…•2019•Cited by: 2•References: 4

  • Joint Interpretation of Various Geophysical Data by Means of Image Fusion in Philippi in Northern Greece

    Open Access•Alexandra Karamitrou, Gregory N Tsokas et al.•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2021•References: 6

    Resistance and magnetic mapping, ERTs and aerial photography put together. – Fusion was attempted through curvelet transform.– The useful information of all methods is given in a combined image at the site of Philippi in Greece

  • Application of Two Dimensional Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) For Moisture Detection in Thessaloniki’s Rotunda Pillars and Three-Dimensional ERT Modeling Using Optimized Electrode Arrays

    Open Access•Prodromos Louvaris, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•ArchéoSciences•2021

    Moisture detection inside pillars using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT).– Three-dimensional ERT modeling using non-conventional arrays.– Jacobian matrix optimization method

  • Archaeological prospection north of Schinias rowing centre in Marathon at the site of ancient Trikorynthos

    Open Access•Gregory N Tsokas, Π Τσούρλος et al.•ARTICLE•Archaeological Prospection•2021•References: 12

    A large‐scale geophysical survey was carried out at the foothills of a topographic table hosting the ruins of the ancient city ‘Trikorynthos’, in the area of Marathon, north of Athens. The explored site assumed to host remnants of ancient constructions belonging to the ancient city. Although the explored site is associated with the final phase of the famous Marathon battle, it was not expected to bear any signs of that event. Because the bulk of …

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