Characterization of a Pre‐Trajan Wall by Integrated Geophysical Methods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12429552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luciana Orlando (0000-0001-8861-7387, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile Edile e Ambientale (DICEA) ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome Rome Italy), E Cardarelli (0000-0002-1689-5131, Sapienza University of Rome), Michele Cercato (0000-0002-1697-1261, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile Edile e Ambientale (DICEA) ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome Rome Italy, corresponding author), Giorgio De Donno (0000-0002-4577-470X, Sapienza University of Rome) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 221-232 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Prospection (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-2196 • E-ISSN: 1099-0763 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/arp.1509 |
| OpenAlex | W1889438985 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
The purpose of this study was to characterize a pre‐Trajan mosaic‐decorated wall structure located beneath the Cryptoporticus of the ‘Baths of Trajan’ complex in Rome. The surveyed wall is 15 m long, 0.9 m wide and 3 to 5 m high. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) and P‐wave seismic refraction tomography profiles were used to reconstruct the wall's inner structure, generate a map of the fractures and to evaluate the seismic velocities of the building materials. The wall was surveyed with horizontally and vertically dense GPR profiles and two seismic lines. The seismic lines and GPR profiles were capable of detecting a discontinuity between brick and travertine materials that compose the wall. The combined interpretation of the two non‐invasive techniques allowed us to locate weak zones and fractures. This rapid, non‐destructive and multi‐parametric approach has proved to be effective for characterizing the current status of the wall and the results will be used by archaeologists to evaluate the wall's integrity and to preserve the structure in the future archaeological excavations. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Archaeology · Brick · Discontinuity (linguistics · Excavation · Geotechnical engineering · Ground-Penetrating Radar · Radar · Seismic refraction · Seismology · Computer Science · Geophysical Methods and Applications · Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques · Seismic Waves and Analysis · Geology · Geophysics
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |