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Multi‐temporal geophysical survey of a Roman bath complex in Montegrotto Terme (Padova, northern Italy)
Author(s) -
Finzi E.,
Praticelli N.,
Vettore L.,
Zaja A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archaeological prospection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.785
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1099-0763
pISSN - 1075-2196
DOI - 10.1002/arp.315
Subject(s) - ground penetrating radar , electrical resistivity tomography , settlement (finance) , geophysical survey , excavation , geology , archaeology , geophysics , seismology , geography , radar , computer science , electrical resistivity and conductivity , engineering , telecommunications , world wide web , electrical engineering , payment
Between 2000 and 2005, several geophysical surveys were carried out by the staff of the Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, on the site of the Terme Neroniane in Montegrotto, near Padova, covering a whole complex of Roman spa buildings. This work represented a good opportunity to compare the effectiveness of various techniques (ground‐penetrating radar, magnetic gradiometry and electrical resistivity tomography) and to seek the reasons for differing results. Depth, contrast between composition of the geological background and building materials, good state of structural preservation, and the lack of settlement following the Roman age supported experimental results. Old and more recent excavations, conducted in parallel with the University of Padova surveys, enabled continual comparisons between geophysical models and evidence from the site. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.