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Three‐dimensional ground‐penetrating radar strategies over an indoor archaeological site: Convent of Santo Domingo (Lugo, Spain)
Author(s) -
Novo Alexandre,
Lorenzo Henrique,
Rial Fernando I.,
Solla Mercedes
Publication year - 2010
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.386
Subject(s) - ground penetrating radar , archaeology , test site , radar , geology , historic site , rendering (computer graphics) , remote sensing , isosurface , cartography , geography , seismology , visualization , computer science , artificial intelligence , telecommunications
Abstract Indoor archaeological sites are particularly adapted for ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) surveying because the environment is uniform throughout the year. This makes them excellent for the application of meticulous three‐dimensional surveys under repeatable conditions. The objective of this work was to test different dense grid strategies and three‐dimensional imaging techniques in order to improve detection of subfloor targets. Application of the isosurface rendering technique to pseudo‐three‐dimensional volumes resulted in an efficient methodology to map the target in this particular case. This work shows a case history carried out at the convent of Santo Domingo (Lugo, Spain) where a sarcophagus was found. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.