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GPR Investigations at St John's Co‐Cathedral in Valletta
Author(s) -
Persico Raffaele,
D'Amico Sebastiano,
Matera Loredana,
Colica Emanuele,
Giorgio Cynthia,
Alescio Adriana,
Sammut Charles,
Galea Pauline
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
near surface geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1873-0604
pISSN - 1569-4445
DOI - 10.1002/nsg.12046
Subject(s) - nave , ground penetrating radar , geology , archaeology , mosaic , radar , history , engineering , telecommunications
The Cathedral of St John in Valetta, Malta, represents a unique monument of historical importance. In this paper, we present the results of a detailed ground penetrating radar campaign performed in this Cathedral. The campaign was aimed at investigating the distribution of buried tombs under the mosaic floor of the main nave and of the lateral chapels of the Co‐Cathedral. The floor of the church shows a continuity of grave inscriptions in the main nave as well as in all lateral chapels. It was suspected, based on available historical documents, that only a part of the present‐day inscriptions corresponds to the original sepultures or tombs. The ground penetrating radar results presented here further highlight this conjecture and offer additional information regarding this important monument.