Characterization of stronghold fortifications by 2D/3D/4D electrical resistivity tomography: major push towards quantitative interpretation

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/67985912:_____/24:00582986

Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00024-024-03427-x" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00024-024-03427-x</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00024-024-03427-x" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00024-024-03427-x</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Characterization of stronghold fortifications by 2D/3D/4D electrical resistivity tomography: major push towards quantitative interpretation

Original language description

Geophysical methods are widely used as noninvasive tools for archaeological prospection. In a first step is usually applied basic prospection of vast areas, when data are evaluated only in qualitative way. Sometimes is performed second step, during which take place more detailed multidimensional or combined surveys in order to image archeological monuments complexly, allowing quantitative interpretation. Hence, we used a unique and novel combination of multidimensional electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) on the Early Middle Ages stronghold fortifications at Vinor (Czechia) to achieve such interpretation. The joint results of 2D/3D/4D (time-lapse) surveys allowed us to precisely characterize individual construction components of the fortifications, including a ditch and rampart enhanced by a front wall with a berm. The ERT results recovered the fortification dimensions and the volume of building material used. The surveyed fortification section was verified by excavations directly after the ERT measurements. A comparison of the excavated section with geophysics proved that ERT was able to infer all the important fortification characteristics. In addition, illustrative picture of the resistivity manifestations of the basic components of this very typical fortification construction were obtained. The results show that multidimensional ERT provide access to quantitative interpretation allowing to explain archaeological structures behind investigated anomalies. In result, sites containing cultural heritage can be leaved intact, excavations can be substituted in surprisingly large extent, while unprecedented amount of archaeological information is still retrieved.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10508 - Physical geography

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Pure and Applied Geophysics

ISSN

0033-4553

e-ISSN

1420-9136

Volume of the periodical

181

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

919-933

UT code for WoS article

001164523200003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85185312598