Ground-penetrating Radar survey at the Basilica of Santa Caterina D'Alessandria (Galatina-Italy)

Giancarlo De Pascalis, Lara De Giorgi, Ivan Ferrari, Francesco Giuri, Dora Francesca Barbolla, Lucrezia Longhitano, Chiara Torre, Giovanni Leucci
Abstract:
The basilica of Santa Caterina D Alessandria was built between 1369 and 1391, by order of Raimondello Orsini del Balzo. These, on one of his many journeys, returning from the Crusades, went as far as the summit of Mount Sinai to pay homage to the body of Saint Catherine. The building, on Raimondello s death in 1405, will be completed by his wife, Princess Maria d Enghien, and then by his son, Giovanni Antonio Orsini Del Balzo. A study, using ground penetrating radar tecnique (GPR) was undertaken inside the Basilica in order to investigate the oldest structure of the church. The GPR analysis showed a series of anomalies that could be related to the old plant of the basilica.
Download:
IMEKO-MetroArchaeo-2023-014.pdf
DOI:
10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.014
Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 MetroArchaeo 2023
Title:

IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Place:
Rome, ITALY
Time:
19 October 2023 - 21 October 2023