Integrated use of aerial and ground-based close-range remote sensing techniques to support preventive archaeology: the case study of Ascoli Satriano (FG)
Nicodemo Abate, Italo Maria Muntoni, Maria Sileo, Luigi Capozzoli, Gregory de Martino, Rosa Lasaponara, Nicola Masini
Abstract:
The present work aims to show the multi-sensor close-range remote sensing (RS) activities carried out in the municipality of Ascoli Satriano (FG Apulia). The site is of great significance as it has been continuously occupied from the 8th century B.C. to the present day. The site is famous for the discovery of marble griffins dated to the 4th century B.C., probably inside a princely tomb. The study was conducted using a multispectral UAS and a ground magnetometer. The results of the RS analysis showed a complex scenario, with features of buried remains related to roads, paleo-channel, and, above all, circular structures of considerable size. The latter, as confirmed by the targeted excavations conducted following the RS acquisitions, are referable to monumental tumuli. The integration of several sensors has made it possible to overcome the limits of single instrument observation and to provide useful data for practical preventive archaeological work.
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DOI:
10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.062
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
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