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Ground-penetrating radar(GPR) mapping provides a three dimensional analysis of archaeological features within the context of landscape studies. The method’s ability to measure the intensity of radar reflections from deep in the ground can produce images and maps of buried features not visible on the surface. A study was conducted in some areas near...
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... GPR-slice software allows the interactive velocity adaptation of a diffraction or reflection hyperbola by calculating a hyperbola of defined velocity and width. Figure 2 shows an example of the EM wave velocity estimation. ...
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... Zone 2 ( Figure 19) the presence of trees limited the extent of the surveyed area. The processed radar sections (related to the 600 MHz antenna) are shown in Figure 20. ...
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... also highlight the position of the tombs (T). Figure 22 shows the wall structure in 3D. The analysis of the GPR data acquired with the 200 MHz antenna provides information about the deeper buried structures. ...
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... analysis of the GPR data acquired with the 200 MHz antenna provides information about the deeper buried structures. Figure 23 shows the deeper slices (4.2-4.7 m in depth) overlapped to the Google Earth photo. It is possible to see the high amplitude anomalies (W) that could be related to the presence of walls. ...
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... is possible to see the high amplitude anomalies (W) that could be related to the presence of walls. Figure 24 well clearly shows such structures. ...
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... most important aspect obtained is an overview that can simultaneously compare the uncovered structures with those detected by the geophysical data: a relationship between the visible and the nonvisible able to provide new information on the structures and the extension of the necropolis. This is useful for the development of the most up-to-date considerations of a topographical nature of the site and to other further elements to be considered in the planning of next archaeological excavations (Figure 25). ...
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... GPR prospecting has allowed to shed light on new interesting features and clarify some controversial assumption deriving by the attempted interpretation of the legacy excavation data. As it appears in Figure 25. It is possible to distinguish the wall structures (white lines) which are probably linked to the rear part of the villa; a series of probable cisterns (highlighted in yellow) related to water supply and conservation; the structures linked to the defensive walls (highlighted by the blue lines) with a probable watch tower; a canal (grey area) probably linked to the water canalisation system for the city supply; a series of tombs (highlighted by the yellow circle) already excavated and dating back to the Roman period. ...
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... GPR-slice software allows the interactive velocity adaptation of a diffraction or reflection hyperbola by calculating a hyperbola of defined velocity and width. Figure 2 shows an example of the EM wave velocity estimation. ...
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... Zone 2 ( Figure 19) the presence of trees limited the extent of the surveyed area. The processed radar sections (related to the 600 MHz antenna) are shown in Figure 20. ...
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... also highlight the position of the tombs (T). Figure 22 shows the wall structure in 3D. The analysis of the GPR data acquired with the 200 MHz antenna provides information about the deeper buried structures. ...
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... analysis of the GPR data acquired with the 200 MHz antenna provides information about the deeper buried structures. Figure 23 shows the deeper slices (4.2-4.7 m in depth) overlapped to the Google Earth photo. It is possible to see the high amplitude anomalies (W) that could be related to the presence of walls. ...
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... is possible to see the high amplitude anomalies (W) that could be related to the presence of walls. Figure 24 well clearly shows such structures. ...
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... most important aspect obtained is an overview that can simultaneously compare the uncovered structures with those detected by the geophysical data: a relationship between the visible and the nonvisible able to provide new information on the structures and the extension of the necropolis. This is useful for the development of the most up-to-date considerations of a topographical nature of the site and to other further elements to be considered in the planning of next archaeological excavations (Figure 25). ...
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... GPR prospecting has allowed to shed light on new interesting features and clarify some controversial assumption deriving by the attempted interpretation of the legacy excavation data. As it appears in Figure 25. It is possible to distinguish the wall structures (white lines) which are probably linked to the rear part of the villa; a series of probable cisterns (highlighted in yellow) related to water supply and conservation; the structures linked to the defensive walls (highlighted by the blue lines) with a probable watch tower; a canal (grey area) probably linked to the water canalisation system for the city supply; a series of tombs (highlighted by the yellow circle) already excavated and dating back to the Roman period. ...
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... Geophysics imagery(Brown et al., 2021). ...
The Roman Domus in Mdina, Malta, has become an idealised example of the Roman presence in the Maltese Islands; the partial remains of a lavishly decorated domus that would have in its time been situated within the walls of the urbanised Roman city of Melite. The site, last excavated more than 100 years ago, is also home to the only museum in the Maltese Islands, which is solely dedicated to house and showcase a collection of artefacts that date from the Roman period in Maltese history. This site alone provides a unique perspective on Roman Malta, being our only substantial remnant from the Roman Maltese capital, and needs a refocused and renewed exploration. For a long time, the archaeology of Roman sites in Malta has suffered a distinct lack of priority, and it has only been in the last two decades that considerably more focus has been placed on understanding the Roman period. Most of the archaeological focus, in this respect, has centred on agricultural villas, and though this study has illuminated a better understanding of the Roman period, very little has been undertaken in the last century in piecing together the importance of urban Melite to the broader nature of life in the islands, as well as their place in the larger context of the central Roman Mediterranean. The Melite Civitas Romana Project offers the potential of new understanding of the domus and the surrounding archaeological environment through a modern exploration of the site and the promise of the first available assemblage of Roman material from an urban Roman context.
