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Electromagnetic survey to detect a section of the Messapian city walls in Ugento (Lecce)

Dora Francesca Barbolla, Lara De Giorgi, Ivan Ferrari, Francesco Giuri, Ilaria Miccoli, Giuseppe Scardozzi, Chiara Torre, Giovanni Leucci
  • Abstract:
    The Messapian city walls in Ugento (Puglia, in south Italy) are of great archaeological importance and some sections are still visible. In order to locate a stretch of the city walls, a non-destructive geophysical prospection was performed, applying the electromagnetic method. The survey was carried out in a peripheral area of Ugento, near a visible section of the city walls. The analysis and interpretation of the measured electromagnetic data (specifically in this work, the quadrature-phase component) revealed a clear anomaly that could be ascribed to the city walls; in fact, it is aligned with the adjacent section of the visible walls.
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  • DOI:
    tc4-ARC-2023.056

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