A remote sensing approach to understanding the archaeological potential: the case study of some Roman evidence in Umbria (Italy)

Pier Matteo Barone; Luca Desibio

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A remote sensing approach to understanding the archaeological potential: the case study of some Roman evidence in Umbria (Italy)

Pier Matteo Barone, Luca Desibio

Published in International Journal of Archaeology (Volume 3, Issue 1-1)

Received: 21 November 2014 Accepted: 24 November 2014 Published: 31 December 2014

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Abstract

In Umbria, the transformation from Roman pagan building to church seems to be frequent during the beginning of the Middle Age thanks to Longobards and Byzantines. The rural church of San Lorenzo in Nifili (close to Montecastrilli - TR) is a very good example of this. The aim of this work is to understand the evolution of the ancient landscape around this church, from Roman to modern period, using data coming from both the subsurface and the space, using the GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) method and the satellite imageries, respectively. Particular data processing to define the evolution of this ancient landscape in southern Umbria is described in this paper. The results not only represent an effective and non-destructive methodology for discovering, recovering and understanding archaeological data, but also give the possibility to obtain archaeological potential values of different areas in order to better plan future researches in this area.

Published in	International Journal of Archaeology (Volume 3, Issue 1-1) This article belongs to the Special Issue Archaeological Sciences
DOI	10.11648/j.ija.s.2015030101.15
Page(s)	37-44
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Keywords

Remote Sensing, NDT, GPR, Satellite Imagery Analysis, Roman Empire, San Lorenzo, Umbria

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Pier Matteo Barone, Luca Desibio. A remote sensing approach to understanding the archaeological potential: the case study of some Roman evidence in Umbria (Italy). Int J Archaeol. 2014;3(1-1):37-44. doi: 10.11648/j.ija.s.2015030101.15

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Pier Matteo Barone

Archaeology and Classics Program, The American University of Rome, Via P. Roselli, 4 – 00153 Rome, Italy
Luca Desibio

Freelance Archaeologist, Rome, Italy

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