scholarly journals Integrated Geoscientific Surveys at the Church of Santa Maria della Lizza (Alezio, Italy)

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 2205
Author(s):  
Lara De Giorgi ◽  
Ivan Ferrari ◽  
Francesco Giuri ◽  
Giovanni Leucci ◽  
Giuseppe Scardozzi
Keyword(s):  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Spatial Relationship ◽  
Scanner Data ◽  
Medieval Architecture ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
The Church

The church of Santa Maria della Lizza is one of the most important examples of medieval architecture in the Salento Peninsula in south Italy. In order to understand the extension and layout of the crypts, integrated ground-penetrating radar (GPR) prospections and laser scanner surveys were undertaken in the church and in the surrounding areas. The analysis of the GPR measurements revealed many anomalies that could be ascribed to unknown structures (crypts), as well as other anomalies related to the old church. The GPR data were supported by the laser scanner data establishing the spatial relationship between the surface and the level below the church.

scholarly journals GPR and IRT tests in two historical buildings in Gravina in Puglia

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 541-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loredana Matera ◽  
Raffaele Persico ◽  
Edoardo Geraldi ◽  
Maria Sileo ◽  
Salvatore Piro
Keyword(s):  
Infrared Thermography ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Geophysical Investigation ◽  
Santa Croce ◽  
Stepped Frequency ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
The Church

Abstract. This paper describes a geophysical investigation conducted into two important churches, namely the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the Church of Santa Croce, both in Gravina in Puglia (close to Bari, southern Italy). The Church of Santa Croce, now deconsecrated, lies below the cathedral. Therefore, the two churches constitute a unique building body. Moreover, below the Church of Santa Croce there are several crypts, which are only partially known. The prospecting was performed both with a pulsed commercial ground penetrating radar (GPR) system and with a prototypal reconfigurable stepped frequency system. The aim was twofold, namely to gather information about the monument and to test the prototypal system. The GPR measurements have also been integrated with an infrared thermography (IRT) investigation performed on part of the vaulted ceiling in the Church of Santa Croce, in order to confirm or deny a possible interpretation of certain GPR results.

scholarly journals Ground-Penetrating Radar Prospections in Lecce Cathedral: New Data about the Crypt and the Structures under the Church

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1692
Author(s):  
Giovanni Leucci ◽  
Lara De Giorgi ◽  
Immacolata Ditaranto ◽  
Ilaria Miccoli ◽  
Giuseppe Scardozzi
Keyword(s):  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Buried Structures ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Apulia Region ◽  
12Th Century ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
The Town ◽  
The Church

Lecce is a city located in the southern part of the Apulia region (south Italy). Its subsoil is rich in the remains of superimposed ancient settlements from the Messapian period (7th–3rd century BC) to the Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Lecce Cathedral is one of the most important buildings in the town. It was built in the 12th century and transformed in the 16th and 17th centuries. Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys were carried out in the cathedral and its crypt with the aim to evidence both probably buried structures related to the known crypt and other features such as tombs. The GPR investigations allow us to locate many features under the floor of the church. Some of them are unknown and could belong to the previous building of the Romanesque period. Furthermore, most of the identified structures are related to tombs and underground rooms (ossuaries). Under the crypt floor, six tombs of the 19th and 20th centuries and other ancient structures were documented.

scholarly journals Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey for the Study of the Church of Saint Cosma in Helerito (Tagliacozzo, L’Aquila, Italy)

Geosciences ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 244
Author(s):  
Marilena Cozzolino ◽  
Elisa Di Giovanni ◽  
Vincenzo Gentile ◽  
Paolo Mauriello ◽  
Natascia Pizzano
Keyword(s):  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Electromagnetic Signals ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
The Church ◽  
Regular Patterns

This paper deals with the application of geophysical prospections to the study of the Church of Saint Cosma in Helerito inside the Monastery of Saints Cosma and Damiano (Tagliacozzo, L’Aquila, Italy). The research aimed to verify the presence of buried ancient archaeological structures of a construction phase older than the current building. Thus, a grid of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) profiles was carried out inside the building in the available spaces using a radar unit equipped with a multi-frequency antenna of 200–600 MHz. The analysis of 2D radargrams and horizontal slices relative to different temporal ranges led to the identification of significant regular patterns of the amplitude of the electromagnetic signals. The results suggest the presence of a buried structure below the analyzed surface.

Analysis Method for Studying Groundwater under a Church

2016 ◽  
Vol 861 ◽  
pp. 263-270
Author(s):  
M. Eugenia Torner ◽  
Ángeles Mas ◽  
Carlos Lerma ◽  
Enrique Gil ◽  
Jose Vercher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
The Church ◽  
Main Entrance

The Church of Asunción of Llíria (Valencia, Spain) is one of the best examples of the Valencian Baroque of the seventeenth century. This research is based on the study of the building from an urban, historical, and especially, a constructive view. The location of this particular church is unique because it is embedded in a mountain. First, some excavations were made into the mountain before the construction of the church started. Thus, there is a slope between the main entrance of the church and the rear. This research work provides the analysis of the ground humidity throughout the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technique. We have analysed the subsoil of the whole church by various cuts or paths. Longitudinal and transversal measurements allowed us to produce a three-dimensional model of the land on which the church stands. We have also analysed the homogeneity or heterogeneity of the subsoil in each area and the presence of certain ground water routes. The rising moisture has been analysed on the walls and pillars of the church. To this end, a moisture analyser has been employed to monitor the moisture content over a period of six months. With this information, it was possible to identify points that are systematically more humid.

scholarly journals Ground Penetrating Radar as a Functional Tool to Outline the Presence of Buried Waste: A Case Study in South Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3805
Author(s):  
Carmine Massarelli ◽  
Claudia Campanale ◽  
Vito Felice Uricchio
Keyword(s):  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Test Site ◽  
Control Area ◽  
Natural Soil ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Bituminous Mixtures ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Survey System ◽  
Ground Penetrating

The ability of the ground penetrating radar (GPR) method as a rapid preliminary survey to detect the presence of illegally buried waste is presented in this paper. The test site is located in the countryside of “Sannicandro di Bari” (Southern Italy) and has a surface area of 1500 m2. A total of five parallel profiles were acquired in 2014 using a geophysical survey system instrument (GSSI) equipped with 400 and 200 MHz antennae in the monostatic configuration. Two of the five profiles were registered in a control area to compare a natural condition to a suspected waste buried zone. As a result of a processing and elaboration workflow, GPR investigations allowed us to interpret the signal qualitatively within a maximum depth of about 3 m, identifying many signal anomalies, whose characteristics can be considered typical of buried waste. The GPR response of the three profiles acquired in the suspected area showed substantial differences not found in the control’s profiles. Anomalies related to the presence of intense scattering, of dome structures not attributable to cavities, but rather to a flattening and compacting of different layers, therefore, less electrically conductive, were identified in the suspected area. The interpretation of the results obtained by the GPR profiles was confirmed by excavations carried out with bulldozers. Large quantities of solid waste illegally buried (e.g., waste deriving from construction and demolition activities, bituminous mixtures, discarded tires, glass, plastic, municipal waste) were revealed in all the sites where anomalies and non-conformities appeared compared to the control natural soil.

scholarly journals New Data on the Messapian Necropolis of Monte D’Elia in Alezio (Apulia, Italy) from Topographical and Geophysical Surveys

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (16) ◽  
pp. 3494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Leucci ◽  
Lara De Giorgi ◽  
Immacolata Ditaranto ◽  
Francesco Giuri ◽  
Ivan Ferrari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Research Council ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Natural Origin ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Virtual Reconstruction ◽  
Geophysical Surveys ◽  
Ground Penetrating

The Messapian necropolis of Monte D’Elia is related to one of the most important ancient settlements in the Salento Peninsula (in south Italy). In order to understand the extension and layout of this necropolis in the various periods of its use, a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) prospection was undertaken in some important sample areas by a team of the Institute for Archaeological and Monumental Heritage of the National Research Council of Italy. The analysis of the GPR measurements revealed many anomalies that could be ascribed to archaeological structures (tombs), as well as other anomalies of presumable natural origin or referable to modern features. The data collected were georeferenced in the digital archaeological map of the site and integrated with a virtual reconstruction of the surveyed area.

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