Comprehensive geophysical prospection of the Roman and late antique city of Pollentia (Alcudia Mallorca Spain)

An extensive magnetic survey has been carried out on a large part of the Roman and late antique city of Pollentia (Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain), combined with ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electric resistivity imaging (ER Imaging) to obtain data for abetter understanding of the ancient city. For m...

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Autores: Cau Ontiveros, Miguel Ángel, Mas Florit, Catalina, Chávez-Álvarez, Esther, Sala, Roger, Meyer, Cornelius, Ortiz Quintana, Helena, Rodríguez Simón, Pedro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/208352
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/208352
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciutats antigues
Tomografia
Arqueologia urbana
Prospecció geofísica
Pollentia (Illes Balears : Ciutat antiga)
Ancient cities and towns
Tomography
Urban archaeology
Geophysical exploration
Pollentia (Balearic Islands : Ancient city)
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Sumario:An extensive magnetic survey has been carried out on a large part of the Roman and late antique city of Pollentia (Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain), combined with ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electric resistivity imaging (ER Imaging) to obtain data for abetter understanding of the ancient city. For magnetic measurements, the 7-probe fluxgate gradiometer array was used. The GPR data were collected by means of a system equipped with two dual-frequency antenna boxes of 200 and 600 MHz, respectively. The geophysical data provide some new insights into the layout of the city, with thei dentification of numerous structures in areas that are still unexplored by archaeological investigation. The results fill the gap of previous partial geophysical surveys andshow an interesting, unseen image of ancientPollentia.