Abstract

We present the results of the application of the tensor resistivity method to the assessment of the state of conservation of some architectonic features of the S.Giovanni a Carbonara monumental monastery (Naples, Italy) and to the recognition of buried remains in the archaeological site of the roman Port of Claudius at Fiumicino (Rome, Italy). The 3D tomographic approach, based on the concept of resistivity anomaly source occurrence probability, has been used for the analysis of the invariant parameter related to the trace of the determinant of the apparent resistivity tensor.

Highlights

  • High-resolution acquisition techniques favour the application of 3D tomographic imaging in non-invasive microgeophysical testing for monument preservation and in nearsurface geophysical prospecting for archaeology

  • The tensor resistivity probability tomography applied to the first face of the selected pillar in the Pietra Serena Cloister at San Giovanni a Carbonara (Naples, Italy). a) The surface map of the invariant parameter related to the trace of the determinant of the apparent resistivity tensor. b) A sequence of tomographic slices at increasing penetration

  • The tensor resistivity probability tomography applied to the second face of the selected pillar in the Pietra Serena Cloister at San Giovanni a Carbonara (Naples, Italy). a) The surface map of the invariant parameter related to the trace of the determinant of the apparent resistivity tensor. b) A sequence of tomographic slices at increasing penetration

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Summary

Introduction

High-resolution acquisition techniques favour the application of 3D tomographic imaging in non-invasive microgeophysical testing for monument preservation and in nearsurface geophysical prospecting for archaeology. Probability tomography is gaining increasing importance for its objectivity and reliability. It has the notable advantage of not requiring any a priori assumption about the structures to be imaged. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the results of the application of the Tensorial Resistivity Probability Tomography (TRPT) method to the assessment of the conservation state of a few architectural features in the San Giovanni a Carbonara ancient monastery (Naples, Italy) and the recognition of a marble cargo sunk in the roman Port of Claudius at Fiumicino (Rome, Italy)

Methodological synopsis
Examples of application
San Giovanni a Carbonara at Naples
Pietra Serena cloister: the experiment on the pillar
Pietra Serena cloister: the experiment on the wall
Conclusions

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