Abstract
A collaboration between the American University of Rome, the Municipality of Giove, and Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio dellʼUmbria has resulted in an academic project aimed at a preliminary evaluation of a particular area along the Tiber river that straddles the border between Umbria and Lazio. Archaeological prospection methods, such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based remote sensing, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), and photogrammetry, have made it possible to better study the landscape with respect to not only the changes the area has undergone recently, but also its evolution during the Roman and Medieval periods, while keeping the main communication route represented by the Tiber river as its fulcrum.
Highlights
Non-invasive methods in archaeology have been widely used with successful results for many years [1,2,3,4]
Archaeological prospection methods, such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based remote sensing, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), and photogrammetry, have made it possible to better study the landscape with respect to the changes the area has undergone recently, and its evolution during the Roman and Medieval periods, while keeping the main communication route represented by the Tiber river as its fulcrum
Based upon previous interesting archaeological surveys done in the area [27,29,30], this non-destructive technique (NDT) research project was focused on two main areas above the Tiber river: (i) San Valentino and (ii) Malvicino (Figure 1)
Summary
Non-invasive methods in archaeology have been widely used with successful results for many years [1,2,3,4]. Photogrammetry [5,6], drone-borne imagery [1,7], and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) [8,9,10,11,12] have yielded very encouraging results from both a methodological and archaeological point of view. The use of these methodologies is fundamental to better understanding the historical evolution of specific sites during specific periods [4,13]. Because the river Tiber went as far as the city, it allowed Rome to develop at a safe distance from the Tyrrhenian Sea, providing security against naval fire or invasion [14,15]
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