Geophysical mapping of a classical Greek road network: a case study from the city of Elis, Peloponnese

Nikos Papadopoulos; Ian Moffat; Jamie Donati; Apostolos Sarris; Tuna Kalayci; Gianluca Cantoro; Nasos Argyriou; Kayt Armstrong; François-Xavier Simon

Published: 2015-01-01

Vol. 53 (2015)

Geophysical mapping of a classical Greek road network: a case study from the city of Elis, Peloponnese

Nikos Papadopoulos , Ian Moffat , Jamie Donati , Apostolos Sarris , Tuna Kalayci , Gianluca Cantoro , Nasos Argyriou , Kayt Armstrong , François-Xavier Simon

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classical Greek city, Elis, town planning, electromagnetic induction, magnetometry

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Papadopoulos, N., Moffat, I., Donati, J., Sarris, A., Kalayci, T., Cantoro, G., Argyriou, N., Armstrong, K., & Simon, F.-X. (2015). Geophysical mapping of a classical Greek road network: a case study from the city of Elis, Peloponnese. Archaeologia Polona, 53, 489–492. Retrieved from https://journals.iaepan.pl/apolona/article/view/382

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