The harbour(s) of ancient Ostia. Archaeogeophysical prospection with shear wave seismics, geoelectrics, GPR and vibracorings

Tina Wunderlich; Dennis Wilken; Ercan Erkul; Wolfgang Rabbel; Andreas Vött; Peter Fischer; Hanna Hadler; Stefanie Ludwig; Michael Heinzelmann

Published: 2015-01-01

Vol. 53 (2015)

The harbour(s) of ancient Ostia. Archaeogeophysical prospection with shear wave seismics, geoelectrics, GPR and vibracorings

Tina Wunderlich , Dennis Wilken , Ercan Erkul , Wolfgang Rabbel , Andreas Vött , Peter Fischer , Hanna Hadler , Stefanie Ludwig , Michael Heinzelmann

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ERT, seismics, GPR, vibracoring, ancient harbor

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Wunderlich, T., Wilken, D., Erkul, E., Rabbel, W., Vött, A., Fischer, P., Hadler, H., Ludwig, S., & Heinzelmann, M. (2015). The harbour(s) of ancient Ostia. Archaeogeophysical prospection with shear wave seismics, geoelectrics, GPR and vibracorings. Archaeologia Polona, 53, 539–542. Retrieved from https://journals.iaepan.pl/apolona/article/view/396

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