Optimization of electrical resistivity tomography protocols for detecting archaeological structures in a shallow water marine environment

Kleanthis Simyrdanis; Nikos Papadopoulos; Theotokis Theodoulou

Published: 2015-01-01

Vol. 53 (2015)

Optimization of electrical resistivity tomography protocols for detecting archaeological structures in a shallow water marine environment

Kleanthis Simyrdanis , Nikos Papadopoulos , Theotokis Theodoulou

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marine, electrical tomographies, archaeological survey, protocol optimization

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Simyrdanis, K., Papadopoulos, N., & Theodoulou, T. (2015). Optimization of electrical resistivity tomography protocols for detecting archaeological structures in a shallow water marine environment. Archaeologia Polona, 53, 581–586. Retrieved from https://journals.iaepan.pl/apolona/article/view/407

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