Il comprensorio della catacomba di San Callisto tra la via Appia e la via Ardeatina (Roma) alla luce delle indagini geofisiche estensive

Title

Il comprensorio della catacomba di San Callisto tra la via Appia e la via Ardeatina (Roma) alla luce delle indagini geofisiche estensive

Creator(s)

Felici, Cristina

Campana, Stefano

Fiocchi Nicolai, Vincenzo

Spera, Lucrezia

Catanzariti, Gianluca

Morelli, Gianfranco

Pericci, Francesco

Saito, Ken

Date

2016

Is Part Of

Archeologia e Calcolatori

Volume

27

Pages

227-249

Language

ita

Rights

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19282/ac.27.2016.12

URI

https://www.archcalc.cnr.it/journal/articles/850

Zotero BiDiAr

https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/EFWNQ52W/item-list

Abstract

The paper presents and discusses results from the integration of various methods of geophysical prospection on the plateau between the Via Appia and the Via Ardeatina on the ancient suburb of Rome. The use of large-scale magnetometry, georadar and electromagnetic survey in an area of particularly dense archaeological remains is a highly effective methodology for revealing important information on previously unknown archaeological features. Of particular interest in this case is the comparison between geophysical data and the results of previous excavations, and newly-targeted test investigations that suggest the survival of the documented but previously undiscovered basilica of Pope Damasus as well as unknown catacomb tunnels at San Callisto and elsewhere on the plateau.