ABSTRACT

After one year of experiences and the realisation of several projects for local authorities, this work introduce new methodological and practical proposals on the use of Ground-penetrating Radar (GPR) in Historical-Archaeological Survey. Nowadays, in historical research, GPR techniques are no longer auxiliary or secondary to become one of the most important. The next frontier of knowledge for historical spatial analysis is the consolidation of remote sensing in archaeology. The state of the art shows the consolidation of the principles of non-invasive historical-archaeological research. An important feature in this process is the progressive integration of the new technical methods. With the GPR, the evolution of exploration equipment is highlighted: from 2D to 3D multichannel instruments. These circumstances open new perspectives in geophysical exploration with historical aims. Due to this, Historians need to identify, develop and standardize their own methodology of work and post-processing data.