Preservation Assessment of Ancient Theatres through Integrated Geophysical Technologies
(2011) 16th Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP) — Location: Florianopolis (Brazil) (4.September.2011)
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- Recently, the restoration of ancient theaters has appealed to the local authorities and communities, as they can host a number of modern performances that can attract the attention of the public and can enhance the cultural activity of a region. On the other hand, the usage of an ancient theatre for such purposes needs to be approached with particular attention, depending on its stage of preservation (especially the preservation of the cunei (kerkides), seats and koilon) and the rest of the monuments that may be in its vicinity. The topic is even more complicated if the theatre has not been systematically excavated and it is partially covered by soil deposits. Geophysical prospection techniques can contribute to the preservation assessment of ancient theatres although they constitute a difficult survey target, mainly due to their topographical settings, terrain characteristics and architectural attributes. A suite of geophysical techniques such as Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Electromagnetic techniques, magnetic and electrical resistance prospection, has been applied in a number of ancient theatres from various parts of Greece aiming to retrieve information concerning their status of preservation. Each case study has been approached in a different way and in a few situations it was possible to compare the geophysical survey results with plans made by historical travelers through their rectification in the topographic layout of the sites. Examples are drawn from the theatres of Dodoni, Sikyon, Ierapetra, Gortyna, a.o. and the results of the geophysical surveys - integrated and fused through GIS techniques - are discussed in correlation to the methodological approaches that have been applied in each case.
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Sarris, A., Papadopoulos, N., Salvi, M. C., & Déderix, S. (2011). Preservation Assessment of Ancient Theatres through Integrated Geophysical Technologies. 16th Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP), Florianopolis (Brazil). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/99644