Revealing early villages – Pseudo‐3D ERT geophysical survey at the pre‐pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin, Jordan

0496397 - ÚGN 2019 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Moník, M. - Lenďáková, Z. - Ibáñez, J. J. - Muñiz, J. - Borrel, F. - Iriarte, E. - Teira, L. - Kuda, František
Revealing early villages – Pseudo‐3D ERT geophysical survey at the pre‐pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin, Jordan.
Archaeological Prospection. -, č. 25 (2018), s. 339-346. ISSN 1075-2196. E-ISSN 1099-0763
Institutional support: RVO:68145535
Keywords : ERT * excavation * Jordan * pre‐pottery Neolithic * southern Levant
OECD category: Physical geography
Impact factor: 1.500, year: 2018
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/arp.1713

Electric resistivity tomography (ERT) prospection conducted at the Pre‐Pottery Neolithic
site at Kharaysin, Jordan, building on previous surface prospection and excavation,
found a number of new sub‐surface anomalies. Subsequent excavations
determined that the anomalies corresponded with the stone walls of habitation structures
and possibly terrace walls. These features covered large areas of the site slope,
inclusive of clustered settlement structures and frequent building superpositions
indicative of multi‐phase occupation. Despite the generally arid conditions, the moist
soil matrix allowed for the effective use of ERT. This article presents the integrated
data of the archaeological excavation and the geophysical survey. As a test case it
proves the utility of ERT in the identification of Pre‐Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) and
Pre‐Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) sub‐surface anthropogenic features.
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