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Investigation of Archaeological Remains in Akçakale (Haldandoz, Trabzon, Turkey) Castle Using GPR Method
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, Near Surface Geoscience 2016 - 22nd European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Sep 2016, Volume 2016, cp-495-00111
Abstract
Akçakale (Haldandoz) is a historic castle located at the Akçakale town of Trabzon province. It is thought that archeological findings may be this castle for it has a history of 800 years and hosted to many culture. In this paper, we aimed to make an archeogeophysics work by using ground penetrating radar (GPR) for finding any remains in these areas. In accordance with this purpose, GPR data was collected with 250 MHz and 500 MHz shielded antennas on 11 profiles parallel each others directed from east to west in study area. In this study, time slice maps were generated after processing steps applied the data. These images were examined and compared obtained for 250 MHz and 500 MHz antenna at different depths. According to depth changes by using these two antennas, similar high-amplitude anomalies are displayed. Also, three high amplitude anomalies have been found compared to depth of 1.16 m obtained from 250 MHz and 500 MHz antennas in these time slice maps. A test excavation proposed on the part of high amplitude reflection indicated as arrows on the time slice maps in the study area.