Geophysical Methods for Cultural Heritage Management

INTRODUCTION.- MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE.- The contribution of Applied Geophysics.- The state of art: the development of geophysical prospections.- Active and passive methods.- Choice of the methodology.- GEOPHYSICAL METHODS.- Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT).- Ground high resolution penetrating radar (GPR).- Differential magnetic method.- Electromagnetic method.- CASE HISTORIES: APPLICATIONS OF GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTION TO CULTURAL HERITAGE.- Monuments.- Belvedere Palace, San Leucio (Caserta, Italy).- Royal Palace of Napoli, Italy.- Capocci's Tower (Roma, Italy).- Roman Theater of Aosta, Italy.- Historical buildings.- Castle of Zena (Carpeneto Piacentino, Piacenza, Italy).- Shawbak Castle (Jordan).- S. Paolo and S. Giovanni in Laterano Basilica (Roma, Italy).- The Cathedral of Termoli (CB), Italy.- The Castle of Gambatesa (CB), Italy.- Urban centre.- Nicosia (Cyprus).- Alife (Caserta, Italy).- Roman Forum of Palatino (Roma, Italy).- The ancient medieval centre of Prato (Firenze, Italy).- Archaeological parks.- Park of Pratolino (Firenze, Italy).- Roman city of Cuma (Na), Italy.- Roman city of Norba (Norma (FR), Italy).- Ancient Acropolis of Veio (Roma, Italy).- Tarquinia archaeological site (Viterbo, Italy).- Aizanoi archaeological site (Cutaya, Turkey).- Chan Chan archaeological site (Trujillo, Perù).- Preventive archaeology.- Aiali archaeological site (Grosseto, Italy).- Aquino Archaeological site (Frosinone, Italy).- Cerveteri archaeological site (Roma, Italy).- Petroio (Firenze, Italy).- Ancient viability.- Colle del Piccolo S. Bernardo (Valle d'Aosta, Italy).- Archaeological park of Egnazia (Fasano (BR), Italy).- Integration of 3D metric survey and geophysical prospections.- S. Giovanni in Laterano Basilica (Roma, Italy).- Treasure Tomb of Petra (Jordan).- The Churches of Umm al-Rasas (Jordan).- Geographical Information Systems implemented with geophysical prospections.- Molise Region (Molise): investigating 117 archaeological sites.- Archaeological site of Palatine hill (Roma, Italy).- Archaeological site of Tusculum (Roma, Italy).