Georadar investigations in the central nave of Hagia Sofia, Istanbul (Turkey)
Por:
Barba, Luis, Blancas, Jorge, Pecci, Alessandra, Miriello, Domenico, Cura, Murat, Crisci, Gino, Cappa, Marco, de Angelis, Daniela, Yavuz, Hasan Bora
Publicada:
1 mar 2018
Resumen:
Within an interdisciplinary project to study Istanbul’s Hagia Sofia, a georadar survey was carried out in the central nave to assess if the deformations of the structure previously observed could be related to a differential behavior of the subsoil caused by architectural remains underneath. This study faces an unusual challenge since it was necessary to study the space beneath the scaffolding placed for the restoration works. The survey of the central nave was successful and allowed the detection of remains of walls that probably formed the basement of a previous 18- by 22-m structure. In addition, another interesting feature was discovered 2 m below the marble mosaic in the southeastern part of the nave. Although it is not possible to define its function, it seems that there could be a close relationship between this 2- by 3-m buried structure and the marble mosaic in the floor surface. Although some structures were identified under the floor of Hagia Sofia, there are no major changes in the topography of the central nave floor. © 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Filiaciones:
Laboratorio de Prospección Arqueológica, Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, DF, Mexico
Dipartimento di Biologia, Ecologia e Scienze della Terra (DiBEST), Università della Calabria, Via Bucci, cubo 12B, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
Restructura—Surveys for Cultural Heritage, Via Gerolamo De Rada n°60/i, Cosenza, CS, Italy
Bala Sokak No 1/34 Umraniye, Istanbul, Turkey
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Lab Prospecc Arqueol, Inst Invest Antropol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Univ Calabria, Dipartimento Biol Ecol & Sci Terra DiBEST, Via Bucci,Cubo 12B, Arcavacata Di Rende, Italy
Restruct Surveys Cultural Heritage, Via Gerolamo De Rada 60-I, I-87100 Cosenza, CS, Italy
Bala Sokak 1-34 Umraniye, Istanbul, Turkey
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