The Polis Beneath our Feet:
A Geophysical Survey of the Ancient Cities of Marion & Arsinoe in
Cyprus
Part II
M. Coronado, A. Grosskopf, V. Sharma, & M. Spiegel
Helicopter Photograph of BD7
Image courtesy of Cyprus
Police Department
BD7 Magnetic Field
*Circled Regions Show Dipoles
Dipoles
BD7 Magnetometry Gradient Plot
*Circled Regions Show Dipoles
Ground Penetrating Radar
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BD7 GPR Time Slice 14
ERT
Survey
BD7A GPR Time Slices in Two Survey Directions
BD7 ERT 3-D Survey Models
BD7 ERT at 0.3 m depth
GPR
Survey
Analysis: BD7 Magnetometry
*Circled Regions Show Dipoles
Analysis: BD7 ERT
GPR
Survey
ERT
Anomaly
Analysis: BD7 GPR
ERT Survey
GPR Anomaly
ERT Anomaly
EG1 Survey Map
EG1 Magnetic Field
*Circled Regions Show Dipoles
EG1 Magnetometry Gradient Plot
*Circled Regions Show Dipoles
EG1 ERT 3-D Survey Models
EG1 ERT at 0.4 m depth
GPR
Survey
EG1 GPR Time Slice 15
ERT
Survey
EG1 GPR Time Slices: Two Directions
EG1B GPR Time Slices: Two Directions
Analysis: EG1 GPR
ERT Survey
GPR Anomaly
Analysis: EG1 ERT
GPR Survey
GPR Anomaly
ERT Anomaly
Analysis: EG1 Magnetometry
Dipole Circled
GPR Anomaly
ERT Anomaly
Analysis: EG1 Anomalies
GPR Survey
GPR Anomaly
ERT Anomaly
ERT Survey
MAG Dipole
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Dr. Frederik Simons, Dr. Alain Plattner,
and Kathleen Ryan for their guidance in the field and their lessons
on data processing and analysis. In addition, we would like to
thank Dr. Joanna Smith, Dr. Adam Maloof, T. Wangyal Shawa,
and Adrian Tasistro-Hart for all of their help.
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BD7 ERT Time Slice Comparison
Across Inversion Techniques
EG1 ERT Time Slice Comparison
Across Inversion Techniques
BD7A
BD7 Survey Area
Do other buildings/structures surround the sanctuary at Peristeries?
EG1 Survey Area
Why would we expect to find something at EG1?
EG1
EG0
EG1B GPR Time Slices in Two Survey Directions
EG1 GPR Time Slice 15
Electrodes
Ohm
meters
Electrical Resistivity Tomography
Electrodes
Ohm
meters