Publication Date:
2020-02-11
Description:
We present the first results of a preliminary
geological and geophysical survey carried out in the
archaeological site of Santa Venera al Pozzo (Catania,
Italy). The site dates back to the Roman Age, (1st
century BC). Geological surveys highlighted a set of
remarkable fractures affecting some archeological
remains, suggesting the occurrence of a capable fault
zone through the area. Multidisciplinary geophysical
surveys (seismic refraction and electrical resistivity
tomographies, together with aerial photographic and
thermographic survey) identified a main tectonic
discontinuity ascribable to the fault zone, allowing us
to infer that the fractures observed at surface could be
the evidence of coseismic ruptures.
Description:
Published
Description:
Lecce
Description:
2T. Deformazione crostale attiva
Keywords:
geophysical investigations, earthquake, archaeosismology
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
Conference paper
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