Kélainai – Apamée Kibôtos : Développement urbain dans le contexte anatolien
KELAINAI - APAMEIA KIBOTOS
Dr. Rémy CHAPOULIE
UMR 5060 IRAMAT - CNRS, Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3
Dr. Marion DRUEZ
CNRS LIENSs – bâtiment ILE, Université de La Rochelle
Dr. Vivien MATHÉ
Enseignant-chercheur, maître de conférences, Université de La Rochelle
Geophysical survey on Kelainai-Apamaia Kibotos archaeological site: first conclusions
This survey aimed at accelerating horizontal and vertical positioning of both built and hollow underground shallow structures from Kelainai-Apamaia Kibotos ancient city. For this purpose, the research project on the urban development of the site planned a biannual campaign of geophysical measurements. The survey fields were chosen according to their scientific interest and to the relevance of their settlement considering archaeological clues that had already been collected.
Nowadays, the areas of interest are located on the top of hills overlooking the current town of Dinar and covered in agricultural parcels; apart from electric wiring, there is little modern housing nearby, which is of great advantage for geophysical prospections. Thus, electromagnetic and magnetic devices seemed to be the best non-invasive tools in order to initiate these studies. Electromagnetic measurements were performed on moist enough fields whereas magnetic measurements were conducted on large, clear and flat areas.
About ten hectares altogether were prospected over this campaign. In particular, traces of numerous remains have been found on the “theatre hill”. Moreover, in today’s city, several rows of additional benches have been identified at the basis of the stadium remains.
The whole 2008 survey gives a lot of information but it goes without saying that geophysical results need to be compared to field data to make sure their interpretation is accurate. That is why these field checks have to be carried out systematically, in parallel to the geophysical survey, to get a wide and complete vision of the site.
mise à jour : 18 mai 2010