Nondestructive Testing for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage A Practical Guide and New Perspectives

This textbook provides a general introduction to the most important nondestructive testing(NDT) exploration methods for cultural heritage sites. It and highlights the application of NDTexploration methods to archaeology and monumental property. The ability to gauge the extentof an archaeological deposit or the state of preservation of artefacts without resorting todestructive actions is extremely useful in identifying unknown or potential artefacts, and canhelp to understand and approach a given site in a more targeted manner, both for excavationand restoration operations. This book describes the main physical principles, campaignprocedures, and processing and interpretation techniques of NDT, while also introducing a newtechnique and algorithm for data acquisition and processing. A large section of the book isdevoted to actual on-site applications, and focuses on significant historical-archaeological sitesin Italy and Turkey. The book offers an essential reference guide for students and scientists inarchaeology, geophysics, architecture, and the engineering disciplines, as well as specialists