The Monastery of S. Chiara is located in the city of Nardò (Lecce, Italy). It is the oldest Monastery in southern Italy. In fact it was erected in 1256, only three years after the birth of St. Chiara in heaven. Tommaso Gentile, Count of Nardò, opened the doors of the medieval city walls to receive the first Clarisse nuns. A study was undertaken in some areas inside of the Monastery in order to investigate the buried archaeological structures. The ground-penetrating radar methodology was applied. GPR data analysis show interesting electromagnetic wave reflection events that could be related to archaeological remains.

GPR Investigations at the Monastery of S. Chiara (Nardó, south Italy)

Leucci G;De Giorgi L;
2022

Abstract

The Monastery of S. Chiara is located in the city of Nardò (Lecce, Italy). It is the oldest Monastery in southern Italy. In fact it was erected in 1256, only three years after the birth of St. Chiara in heaven. Tommaso Gentile, Count of Nardò, opened the doors of the medieval city walls to receive the first Clarisse nuns. A study was undertaken in some areas inside of the Monastery in order to investigate the buried archaeological structures. The ground-penetrating radar methodology was applied. GPR data analysis show interesting electromagnetic wave reflection events that could be related to archaeological remains.
2022
Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale - ISPC
9781665422536
GPR
Monastery of S. Chiara
archaeological remains
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