Ground penetrating Radar survey at the Basilica of Santa Caterina D'Alessandria (Galatina Italy)
Conference Paper
Publication Date:
2023
abstract:
The basilica of Santa Caterina D'Alessandria
was built between 1369 and 1391, by order of
Raimondello Orsini del Balzo. These, on one of his
many journeys, returning from the Crusades, went as
far as the summit of Mount Sinai to pay homage to the
body of S aint Catherine. The building, on
Raimondello's death in 1405, will be completed by his
wife, Princess Maria d'Enghien, and then by his son,
Giovanni Antonio Orsini Del Balzo. A study, using
ground penetrating radar tecnique ( GPR ) was
undertaken inside the Basilica in order to investigate
the oldest structure of the church. The GPR analysis
showed a series of anomalies that could be related to
the old plant of the basilica.
Iris type:
04.01 Contributo in Atti di convegno
Keywords:
Diagnosis; Heritage conservation; GPR
List of contributors:
Barbolla, DORA FRANCESCA; Leucci, Giovanni; Ferrari, Ivan; Giuri, Francesco; DE GIORGI, Lara
Book title:
Proceedings Metroarchaeo 2023