The Survey of Thisve, Geoarchaeological survey 2011
The Geoarchaeological survey in 2011-12 aimed to describe key elements of the sedimentary fill of the basin; to improve the reliability of the geochronology for the fill and to improve understanding of the central waterworks near Thisbe. Study in 2012 focused on detailed description of the palaeosoils in order to reconstruct palaeo-environmental conditions during soil formation, and on dating the soils to assess the timing of intense local erosion. By the end of the 2012 season the monumental topography of pre-Classical to Late Roman Thisbe/ Byzantine-Frankish Kastorion was recorded in its entirety, including six phases of fortifications, two rock-cut necropoleis, the remains of thirteen Byzantine churches and chapels, and other post-Roman building foundations. Architectural surveys using a 3-D laser scanner were completed at 11 monuments, and geophysical surveys in and around four. Post-Byzantine chapels and monumental post-Byzantine lênoi for wine fermentation were also recorded, plus two Ottoman fiscal threshing-floor complexes.
Active in 2011.
The Survey of Thisve, Geoarchaeological survey 2011 (Project)
The Survey of Thisve, Geoarchaeological survey 2011 (Survey)Dunn, Dr Archibald W.