Article ID: CBB001422011

Geophysical Survey at Late Bronze Age Fortresses: Comparing Methods in the Diverse Geological Contexts of Armenia (2014)

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Geophysical techniques now available to archaeology have the potential to provide large-scale survey data that can map the buried structures of extensive and complex sites. Recent work at two Late Bronze Age hilltop fortresses in the mountainous volcanic terrain of Armenia provides an excellent illustration of their potential. Magnetometry revealed an unknown residential complex at Tsaghkahovit. Across the plain at Gegharot, where magnetometry was less successful, ground-penetrating radar identified terracing extending down the western slope of the hill below the fortress, greatly increasing the size of the occupied area. Combined with targeted excavations, these geophysical approaches are providing novel insights into the unusual political relations between fortress-based sovereigns and mobile subjects in central Armenia. Keywords: Armenia, Tsaghkahovit, Gegharot, Late Bronze Age, geophysics, magnetometry, ground-penetrating radar, highland fortresses

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Authors & Contributors
Judkins, Phil
Galichian, Rouben
Ian Brown
Baier, Christof
Pennier, Jacques
Schmidt, Julia Ann
Concepts
Military technology
Radar
Architecture, military
World War II
Science and war; science and the military
Technology and war; technology and the military
Time Periods
20th century
Bronze age
Early modern
17th century
Renaissance
Medieval
Places
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Armenia
Caucasus region
Mediterranean region
Institutions
United States Air Force (USAF)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Great Britain. Defence Evaluation Research Agency
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