Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigations

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Bonomo, Nestor Eduardo; Osella, Ana Maria; Martinelli, Hilda Patricia; de la Vega, Matias; Cocco, Gabriel; Letieri, Fabian; Frittegotto, Guillermo
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2012
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A geophysical investigation was carried out to locate and characterize the remains of the Sancti Spiritus Fort, the first European settlement in the South Cone of America (1527-1529). In an initial stage, we used three complementary methods, ground penetrating radar, multifrequency electromagnetic induction and dipole-dipole electric profiling, to increase the possibility of detecting the structures of the Fort whose physical properties were expected to be similar to those of the surrounding soil, as they were constructed with raw earth probably extracted from it. From different views of the data, a number of electromagnetic signals apparently related to these structures were identified. Test excavations confirmed these hypotheses and showed that the structures were poorly preserved. Furthermore, they were almost indistinguishable through direct inspection of the excavated sections of soil, and very difficult to track. Therefore, in a second stage of geophysical studies, we acquired high-density grids of GPR data at relevant areas, looking for more detailed information about the structures. The results of these studies allowed to determine with precision their continuity through the site and also to interpret a number of areas which had remained unclear from the first survey. Extensive archaeological excavations were designed from the geophysical maps and carried out. From them, the geophysical interpretations were fully confirmed, and the presence of structural elements of previous and later native settlements was established. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Fil: Bonomo, Nestor Eduardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Osella, Ana Maria. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Martinelli, Hilda Patricia. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: de la Vega, Matias. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Cocco, Gabriel. Departamento de Estudios Etnográficos y Coloniales de Santa Fe; Argentina
Fil: Letieri, Fabian. Museo Histórico Provincial de Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Frittegotto, Guillermo. Universidad Abierta Interamericana; Argentina
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Archaeological Prospecting
Argentina
Electrical Imaging
Electromagnetic Induction
Ground Penetrating Radar
Sancti Spiritus Fort
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spelling Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigationsBonomo, Nestor EduardoOsella, Ana MariaMartinelli, Hilda Patriciade la Vega, MatiasCocco, GabrielLetieri, FabianFrittegotto, GuillermoArchaeological ProspectingArgentinaElectrical ImagingElectromagnetic InductionGround Penetrating RadarSancti Spiritus Forthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1A geophysical investigation was carried out to locate and characterize the remains of the Sancti Spiritus Fort, the first European settlement in the South Cone of America (1527-1529). In an initial stage, we used three complementary methods, ground penetrating radar, multifrequency electromagnetic induction and dipole-dipole electric profiling, to increase the possibility of detecting the structures of the Fort whose physical properties were expected to be similar to those of the surrounding soil, as they were constructed with raw earth probably extracted from it. From different views of the data, a number of electromagnetic signals apparently related to these structures were identified. Test excavations confirmed these hypotheses and showed that the structures were poorly preserved. Furthermore, they were almost indistinguishable through direct inspection of the excavated sections of soil, and very difficult to track. Therefore, in a second stage of geophysical studies, we acquired high-density grids of GPR data at relevant areas, looking for more detailed information about the structures. The results of these studies allowed to determine with precision their continuity through the site and also to interpret a number of areas which had remained unclear from the first survey. Extensive archaeological excavations were designed from the geophysical maps and carried out. From them, the geophysical interpretations were fully confirmed, and the presence of structural elements of previous and later native settlements was established. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.Fil: Bonomo, Nestor Eduardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Osella, Ana Maria. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Martinelli, Hilda Patricia. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: de la Vega, Matias. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Cocco, Gabriel. Departamento de Estudios Etnográficos y Coloniales de Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Letieri, Fabian. Museo Histórico Provincial de Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Frittegotto, Guillermo. Universidad Abierta Interamericana; ArgentinaElsevier Science2012-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/56084Bonomo, Nestor Eduardo; Osella, Ana Maria; Martinelli, Hilda Patricia; de la Vega, Matias; Cocco, Gabriel; et al.; Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigations; Elsevier Science; Journal Of Applied Geophysics; 83; 8-2012; 57-640926-9851CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2012.04.005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-10T13:15:40Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/56084instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-10 13:15:40.532CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigations
title Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigations
spellingShingle Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigations
Bonomo, Nestor Eduardo
Archaeological Prospecting
Argentina
Electrical Imaging
Electromagnetic Induction
Ground Penetrating Radar
Sancti Spiritus Fort
title_short Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigations
title_full Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigations
title_fullStr Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigations
title_full_unstemmed Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigations
title_sort Location and characterization of the Sancti Spiritus Fort from geophysical investigations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bonomo, Nestor Eduardo
Osella, Ana Maria
Martinelli, Hilda Patricia
de la Vega, Matias
Cocco, Gabriel
Letieri, Fabian
Frittegotto, Guillermo
author Bonomo, Nestor Eduardo
author_facet Bonomo, Nestor Eduardo
Osella, Ana Maria
Martinelli, Hilda Patricia
de la Vega, Matias
Cocco, Gabriel
Letieri, Fabian
Frittegotto, Guillermo
author_role author
author2 Osella, Ana Maria
Martinelli, Hilda Patricia
de la Vega, Matias
Cocco, Gabriel
Letieri, Fabian
Frittegotto, Guillermo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Archaeological Prospecting
Argentina
Electrical Imaging
Electromagnetic Induction
Ground Penetrating Radar
Sancti Spiritus Fort
topic Archaeological Prospecting
Argentina
Electrical Imaging
Electromagnetic Induction
Ground Penetrating Radar
Sancti Spiritus Fort
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv A geophysical investigation was carried out to locate and characterize the remains of the Sancti Spiritus Fort, the first European settlement in the South Cone of America (1527-1529). In an initial stage, we used three complementary methods, ground penetrating radar, multifrequency electromagnetic induction and dipole-dipole electric profiling, to increase the possibility of detecting the structures of the Fort whose physical properties were expected to be similar to those of the surrounding soil, as they were constructed with raw earth probably extracted from it. From different views of the data, a number of electromagnetic signals apparently related to these structures were identified. Test excavations confirmed these hypotheses and showed that the structures were poorly preserved. Furthermore, they were almost indistinguishable through direct inspection of the excavated sections of soil, and very difficult to track. Therefore, in a second stage of geophysical studies, we acquired high-density grids of GPR data at relevant areas, looking for more detailed information about the structures. The results of these studies allowed to determine with precision their continuity through the site and also to interpret a number of areas which had remained unclear from the first survey. Extensive archaeological excavations were designed from the geophysical maps and carried out. From them, the geophysical interpretations were fully confirmed, and the presence of structural elements of previous and later native settlements was established. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Fil: Bonomo, Nestor Eduardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Osella, Ana Maria. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Martinelli, Hilda Patricia. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: de la Vega, Matias. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Cocco, Gabriel. Departamento de Estudios Etnográficos y Coloniales de Santa Fe; Argentina
Fil: Letieri, Fabian. Museo Histórico Provincial de Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Frittegotto, Guillermo. Universidad Abierta Interamericana; Argentina
description A geophysical investigation was carried out to locate and characterize the remains of the Sancti Spiritus Fort, the first European settlement in the South Cone of America (1527-1529). In an initial stage, we used three complementary methods, ground penetrating radar, multifrequency electromagnetic induction and dipole-dipole electric profiling, to increase the possibility of detecting the structures of the Fort whose physical properties were expected to be similar to those of the surrounding soil, as they were constructed with raw earth probably extracted from it. From different views of the data, a number of electromagnetic signals apparently related to these structures were identified. Test excavations confirmed these hypotheses and showed that the structures were poorly preserved. Furthermore, they were almost indistinguishable through direct inspection of the excavated sections of soil, and very difficult to track. Therefore, in a second stage of geophysical studies, we acquired high-density grids of GPR data at relevant areas, looking for more detailed information about the structures. The results of these studies allowed to determine with precision their continuity through the site and also to interpret a number of areas which had remained unclear from the first survey. Extensive archaeological excavations were designed from the geophysical maps and carried out. From them, the geophysical interpretations were fully confirmed, and the presence of structural elements of previous and later native settlements was established. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
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