Detailed magnetic investigations at the ancient Roman site Banias II (northern Israel)

Lev Eppelbaum; S. Itkis

Detailed magnetic investigations at the ancient Roman site Banias II (northern Israel)

Department of Geophysics

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The site of Banias II is located several hundreds of meters south of the known site Banias Aqueduct (the Golan Heights, northern Israel). The physical-geological environments of the site are unfavorable for detailed magnetic investigations: wide surface distribution of high-magnetized basaltic conglomerate and parts strongly disturbs the observed field; dense brushwood hampers the operator movement within the studied area. Magnetic observations (the total number of observation points was 6,255) were performed at about 6,000 m^2. Intervals between the observation points were 1 m, and the level of the magnetic sensor location was 0.5 m above the earth's surface. The standard deviation of the observations was 2.8 nanoTesla. The studied site was subdivided into several homogeneous areas where various averaging/smoothing procedures were applied. As a result, a few negative magnetic anomalies against the positive background due to basaltic conglomerate were clearly recognized. These anomalies were quantitatively interpreted and identified as the ancient Roman cemetery's limestone (non-magnetic) remains. This interpretation agrees with the archaeological conclusions made based on independent factors. Performed 3-D modeling of magnetic field using GSFC software has verified the validity of the developed models.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Soils and Archaeology
Subtitle of host publication	Papers of the 1st International Conference on Soils and Archaeology, Százhalombatta, Hungary, 30 May - 3 June 2001: 1163 (BAR International Series)
Editors	György Füleky
Publisher	British Archaeological Reports Oxford
Pages	13-16
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	184171531X, 978-1841715315
State	Published - 1 Jan 2003
Event	1st International Conference on Soils and Archaeology - Százhalombatta, Hungary Duration: 30 May 2001 → 3 Jun 2001 Conference number: 1

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Name	British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International Series
Volume	1163

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Conference	1st International Conference on Soils and Archaeology
Country/Territory	Hungary
City	Százhalombatta
Period	30/05/01 → 3/06/01

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Eppelbaum, L., & Itkis, S. (2003). Detailed magnetic investigations at the ancient Roman site Banias II (northern Israel). In G. Füleky (Ed.), Soils and Archaeology: Papers of the 1st International Conference on Soils and Archaeology, Százhalombatta, Hungary, 30 May - 3 June 2001: 1163 (BAR International Series) (pp. 13-16). (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International Series; Vol. 1163). British Archaeological Reports Oxford. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lev-Eppelbaum/publication/231898716_Detailed_magnetic_investigations_at_the_ancient_Roman_site_Banias_II_northern_Israel/links/5e2004d1a6fdcc10156c3599/Detailed-magnetic-investigations-at-the-ancient-Roman-site-Banias-II-northern-Israel.pdf

Eppelbaum, Lev ; Itkis, S. / Detailed magnetic investigations at the ancient Roman site Banias II (northern Israel). Soils and Archaeology: Papers of the 1st International Conference on Soils and Archaeology, Százhalombatta, Hungary, 30 May - 3 June 2001: 1163 (BAR International Series). editor / György Füleky. British Archaeological Reports Oxford, 2003. pp. 13-16 (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International Series).

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Eppelbaum, L & Itkis, S 2003, Detailed magnetic investigations at the ancient Roman site Banias II (northern Israel). in G Füleky (ed.), Soils and Archaeology: Papers of the 1st International Conference on Soils and Archaeology, Százhalombatta, Hungary, 30 May - 3 June 2001: 1163 (BAR International Series). British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International Series, vol. 1163, British Archaeological Reports Oxford, pp. 13-16, 1st International Conference on Soils and Archaeology, Százhalombatta, Hungary, 30/05/01. <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lev-Eppelbaum/publication/231898716_Detailed_magnetic_investigations_at_the_ancient_Roman_site_Banias_II_northern_Israel/links/5e2004d1a6fdcc10156c3599/Detailed-magnetic-investigations-at-the-ancient-Roman-site-Banias-II-northern-Israel.pdf>

Detailed magnetic investigations at the ancient Roman site Banias II (northern Israel). / Eppelbaum, Lev; Itkis, S.
Soils and Archaeology: Papers of the 1st International Conference on Soils and Archaeology, Százhalombatta, Hungary, 30 May - 3 June 2001: 1163 (BAR International Series). ed. / György Füleky. British Archaeological Reports Oxford, 2003. p. 13-16 (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International Series; Vol. 1163).

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Eppelbaum L, Itkis S. Detailed magnetic investigations at the ancient Roman site Banias II (northern Israel). In Füleky G, editor, Soils and Archaeology: Papers of the 1st International Conference on Soils and Archaeology, Százhalombatta, Hungary, 30 May - 3 June 2001: 1163 (BAR International Series). British Archaeological Reports Oxford. 2003. p. 13-16. (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International Series).

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