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@article{item_3361693,
title = {{Ground truth validated 3D electrical resistivity imaging of the archaeological deposits at Arma Veirana cave (northern Italy)}},
author = {Torrese, P. and Zucca, F. and Martini, S. and Benazzi, Stefano and Drohobytsky, D. and Gravel{-}Miguel, C. and Hodgkins, J. and Meyer, D. and Miller, C. and Peresani, M. and Orr, C. and Riel{-}Salvatore, J. and Strait, D. S. and Negrino, F.},
language = {eng},
issn = {0267-8179; 1099-1417},
doi = {10.1002/jqs.3406},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-08},
abstract = {{We present 3D electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) imaging of the archaeological deposits at Arma{\textless}br{\textgreater}Veirana cave (northern Italy), to date only partially explored. The archaeological importance of the cave is due to the{\textless}br{\textgreater}presence of a rich Mousterian layer, traces of Late Upper Palaeolithic (Epigravettian) temporary occupations and an{\textless}br{\textgreater}Early Mesolithic burial of a female newborn. ERT is rarely employed in Palaeolithic cave contexts because{\textless}br{\textgreater}Palaeolithic remains are typically disseminated in loose deposits and either do not possess high electrical resistivity{\textless}br{\textgreater}contrasts or are too small to be detected. Furthermore, some issues can derive from the confined environment in{\textless}br{\textgreater}caves. In this view, our study represents an opportunity to assess the capability of this geophysical method to retrieve{\textless}br{\textgreater}subsurface information of Palaeolithic cave deposits and create a framework for the improvement of ERT applications{\textless}br{\textgreater}in such a peculiar cave context. The aim of this study was to define the features of the deposits (i.e. geometry,{\textless}br{\textgreater}thickness and sediment distribution) and to map the morphology of the underlying bedrock. Results reveal that the{\textless}br{\textgreater}thickness of the deposits varies both along the primary axis of the cave and transverse to it. This study allowed the{\textless}br{\textgreater}recognition of shallow, meter{-}sized, fine{-}grained sediment{-}filled structures with a longitudinal orientation with{\textless}br{\textgreater}respect to the primary axis of the cave, as well as a possible erosional{-}like structure. The cross{-}validation of{\textless}br{\textgreater}geophysical results with the archaeological evidence (the Early Mesolithic newborn burial and Epigravettian artefacts){\textless}br{\textgreater}confirms that the low{-}resistivity unit could be the most promising from an archaeological point of view.}},
journal = {{Journal of Quaternary Science}},
volume = {37},
number = {6},
pages = {1112--1132},
}