Zastosowanie metody georadarowej w badaniach dawnej architektury: relikty gotyckiego kościoła w Trzygłowie/Trieglaff (gm. Gryfice, Pomorze Zachodnia)

Fabian Welc

doi:10.21697/sc.2023.30.1.20

Published: 2023-11-06

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2023)

Application of the ground–penetrating radar method in research of past architecture: relicts of the gothic church at Trzygłów (com. Gryfice)

Fabian Welc

Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings

Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2023.30.1.20

Abstract

The ground–penetrating radar (GPR) method has been used for many years in archaeological research. However, this method is still not widely used in studies of past architecture. The biggest problem in implementing the GPR in sites with archaeological relics are the extensive layers of rubble, leveling, vegetation, and infrastructure elements which significantly hinder the measurement and interpretation of the results obtained. Despite these limitations, properly planned and executed GPR studies, even in a small area, can provide very significant information on the remains of ancient buildings located underground. Moreover, the results of GPR profiling, integrated with historical data, allow for a three-dimensional reconstruction of searched architectural relics, not preserved above ground. An example may be the results of an GPR studies, presented in this article, performed on relics of the Gothic church of St. Elisabeth at Trzygłów (village in the commune of Gryfice, north – western Poland). This building was demolished in 1955. The results of the geophysical reconnaissance combined with a search of archival material, made it possible to visualise spatially (3D) the appearance of the non-existent church and, so to speak, reintroduce it to the local community. It seems that such a comprehensive approach should be standard in contemporary geophysical research focusing on the relics of past architecture.

Keywords:

GPR, geophysics, architecture, archaeology, Gothic

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Welc, F. (2023). Application of the ground–penetrating radar method in research of past architecture: relicts of the gothic church at Trzygłów (com. Gryfice). Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 30(1), 285–298. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2023.30.1.20

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Fabian Welc

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6122-1884

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Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego, Warszawa Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Dr hab. Fabian Welc, prof. ucz. jest archeologiem (UW), geologiem (UW) oraz geofizykiem (AGH) specjalizującym się w implementacji metod geofizycznych na stanowiskach archeologicznych z reliktami architektury (Polska, Litwa, Niemcy, Włochy, Chorwacja, Egipt). Jest również autorem 200 prac naukowych oraz twórcą unikalnej metody i oprogramowania do analizy wyników pomiarów geofizycznych (ADCM – Amplitude Data Comparyson Method).