Georadar studies on St. Benedict’s Church on Lasota Hill,Kraków,Poland |
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| Authors: | Sylwia Tomecka-Suchoń |
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| Institution: | 1.AGH University of Science and Technology,Kraków,Poland |
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| Abstract: | Georadar methodology has a considerable potential as a tool for verification of archeological hypotheses. I applied it in
the present study to resolve a discussion on the importance of a Proto-Romanesque structure located on Lasota Hill. It is
one of the oldest structures on the right bank of Vistula River in Kraków in Poland and some archeologists believe that it
was the first seat of the rulers of Lesser Poland in the 9th century. After few decades, the prince’s castle was built on
Wawel Hill, where subsequently the royal castle was constructed. On the place of the abandoned Proto-Romanesque edifice, a
small St. Benedict’s Church was raised, but the importance of its predecessor was discussed. Archeological excavations suggested
that it served as the prince’s residence, but this view would be much strengthened if traces of a prince’s building — palatium — could be found. With this in mind, I undertook a search for traces of palatium, employing georadar methodology. I carried out the measurements using Georadar PROEX produced by MALA Geoscience with a set
of shielded antennas of frequencies 500 and 800 MHz. They permitted to construct echogram profiles, whose interpretation suggested
the existence of palatium. Thus, the georadar data supported the archeological hypothesis about the important role of the Proto-Romanesque structures
on Lasota Hill in the early medieval era in Poland, and at the same time demonstrated the usefulness of introducing geophysical
methods to archaeology. |
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