Monument type
Shard scattering of a Villa Rustica in a vineyard

Survey data
Area investigated: A: 116 m x 51 m, B: 141 m x 32 m, C: 18 m x 40 m
Resolution: A: 1 Mp/m2; B: 1 Mp/1,7m2 + ; C: 4 Mp/m2
Array configuration: A, B: square array (a = 1 m) ;
                                  C: Twin-probe (a = 0,5 m)
Measuring instruments: Lippmann 4point light MC
Imaging software: SURFER (Golden Software)
Survey period: 03.2013

Comments
The measuring areas A and B both sides of the dirtroad were surveyed using different methods. The width between the rows of vines was 1.70 m for both measuring areas A and B. On area A, the measured values ​​were recorded between two rows of vines in 2 lanes of 1 m width with a lane overlap of approx. 30 cm. On area B, only a single lane of 1 m width was prospected between the two rows of vines, which lead to a measurement gap of approx. 70 cm between the measurement lanes. These measurement gaps were adjusted during image processing by stretching the measurement image vertically. Despite the resulting loss of information, the quality of the measurement result is sufficient to identify or rule out possible, well-preserved foundation structures.

The redrawing shows:
- the continuation of the old road visible in the north-east corner of area A, first turning north-west and then west. (yellow)
- an accumulation of densifications in the west and in the middle of the area, which could indicate remains of buildings and was confirmed in the area A by means of a higher resolution measurement. (red)
- geology areas (white)

According to the lessee, 16 truckloads of stones were removed during the new planting of this vineyard during deep ploughing. The prospecting result is correspondingly poor.

Only in the red marked area of the measuring area (C) weakly preserved building structures could be proven in a higher resolution  measurement (4MP/m2).