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Multidisciplinary Research at the Castle of Santapau (Licodia Eubea, Italy): New Data for the Research, Protection and Enhancement of the Site

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Since 2019, a multidisciplinary research project is in progress at the Castle of Santapau (Licodia Eubea, Italy). Different non-invasive investigation techniques, such as proximity remote sensing (UAV) and geophysical prospecting (GPR, electromagnetic, geoelectric and seismic surveys), were integrated in order to enrich the knowledge of the site. The results will be the starting point to plan and develop restoration projects for the protection and enhancement of the castle.

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We are extremely grateful to dr. Maria Turco of the Superintendence of Archeology of Catania for the authorization for the research and to Maurel et Prom Italia s.r.l for the financial support.

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  1. Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, Via Nuova Marina 33, 80133, Napoli, Italy

    Rodolfo Brancato

  2. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Food, University of Molise, Via De Sanctis Snc, 86100, Campobasso, Italy

    Marilena Cozzolino & Vincenzo Gentile

  3. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Piazza Università 2, 95131, Catania, Italy

    Sergio Montalbano

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Writing-original draft preparation: Introduction (Rodolfo Brancato); Methodology (Rodolfo Brancato, Marilena Cozzolino); Results and Discussion (Rodolfo Brancato, Marilena Cozzolino, Vincenzo Gentile, Sergio Montalbano); Conclusions (Marilena Cozzolino).

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Brancato, R., Cozzolino, M., Gentile, V., Montalbano, S. (2023). Multidisciplinary Research at the Castle of Santapau (Licodia Eubea, Italy): New Data for the Research, Protection and Enhancement of the Site. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2023 Workshops. ICCSA 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14111. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37126-4_44

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