Fast Multi-Antenna GPR Surveys for Archaeological Prospecting of Large Areas

Recent developments in the equipments manufacturing, combined to ultimate implementations in the acquisition, navigation and processing software devices have made very consistent the use of GPR array systems in performing fast and efficient surveys. In this paper we focus on the promising enhancements of this technique applied to archaeological sites, where mapping large areas with high resolution in the shortest possible time is a primary issue. After a brief overview of the IDS STREAM X system and a few notes on the acquisition and processing approaches, we will review a few remarkable case histories related to big archeological projects, acquired in different European countries. Remarkable results presented here suggest that, due to the high efficiency, this technique will soon stand out as a standard practice for archaeological surveys.