Abstract:
In the archaeological site of Selinunte (south-western Sicily), a small test area was selected for geophysical surveys. The surveys included gravity prospecting to definite the structural setting of the substratum underlying the ancient city of Selinunte and its surroundings. Gravimetric maps were drawn and statistical methods were used to determine the density values for Computation or reductions. Qualitative analysis of gravimetric anomalies indicated three areas where anomalies are likely to be related to changes in thickness of the cover and of the Selinunte calcarenite (which is occasionally even missing).