Recent techniques of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of potential field anomalies are effective in estimating the source position in the subsurface by exploiting both the differentiation of the field and the stability of the method. Such a processing is fast and especially suitable for detecting isolated and compact sources, as usually are those of archaeological interest. Among these methods we employed techniques that take advantage from innovative concepts like the multiscale transformation and the scaling function, going well beyond the standard procedures usually employed for data processing with archaeological purposes. We interpreted magnetic data acquired during two geophysical surveys carried out in 2008 and 2010 at Tell Barri, in north-eastern Syria. Tell Barri is a relevant site for the history of North Mesopotamia. The earliest settlement dates back to the end of the fourth millennium bce whereas the site has been occupied - with no major breaks - until the fourteenth century ce. Based on the magnetic data interpretation, we have selected a test area as a target for an archeological excavation. The excavation found ancient structures closely matching the magnetic source revealed by the geophysical imaging. Since both the ground soil and the material of buried archaeological structures are representative of several ancient settlements in a much larger area (Upper Mesopotamia), we believe that such a geophysical approach could be successful in many archaeological sites scattered through this broad region.

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用于中东考古地球物理调查的磁数据 3D 成像多尺度技术：以 Tell Barri（叙利亚）为例

通过利用场的微分和方法的稳定性，最近的势场异常的三维（3D）成像技术在估计地下源位置方面是有效的。这种处理速度很快，特别适用于检测孤立和紧凑的来源，通常是那些具有考古意义的来源。在这些方法中，我们采用了利用多尺度变换和缩放函数等创新概念的技术，远远超出了通常用于考古数据处理的标准程序。我们解释了 2008 年和 2010 年在叙利亚东北部的 Tell Barri 进行的两次地球物理调查期间获得的磁数据。Tell Barri 是北美索不达米亚历史的相关站点。最早的定居点可以追溯到公元前四千年末，而该遗址一直被占用 - 没有重大突破 - 直到公元十四世纪。根据磁数据解释，我们选择了一个测试区域作为考古发掘的目标。挖掘发现了与地球物理成像揭示的磁源密切匹配的古代结构。由于地面土壤和埋藏考古结构的材料都代表了更大区域（美索不达米亚上游）的几个古代聚居地，我们相信这种地球物理方法可以在分散在这个广阔地区的许多考古遗址中取得成功。根据磁数据解释，我们选择了一个测试区域作为考古发掘的目标。挖掘发现了与地球物理成像揭示的磁源密切匹配的古代结构。由于地面土壤和埋藏考古结构的材料都代表了更大区域（美索不达米亚上游）的几个古代聚居地，我们相信这种地球物理方法可以在分散在这个广阔地区的许多考古遗址中取得成功。根据磁数据解释，我们选择了一个测试区域作为考古发掘的目标。挖掘发现了与地球物理成像揭示的磁源密切匹配的古代结构。由于地面土壤和埋藏考古结构的材料都代表了更大区域（美索不达米亚上游）的几个古代聚居地，我们相信这种地球物理方法可以在分散在这个广阔地区的许多考古遗址中取得成功。