Geophysical Exploration of Archaeological Sites
Published on 31. August 1993
Book
Hardback
VIII, 322 pages
978-3-528-06556-0 (ISBN)
Description
Geophysical prospecting methods have become an indispensable tool for detecting and mapping concealed archaeological ruins, based upon their ability to detect subtle differences in the physical characteristics between natural soil and buried relics of past human activity. This volume comprises 24 contributions on recent activities in geophysical prospecting of archaeological sites in various parts of the world. The text is a useful reference source not only for archaeologists and geophysicists, but also for experts in applied geology, civil engineers, architects, land-use planners and others concerned with the conservation of cultural heritage.
Geophysical prospecting methods have become an indispensable tool for detecting and mapping concealed archaeological ruins, based upon their ability to detect subtle differences in the physical characteristics between natural soil and buried relics of past human activity. This volume comprises 24 contributions on recent activities in geophysical prospecting of archaeological sites in various parts of the world. The text is a useful reference source not only for archaeologists and geophysicists, but also for experts in applied geology, civil engineers, architects, land-use planners and others concerned with the conservation of cultural heritage.
Geophysical prospecting methods have become an indispensable tool for detecting and mapping concealed archaeological ruins, based upon their ability to detect subtle differences in the physical characteristics between natural soil and buried relics of past human activity. This volume comprises 24 contributions on recent activities in geophysical prospecting of archaeological sites in various parts of the world. The text is a useful reference source not only for archaeologists and geophysicists, but also for experts in applied geology, civil engineers, architects, land-use planners and others concerned with the conservation of cultural heritage.
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Magnetic prospection as a useful method in archaeological research; cadaster of geophysical maps of Bospor sites in the case of the Asov Sea; magnetometric investigation of medieval pottery centres in the mountainous Crimea; the forward modeling of resistive two-dimensional features using the finite element method; time domain T.E.M. in the search for buried antiquities - a field experiment; the geophysical signature of an ancient avenue; geophysical and engineering seismological methods for buried archaeological ruins - prospecting in Albania; some archaeomagnetic results from Turkey; an overvew of archaeo-seismological studies in China; a feasibility study on precise gravity measurements for detecting unknown cavities in the Cheops Pyramid; case study of ground penetrating radar - a survey at La Hougue Bie, Jersey; a report on the evaluation of ground penetrating radar in archaeology (1990/1991); goephysical prospecting of a medieval mining settlement in Saxony; geophysical prospecting at three archaeological sites in Slovakia.