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Date of this Version
1998
Citation
Midwest Archeological Center Special Report No. 1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Archeological Center Lincoln, Nebraska (1998)
Abstract
Geophysical Exploration for Archaeology: An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration
Preface -----------------------------------------------ii
Introduction ------------------------------------------------ 1
Sources of equipment 1
Survey preliminaries ----------------------------------- 2
Setting up a grid 3
General survey procedures ------------------------------ 6
Resistivity Surveys 7
Instruments -------------------------------------------- 8
Mapping 12
Sounding ----------------------------------------------- 17
Magnetic Surveys 18
Instruments -------------------------------------------- 19
Before the survey 20
Simple procedures -------------------------------------- 21
Magnetic interpretation 24
Conductivity Surveys ---------------------------------------- 29
Instruments 30
Interpretation procedures ------------------------------ 31
Mapping 33
Detailed procedures ------------------------------------ 39
Radar Surveys 43
Equipment ---------------------------------------------- 44
Survey procedures 47
Interpretation ----------------------------------------- 50
Self-Potential Surveys 57
Equipment ---------------------------------------------- 57
Procedures 59
Survey details ----------------------------------------- 61
Special Topics 62
Soil chemistry ----------------------------------------- 62
Multiple instruments 63
Maintenance, reliability, safety ----------------------- 64
Special survey conditions 66
Notes on the Figures ---------------------------------------- 68
References 88