1st Edition
Interpreting Ground-penetrating Radar for Archaeology
By Lawrence B Conyers
Copyright 2012
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has become one of the standard tools in the archaeologist's array of methods, but users still struggle to understand what the images tell us. In this book—illustrated with over 200 full-color photographs—Lawrence Conyers shows how results of geophysical surveys can test ideas regarding people, history, and cultures, as well as be used to prospect for buried remains.... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Basic Method and Theory of GPR; Chapter 3 A Personal History of GPR Interpretation; Chapter 4 Geological Complexities; Chapter 5 Cultural Complexity; Chapter 6 Attenuation and Depth of Penetration; Chapter 7 Historic Sites; Chapter 8 Graves and Cemeteries; Chapter 9 Prehistoric Sites; Chapter 10 Caves, Tunnels, and Void Spaces; Chapter 11 Using GPR Interpretations to Understand People; Chapter 12 Interpretation in Collaborative Ventures; Chapter 13 Conclusion;
Biography
Conyers, Lawrence B
