Archaeological geophysics in Britain

Clark, Anthony J.

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“…Other sources (Clark, 1986(Clark, , 1990Challands, 1992;Gaffney and Gater, 1993;English Heritage, 1995) cover the application, instrumentation, problems, and prospects of such surface magnetic susceptibility studies. Field surveys often employ a balanced ac susceptibility bridge, with either a search coil or small probe.…”

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Solving archaeological problems using techniques of soil magnetism

1998

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Archaeological investigations into the processes and factors controlling the magnetic enhancement of soils were initiated in the 1960s in conjunction with the application of magnetic prospection surveys. After a highly productive period of research, archaeological interest in soil magnetism experienced a downswing, which has just recently been reversed. Continuing research within the fields of rock magnetism and environmental magnetism has refined our understanding of the processes and products of magnetic enhancement and demonstrated the broad applicability of soil magnetic analyses. Using this information, together with recent archaeological studies, we update archaeologists on the variety of soil magnetic techniques and how they can be utilized to define, detail, and understand archaeological sites, features, and environments. A case study at the Cahokia Mounds Site in southwestern Illinois illustrates how soil magnetic techniques can be interfaced with other methods to understand archaeological landscapes and landscape change. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Solving archaeological problems using techniques of soil magnetism

1998

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“…También, apenas en la década de 80 fue posible aplicar la magnetometría en yacimientos prehistóricos e históricos de América del Norte (Gibson, 1986;Weymouth, 1986) y de la Edad del Bronce de Europa (Clark, 1986), pues en estos sitios los vestigios arqueológicos estaban asociados a alteraciones muy sutiles de la magnetización del suelo que solo pudieron ser detectadas por levantamientos más precisos y de alta resolución.…”

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Metodología para la prospección geofísica en arqueología: apuntes a partir de los trabajos de Iesso, Can Tacó, Molins Nous y El Goleró

Brito-Schimmel¹,

Monfort²

2010

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Las prospecciones geofísicas aplicadas a la arqueología tienen por objetivo ayudar a la investigación aportando datos y elementos que permiten una gestión más eficaz del patrimonio arqueológico. Pero, para que los resultados de estas prospecciones sean realmente útiles, se deben tomar ciertos cuidados en el procedimiento. El presente artículo trata de describir una metodología para llevar a cabo el trabajo de campo con éxito. Aquí trataremos algunos estudios de caso de las prospecciones geofísicas en los yacimientos arqueológicos de Iesso (Guissona – Lleida), Can Tacó (Montmeló – Barcelona), El Goleró (Alt Urgell – Lleida) y Molins Nous (Riudoms, Baix Camp – Tarragona) realizadas en 2006.

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“…This apparent susceptibility will be a weighted average of the soil parameter through a shallow range of depths (from the surface to a depth of probably less than 1 -2 m). Magnetic susceptibility surveys have been successfully employed to delimit, through enhanced susceptibility values, areas of former occupation (Clark, 1986;Gaffney and Gater, 1993;English Heritage, 1995;Clark, 1996) and might also be used to identify culturally modified ground.…”

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Geophysical indicators of culturally emplaced soils and sediments

Dalan

Bevan²

2002

Geoarchaeology

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Archaeologists dealing with earthen forms must distinguish those constructed by humans from those with a natural origin. Geophysical techniques can help identify culturally loaded soils and sediments. We suggest that intrinsic changes in geophysical properties, due to cultural loading, can serve as fingerprints in determining whether a mound or other earthen form is natural or culturally constructed. Culturally emplaced soils might be identified through anomalous values in geophysical properties or through unusual spatial or stratigraphic complexity. The identification of this “lumpiness” in geophysical properties may involve geophysical techniques quite different from those employed in traditional archaeogeophysical surveys. Experiments at three prehistoric mound sites (the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Effigy Mounds National Monument, and the Hopeton Earthwork) illustrate a number of these techniques including studies of the anisotropy (directionality) of geophysical properties, seismic Rayleigh (surface) waves, and magnetic susceptibility. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Archaeological geophysics in Britain

Cited by 31 publications

References 1 publication

Solving archaeological problems using techniques of soil magnetism

Solving archaeological problems using techniques of soil magnetism

Metodología para la prospección geofísica en arqueología: apuntes a partir de los trabajos de Iesso, Can Tacó, Molins Nous y El Goleró

Geophysical indicators of culturally emplaced soils and sediments

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