Earth Resistance for Archaeologists

Earth Resistance for Archaeologists

Bibliographic Data

ID7100436
AuthorsArmin Schmidt (0000-0002-4241-5381, corresponding author)
Year2013
Publication date2013-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueGeophysical Methods for Archaeology (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRowman & Littlefield (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5771/9780759122932
OpenAlexW2497788988
Open LibraryOL40496919M
ISBN9780759122932
LanguageEN
Citations received23

Earth Resistance for Archaeologists, written by the foremost expert in the field,provides archaeologists with the know-how required to exploit the significant potential of earth resistance methods. A wide variety of possible uses are presented, including cases where earth resistance surveys succeeded in mapping buried archaeological remains that magnetometer surveys were unable to detect. Examples include earth resistance data from many archaeological sites, including in England, Scotland, Nepal, Bangladesh, and more. The archaeological features that can be detected through earth resistance methods are varied, ranging from ditches, pits, and grave cuts to stone and brick foundations, and even include whole landscapes. Whereas area surveys were traditionally the most common earth resistance method, depth profiling and vertical imaging have become well-developed tools that allow electrical depth investigations in three dimensions. Both techniques are described in detail and archaeologists will be able to apply them in their work. Content is equally relevant for environmental investigations

Archaeology · Astrobiology · Biology · Earth (classical element · Geography · Physics · Resistance (ecology · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Geology · History · Methodology · Prospecting, geophysical methods

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