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A Field Guide to Geophysics in Archaeology

Part of the Springer Praxis Books Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-76692-6

ISBN: 978-3-540-76691-9

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg - Springer Journals

Jul 9, 2009

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Introduction

Pages: 1 –10

[There are books on archaeological geophysics in which the authors describe the science and show the wonderful results that they can get. In this book, I try to be different in that I want to show the wonderful results you can get. Most books are written by scientists and assume a scientific...
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Science Basics

Pages: 11 –30

[There are three areas of physics which matter most to our geophysics: electricity, magnetism and light waves. I have used the term ‘light waves’ as it is much shorter than the correct term, ‘electromagnetic waves’, but you have to understand that we will be looking at waves well beyond those the...
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The Instruments

Pages: 31 –72

[In Chapter 2, we described both the science that gives the soil properties to measure and the means by which the instruments make their measurements. In this chapter we will look at the application of this science to real instruments. New instruments come out from time to time, so it is best not...
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Processing the Data

Pages: 73 –95

[Once the data have been collected in the field, they need to be presented in a way which lets you understand what is under the ground. This is usually best visualised by producing a plot akin to a map, so that the detected features appear flat on a screen which has a known scale and north...
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Geophysics Survey Campaign

Pages: 97 –138

[The first thing you need to know is whether such a survey is legal, and the rules will vary from country to country. The law of the land may permit survey, but only with special permission from the authorities. Even where access laws are liberal, you still may need special permission to work on...
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Examples of Surveys

Pages: 139 –152

[Your survey will have a particular purpose for you, and this will determine the instruments used and the extent. Survey areas could extend from only a hundred square metres to many hectares, even square kilometres. If you want to understand a previous landscape, you need to survey a large area,...
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To Sum Up

Pages: 153 –155

[We have now completed our survey of the science and the practicalities needed to undertake geophysics surveys in archaeology,a nd we have looked at examples of such surveys. Let us recap briefly the main points.]

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