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A Field Guide to Geophysics in ArchaeologyProcessing the Data

A Field Guide to Geophysics in Archaeology: Processing the Data [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 direction. Therefore, if a building appears a few centimetres above the centre of the plot, slightly to the right-hand side and the scale is “1cm equals 20 metres”, this would show that the building was about 20m east, 30m north, of the centre point of the field. It can then be located for any excavation work. This is shown in Figure 4.1, where a building appears faintly.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Field Guide to Geophysics in ArchaeologyProcessing the Data

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A Field Guide to Geophysics in Archaeology — Jul 9, 2009
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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© Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2009
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978-3-540-76691-9
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73 –95
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-76692-6_4
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[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 direction. Therefore, if a building appears a few centimetres above the centre of the plot, slightly to the right-hand side and the scale is “1cm equals 20 metres”, this would show that the building was about 20m east, 30m north, of the centre point of the field. It can then be located for any excavation work. This is shown in Figure 4.1, where a building appears faintly.]

Published: Jul 9, 2009

Keywords: Geographical Information System; High Reading; Archaeological Feature; Excavation Work; Colour Section

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