Interpreting ground-penetrating radar for archaeology / Lawrence B. Conyers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conyers, Lawrence B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geophysics in archaeology.

Ground penetrating radar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. Using 20 years of data from more than 600 GPR surveys in a wide array of settings, Conyers, one of the first archaeological specialists in GPR, provides the consumer of GPR studies with basic inf

Contents:

Basic Method and Theory of GPR

A Personal History of GPR Interpretation

Geological Complexities

Cultural Complexity

Determining the depth of energy penetration

Historic Sites

Graves and Cemeteries

Prehistoric Sites

Caves, tunnels and void spaces

Using GPR Interpretations to Understand People

Interpretation in Collaborative Ventures.

Notes:

First published 2012 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-42632-3

1-315-42633-1

1-61132-218-9

9781315426334

OCLC:

817883138