Ground-penetrating radar for geoarchaeology / Lawrence B. Conyers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conyers, Lawrence B., author.

Series:

New analytical methods in earth and environmental science.

New Analytical Methods in Earth and Environmental Science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ground penetrating radar.

Archaeological geology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There has long been a strong collaboration between geologists and archaeologists, and the sub-field of geoarchaeology is well developed as a discipline in its own right. This book now bridges the gap between those fields and the geophysical technique of ground-penetrating radar (GPR), which allows for three-dimensional analysis of the ground to visualize both geological and archaeological materials. This method has the ability to produce images of the ground that display complex packages of materials, and allows researchers to integrate sedimentary units, soils and associated archaeological features in ways not possible using standard excavation techniques. The ability of GPR to visualize all these buried units can help archaeologists place ancient people within the landscapes and environments of their time, and understand their burial and preservation phenomena in three-dimensions. Readership : Advanced students in archaeology and geoarchaeology, as well as practicing archaeologists with an interest in GPS techniques.

Contents:

Introduction to ground-penetrating radar in geoarchaeology studies

Basic method and theory of ground-penetrating radar

Integration of geology, archaeology and ground-penetrating radar

Fluvial, alluvial fan and floodplain environments

Soils horizons, peat bogs and swamps

Beaches, sand dunes and other coastal environments

Lakes and deltas

Caves and rock shelters

Anthropogenic features and urban environments.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118949993

9781118950005

1-118-95000-3

OCLC:

910664684