Geophysical Prospection of Archaeological Sites by Examples
By: Harald von der Osten-Woldenburg
Updated: | Dec/16/2018 |
Different geophysical methods are used for detection, classifying and documentation of various archaeological objects.
The project Geophysical Prospection of Archaeological Sites
of the government of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, was started
in the end of 1991 by the author. Up to now methods used are: Geomagnetics,
Geoelectrics, Electromagnetic Induction and Ground Penetrating Radar.
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Some results of prospections are presented on this site. To
view results just click in the main menu at the button corresponding to the c ountry you are interested in.
An overview of the instrumentation used for geophysical surveys is given in the
following table.
Method | Equipment / Instruments |
Ground Penetrating Radar
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SIR-2 manufactured by GSSI antennas used: 200 MHz, 400 MHz, 500 MHz, 900 MHz, 1500 MHz |
Electromagnetic Induction
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electromagnetic instruments: EM-61 and EM-38 from Geometrics multifrequential instruments |
Geomagnetics
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Fluxgate Gradiometer: FM-36 (1991-2004), FM256 (2004-...): Geoscan Research FEREX 4.032 4-channel gradiometer: Institute Dr. Foerster Cs-Gradiometer: Cs-3 sensors: Scintrex, electronics: picodas Group |
Geoelectrics
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Resistivity-Meters: RM-15 from Geoscan Research and Syscal R2 from Iris Instruments "semi-self-made" tomographic instruments |