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Revealing the Buried Past: Geophysics for Archaeologists

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Thanks to ever more sophisticated technologym archaeologists can identify much that is beneath the soil without having to excavate. From banging the surface of the ground with a pick in the late 19th century, through Atkinson’s revolutionary use of the “Megger–Earth Tester,” to modern-day radar survey, the value of geophysical techniques is lucidly explained with many real–life case studies.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Tempus

Release: October 01, 2003

ISBN: 0752425560

ISBN 13: 9780752425566

Revealing the Buried Past: Geophysics for Archaeologists

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Thanks to ever more sophisticated technologym archaeologists can identify much that is beneath the soil without having to excavate. From banging the surface of the ground with a pick in the late 19th century, through Atkinson’s revolutionary use of the “Megger–Earth Tester,” to modern-day radar survey, the value of geophysical techniques is lucidly explained with many real–life case studies.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Tempus

Release: October 01, 2003

ISBN: 0752425560

ISBN 13: 9780752425566

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