Seeing beneath the soil : prospecting methods in archaeology / Anthony Clark.

By:

Clark, Anthony (Anthony J.)

Language: English Publication details: London : B.T. Batsford, 1990.Edition: 1st. ediDescription: 192 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

0415214408

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

CC77.5 C53 1990

Contents:

1. The development of archaeological prospecting -- 2. Resistivity -- 3. Magnetometry -- 4. Magnetic susceptibility -- 5. Other Methods -- 6. Choice of method choice of site -- 7. Interpretation and presentation -- 8. Survey logistics.

Summary: Scientific soil prospecting methods can give dramatic pictures of buried archaeological sites, and sometimes information on what occurred within them, before any earth has ben removed. Dr Clark, who was one of the earliest to work in this field, has written the first general survey of an increasingly important area of practical archaeology.The emphasis is on the principles and practical application of the well established techniques of resistivity, magnetometry and magnetic susceptibility, with shorter sections on emerging and less common techniques such as ground-penetrating radar, electromagnetic methods and phosphate survey.This paperback edition updates and enhances the earlier book, adding new material such as the large-scale evaluation exercises now required as a precondition of planning consent for major developments.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Hollanda Araştırma Enstitüsü Kütüphanesi / Netherlands Institute in Turkey Library	CC77.5, C53 1990 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	1	Not For Loan		43

Revised paperback edition 1996, Reprinted 2000 - 2001 by Routledge, London : New York.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[163] -187) and index.

Scientific soil prospecting methods can give dramatic pictures of buried archaeological sites, and sometimes information on what occurred within them, before any earth has ben removed. Dr Clark, who was one of the earliest to work in this field, has written the first general survey of an increasingly important area of practical archaeology.The emphasis is on the principles and practical application of the well established techniques of resistivity, magnetometry and magnetic susceptibility, with shorter sections on emerging and less common techniques such as ground-penetrating radar, electromagnetic methods and phosphate survey.This paperback edition updates and enhances the earlier book, adding new material such as the large-scale evaluation exercises now required as a precondition of planning consent for major developments.

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