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This book presents the integrated use of magnetometry and ground-penetrating radar geophysical mapping to understand the human presence within buried archaeological landscapes. Ground-penetrating radar can be used to identify buried living surfaces, geological stratigraphy and the architectural remains of sites in three-dimensions.  Magnetometry can produce images denoting differences on the composition of those materials, both anthropogenic and natural, but with more limited three-dimensional resolution. The integration of the two has a unique ability to resolve and interpret these buried materials, differentiated between the human-caused and natural layers, and place all buried features within historic landscapes.  The final product of geophysical integration, along with some limited subsurface testing, produces a holistic analysis of human adaptations to, and modifications of, the ancient landscape. Examples are shown from sites in Roman Croatia and Britain, Medieval Ireland, Colonial Connecticut, and an Archaic site in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.  These examples from very different environments, time periods and cultural groups illustrate how the integrated geophysical methodology can interpret, on a scale approaching many hectares, the ancient landscapes within which people lived.

Earth sciences. --- Geology. --- Geophysics. --- Anthropology. --- Archaeology. --- Earth Sciences. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Ground penetrating radar. --- Magnetometry in archaeology. --- Magnetic surveys (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Ground probing radar --- Subsurface radar --- Radar --- Methodology --- Physical geography. --- Human beings --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities --- Geography --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Physics --- Primitive societies --- Social sciences

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This unique work examines the science of geophysics operations in archaeology and gives non-specialist students both the confidence and the competence to set up and carry out their own surveys. A Field Guide to Geophysics in Archaeology • explains the processes involved in clear and accessible language; • gives a step-by-step guide to setting up and carrying out a survey; • demonstrates the application of science to instruments; • gives examples of results of surveys and shows how to interpret them; • explains soil conditions measured by the techniques and relates them to archaeological features. With many illustrations to explain the text and techniques, this book will be an invaluable resource for specialists and non-specialists in archaeological geophysics alike.

Archaeology -- Fieldwork. --- Archaeology -- Methodology. --- Geophysics in archaeology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- Geophysics in archaeology --- Archaeology --- History & Archaeology --- Methodology --- Fieldwork --- Antiquities, Prehistoric. --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Geophysics in archaeology. --- Magnetometry in archaeology. --- Prospecting --- Geophysical methods. --- Geophysical prospecting --- Magnetic surveys (Archaeology) --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Prehistoric antiquities --- Prehistoric archaeology --- Prehistory --- Earth sciences. --- Historical geology. --- Geophysics. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Earth Sciences. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Historical Geology. --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Earth sciences --- Physics --- Geology --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Prehistoric peoples --- Geophysics --- Physical geography. --- Geology. --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Natural history --- Geography