Ground-Penetrating Radar Techniques to Discover and Map Historic Graves

@article{Conyers2006GroundPenetratingRT,
  title={Ground-Penetrating Radar Techniques to Discover and Map Historic Graves},
  author={Lawrence B. Conyers},
  journal={Historical Archaeology},
  year={2006},
  volume={40},
  pages={64-73}
}
  • L. Conyers
  • Published 1 September 2006
  • Geology, Environmental Science
  • Historical Archaeology
Ground-penetrating radar is a geophysical technique that can be used to identify and map features commonly associated with historic graves, including intact or partially collapsed coffins and vertical shafts. Data are collected by moving radar antennas that transmit pulses of energy into the ground along parallel transects within grids, recording reflections of those pulses from significant discontinuities within the ground. Visual analysis of radar reflection profiles can be used to identify… 
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