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Revealing the Buried Past: Geophysics for Archaeologists
John Gater
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Paperback. Revealing the buried past Num Pages: 208 pages, 100ill.d. BIC Classification: HD; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 538.
Thanks to ever-more sophisticated technology archaeologists can identify much that is beneath the soil without having to excavate. From Pitt-Rivers banging the surface of the ground with a pick in the late nineteenth 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.
Thanks to ever-more sophisticated technology archaeologists can identify much that is beneath the soil without having to excavate. From Pitt-Rivers banging the surface of the ground with a pick in the late nineteenth 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.
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
557g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752425566
SKU
V9780752425566
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