Metal Detection
This section includes citations that involve the use of metal detectors in archaeological investigations.  NADAG does not support the use of metal detectors that involves the destruction archaeological sites in the pursuit of 'treasure'.  All citations below represent legitimate applications of metal detectors in archaeological context.

Adams, W.H. and K. Garnett (1991). The Historical Geography of Fort Yamhill. In Fort Yamhill: Preliminary Historical Archaeological Research Concerning the 1856-1866 Military Post. W. H. Adams, ed. pp. 35-58. University of Oregon, Corvallis.

Baxter, E.P. and K.L. Killen (date?). A Study of the Palo Alto Battleground Cameron County, Texas. Anthropology Laboratory Report 33. Texas A&M University, College Station.

Bray, R. (1958). A Report of Archaeological Investigations at the Reno-Benteen Site, Custer Battlefield National Monument, June 2 to July 1. Ms. on file, Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Clark, C.P. (1995). Archeological Investigations at Camp Lincoln (23CT355), Carter County, Missouri. Ms. on file, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, National Park Service, Van Buren, Missouri.

Colani, C. (1966). A New Method and Wide Range Apparatus for Locating Metal Objects in the Ground, Fresh Water and Salt Water. Prospezioni Archeologiche 1:15-23.

Colani, C. (1966). A New Type of Locating Device: I - The Instrument. Archaeometry 9:3-8.

Colani, C. and M. J. Aitken (1966). A New Type of Locating Device: II - Field Trails. Archaeometry 9:9-19.

Colani, C. and M. J. Aitken (1966). Utilization of Magnetic Viscosity Effects in Soils for Archaeological Prospection. Nature 212(5069):1446-1447.

Connor, M. and D.D. Scott (1998). Metal Detector Use in Archaeology: An Introduction. Historical Archaeology 32(4): 76-85.

De Vore, S.L. (1997). Metal Detection Survey of Site 24BH266, the Grapevine Fortification Site, Big Horn County, Montana. Ms. on file, National Park Service, Intermountain Support Office-Denver.

Dickens, R.S. and W.R. Bowen (1980). Problems and Promise of Urban Historical Archaeology: The Marta Project. Historical Archaeology 14:42-57.

Dobinson, C. and S. Denison (1995). Metal Detecting and Archaeology in England. English Heritage, London, and Council for British Archaeology, York, England.

Dowdy, W.P. (1992). A Spatial Distribution Study in the Fort Jefferson Research Area, with an Assessment of the Utility of a Metal Detector as a Research Tool. Honors Thesis, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky.

Fischer, P.M. (1975). The Use of a Metal Detector in Archaeology. Opuscula Atheniensia 13:149-153.

Foster, E. J. (1968). Further Developments of the Pulse Induction Metal Detector. Prospezioni Archeologiche 3:95-99.

Foster, E. J. (1970). A Diver-operated Underwater Metal Detector. Archaeometry 12(2):161-166.

Fox, R.A., Jr. (1991). The Keogh Episode: Archaeology and the Historical Record. In Myles Keogh. J.P. Langellier, K.H. Cox, and B.C. Pohanka, eds. pp. 142-153. Upton & Sons, El Segundo, California.

Garrett, C.L. (1985). The Advanced Handbook on Modern Metal Detectors. Ram Books, Dallas, Texas.

Garrett, CL (1991). Modern Metal Detectors. Second Edition. Ram Books, Dallas, Texas.

Gregory, T. (1983). The Impact of Metal-detecting on Archaeology and the Public. Archaeol. Rev. Cambridge 2(1): 5-8.

Gregory, T. (1983). Archaeology and Treasure Hunting: A View from the Other Side. Treasure Hunting April 45-48.

Gregory, T. (1986). Whose Fault is Treasure-Hunting. In Archaeology, Politics and the Public. C. S. Dobinson and R. L. Gilchrist, eds. pp. 25-27. York University Publication 5. York University, England.

Gregory, T. and J. G. Rogerson (1984). Metal-detecting in Archaeological Excavation. Antiquity 58(224):179-184.

Gurney, D. (1993). Metal-detecting: The Fruits of Co-operation. Paper given to the Institute of Field Archaeologists Conference, Bradford, England.

Haecker, C.M. (1994). A Thunder of Cannon: Archeology of the Mexican-American War Battlefield of Palo Alto. Southwest Cultural Resources Center Professional Papers No. 52. Division of Anthropology and History, Southwest Regional Office, National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Haecker, C.M. (1998). Archeological Remote Sensing Survey of the Civil War Site of Camp Lewis, Pecos National Historical Park, San Miguel County, New Mexico. Cultural Anthropology Projects PECO-01. Intermountain Support Office, National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Haecker, C.M. and J.G. Mauck (1997). On the Prairie of Palo Alto: Historical Archaeology of the U.S.-Mexican War Battlefield. Texas A & M University Press, College Station.

Hall, D. P. (1992). Metal-detector Use in Archaeology: A Survey of the Ethics and the Impact of Legislation. Unpublished B.A. dissertation, Department of Archaeology, University of Leicester, England.

Hardest, D.H. (1992). The Archaeology of the Donner Party. University of Nevada Press, Reno.

Iwacha, H. (1979). The Use of Metal Detectors in Archaeology. Manitoba Archaeological Quarterly 3(2):13-16.ny

King, M.K. (1997). Results of Archeological Investigations at Fort Harker, 14EW310, Ellsworth County, Kansas. Contract Archeology Publication No. 17. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka.

King, M.K. (1999). Results of Phase III Archeological Investigations at Fort Dodge (14FD315)Ford County, Kansas. Contract Archeology Publications No. 20. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka.

Koski-Karell, D. (1994). Discoveries and Site Evaluations. Underwater Archaeological Investigations of Three Bridge Project Areas from the Delaware Route 1 Corridor, Kent County, Delaware. Archaeology Series No. 112. Delaware Department of Transportation, Dover.

Lees, W.B. (1984). Results of an Archaeological Evaluation of a Proposed Maintenance Building Location, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Pawnee County, Kansas. Office of the Archaeological Research, Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas, Lawrence.

Lees, W.B. (1994). When the Shooting Stopped the War Began. In Look to the Earth: Historical Archaeology and the American Civil War. C.R. Geies, Jr., and SE. Winter, eds. pp. 39-59. University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville.

Ludwig, L.L. And J.L. Stute (1993). The Battle at K-H Butte: Apache Outbreak-1881: Arizona Territory. Western Lore Press, Tucson.

Mather, D. (1999).  Burial Authentication Investigations within the Cove Site (21 ML 77), Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.  Loucks & Associates, Inc., Maple Grove, Minnesota.

McDonald, J.D., L.J. Zimmerman, A. L. McDonald, W. Tall Bull, and T. Rising Sun (1991). The Northern Cheyenne Outbreak of 1879: Using Oral History and Archaeology as Tools of Resistance. In Archaeology of Inequality. R.H. McGuire and R. Paynter, eds. pp. 64-78. Balckwell, Cambridge, England.

McLeod, K.D. (1985). Metal Detecting and Archaeology: An Example from EbLf-12. Manitoba Archaeological Quarterly 9(2):20-31.

Michno, G. (1994). The Mystery of E Troop: Custer's Gray Horse Company at the Little Bighorn. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula, Montana.

Miller, M.E., J. Hauff, and D.N. Walker (1997). Historical Archaeology at the Wagon Box Battlefield (48SH129) Sheridan and Johnson Counties, Wyoming. Ms. on file, Office of the Wyoming Archaeologist, Laramie.

Millett, M. (date?). Field Calibration: A Contribution. In Archaeology from the Ploughsoil: Studies in the Collection and Analysis of Field Survey Data. C. Haselgrove, M. Millett, and I. Smith, eds. pp. 31-38. University Press, Sheffield, England.

Newman, J. (n.d.). Metal-detector Surveys: A Different View of the Ploughzone. Antiquity (forthcoming).

Parrington, M., H. Schenck, and J. Thibaut (1984). The Material World of the Revolution War Soldier at Valley Forge. In The Scope of Historical Archaeology, Essays in Honor of John L. Cotter. D. Orr and D.G Crozier, eds. pp. 125-162. Occasional Publications of the Department of Anthropology. Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reiss, D. and S.S. Scott (1984). Archaeological and Historical Investigations at the Wagon Bed Fight, Sheridan County, Wyoming. Wyoming Archaeologist 27(3-4):57-78.

Scott, DD (1994). A Sharp Little Affair: The Archeology of the Big Hole Battlefield. Reprints in Anthropology vol. 45. J&L Reprint, Co., Lincoln, Nebraska.

Scott, DD and R.A. Fox, Jr. (1987). Archaeological Insights into the Custer Battle: An Assessment of the 1984 Field Season. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman.

Scott, DD, R.A. Fox, Jr., M.A. Connor, and D.Harmon. (1989). Archaeological Perspectives on the Battle of the Little Bighorn. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman.

Scott, DD and W.J. Hunt, Jr. (1998). The Archaeology of the Monroe's Crossroads Battle, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Southeast Archeological Center, National Park Service, Tallahassee, Florida.

Scott, DD and W.J. Hunt, Jr. (1998). The Civil War Battle at Monroe's Crossroads, Fort Bragg, North Carolina: A Historical Archeological Perspective. Department of the Army, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Southeast Archeological Center, Tallahassee, Florida.

Sivilich, D.M. (1996). Analyzing Musket Balls to Interpret a Revolutionary War Site. Historical Archaeology 30(2):101-109.

Steinbring, J. (1970). Evidences of Old Copper in a Northern Transition Zone. In Ten Thousand Years: Archaeology in Manitoba. W.M. Hadly, ed. pp. 47-54. Manitoba Archaeological Society, Winnipeg.