North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics

Database Report:

Site Name: Mount Vernon; Site Number: _____; County: Fairfax; State: VA; Country: USA; Ownership: Mount Vernon Ladies Association; Landform: Ridge;

Date of Site: AD 1674-1799; Period Type: Historic; Culture: African American; Site Type: Cemetery; Site Size: ~3200 sq m;

Survey Type: Ground Penetrating Radar;

Instrument: GSSI SIR System-7 with model 3102 antenna (315 MHz); Sampling Interval: 0.76 x 1.5 m; Prospecting Depth: ~2 m; Area Surveyed: _____; Date of Survey: 7-8-Jan-1985; Land Cover Type: Leaves and Trees; Ground Truthing: Yes;

Graphics/Imagery:

Project Name: Mount Vernon, VA;

Reference: Bevan, B.W. (1991). The Search for Graves. Geophysics 56(9):1310-1319. (used with permission).

Survey by: Bruce W. Beven, Geosight, 356 Waddy Drive, Weems, VA, 22576.

Survey for: Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union;

Report Location: NA; Report Type: Journal Article;

Abstract/Summary