North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics

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Project Name: Wright Memorial Mounds, OH (33GR30);

Reference: Bevan, B.W. (1996). Geophysical Surveys Over Mounds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Geosight, Pitman, New Jersey. Prepared for Mark J. Lynott, National Park Service, Lincoln, Nebraska.

A resistivity sounding on top of Mound 5. This suggests that the upper layer of soil is sandier than the soil below. For an electrode spacing greater than 2 m, the measurements are affected by the curvature of the mound.

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