North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics

Database Report:

Site Name: Taylor House (Petersburg National Battlefield); Site Number: _____; County: Prince George; State: VA; Country: USA; Ownership: Federal - NPS; Landform: _____;

Date of Site: AD 1760-1864; Period Type: Historic; Culture: Euro-american; Site Type: Historic Structure; Site Size: ~900 sq m;

Survey Type: Ground Penetrating Radar;

Instrument: Model 3055 (120MHz); Model 3105 (180 MHz); Model 3102 (315 MHz); Model 3101 (900 MHz); Sampling Interval: 0.8 x 0.8 m; Prospecting Depth: 0.1-1 m; 0.2-3 m; Area Surveyed: 1,579 sq m; Date of Survey: 24-Jan-1991 to 3-April-1993; Land Cover Type: Grassy Field; Ground Truthing: Yes;

Graphics/Imagery:

A GPR profile of the Taylor House cellar with a low frequency (120 MHz) antenna;	A GPR profile of the Taylor House cellar with a high frequency (315 MHz) antenna;
A GPR profile of the length of the Taylor House cellar made with a medium resoulution, 180 MHz antenna;

Survey Type: Magnetic-Total Field;

Instrument: _____; Sampling Interval: 0.3 m; 0.8 m; 1.5 m; Prospecting Depth: 1-1.5 m; Area Surveyed: 1,579 sq m; Date of Survey: 24-Jan-1991 to 3-April-1993; Land Cover Type: Grassy Field; Ground Truthing: Yes;

Graphics/Imagery:

A magnetic contour map of the Taylor House (5 and 10 nT contours);

A fast, low resolution magnetic survey of the Taylor House (5 and 10 nT contours);

Survey Type: Magnetic Gradiometry;

Instrument: _____; Sampling Interval: 0.8 m; Prospecting Depth: 1-1.5 m; Area Surveyed: 1,579 sq m; Date of Survey: 24-Jan-1991 to 3-April-1993; Land Cover Type: Grassy Field; Ground Truthing: Yes;

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Survey Type: Electromagnetic Conductivity;

Instrument: Geonics EM31, EM34, EM38; Sampling Interval: 0.6 m; 1.5 m; Prospecting Depth: 6 m; 10-40 m; 1.5 m; Area Surveyed: 1,579 sq m; Date of Survey: 24-Jan-1991 to 3-April-1993; Land Cover Type: Grassy Field; Ground Truthing: Yes;

Graphics/Imagery:

An average of two EM31 surveys;	A surface map of EM31 conductivity;
A smoothed EM38 conductivity map of the Taylor House;	A surface map of the EM38 conductivity;

Survey Type: Magnetic Susceptibility;

Instrument: Geonics EM38; Sampling Interval: _____; Prospecting Depth: _____; Area Surveyed: 1,579 sq m; Date of Survey: 24-Jan-1991 to 3-April-1993; Land Cover Type: Grassy Field; Ground Truthing: Yes;

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Survey Type: Resistivity;

Instrument: _____; Sampling Interval: 0.5 x 1.5 m; Prospecting Depth: 1.5 m; Area Surveyed: 1,579 sq m; Date of Survey: 24-Jan-1991 to 3-April-1993; Land Cover Type: Grassy Field; Ground Truthing: Yes;

Graphics/Imagery:

The electrical resistivity of the soil at the Taylor House;

A smoothed resistivity map of the Taylor House;

Survey Type: Resistivity Sounding;

Instrument: _____; Sampling Interval: _____; Prospecting Depth: 0.1-3 m; Area Surveyed: 2 sounding locations; Date of Survey: 24-Jan-1991 to 3-April-1993; Land Cover Type: Grassy Field; Ground Truthing: Yes;

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Survey Type: Self-Potential;

Instrument: Ag-AgCl electrodes; Sampling Interval: 0.3 m; Prospecting Depth: _____; Area Surveyed: 1-30.5 m transect; Date of Survey: 24-Jan-1991 to 3-April-1993; Land Cover Type: Grassy Field; Ground Truthing: Yes;

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Project Name: Taylor House (Petersburg National Battlefield), VA;

Reference: Bevan, B.W. (1996). Geophysical Exploration for Archaeology, Volume A: Archaeological Questions and Answers. Geosight Technical Report Number 4.

Bevan, B.W. (1998). Geophysical Exploration for Archaeology: An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration. Midwest Archeological Center Special Report No. 1. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Survey by: Bruce W. Bevan, Geosight;

Survey for: U.S. National Park Service;

Report Location: Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, NE; Report Type: Technical/CRM Report;

Abstract/Summary