North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics
North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics
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Project Name: Sparks Cemetery (Booker T. Washington National Monument), VA;
Reference: De Vore, S. L. (1998). Geophysical Investigations of the Three Areas within the Boundaries of Booker T. Washington National Monument, Franklin County, Virginia. National Park Service, Intermountain Support Office, Denver, Colorado.
Resistivity data from Sparks Cemetery. Although there is a high resistance anomaly in the northern part of the cemetery as well as in areas outside the cemetery fence, they appear to be geological in nature. It is also probable that the low resistance areas represent natural geological features. It is possible that some of the subtle changes in the middle of the grid and in the southern portion of the grid may correspond to the potential grave depressions.