North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics

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Project Name: Bunker Hill National Monument, MA;

Reference: Kvamme, K.L. (2001) Current Practices in Archaeogeophysics: Magnetics, Resistivity, Conductivity, and Ground-Penetrating Radar. In Earth Sciences and Archaeology, P. Goldberg, V. Holliday, and R. Ferring, eds., Kluwer/Plenum Publishers, New York, pp. 353-384.

One ground penetrating radar profile showing possible fortification ditches from the Revolutionary War battle, or subsequent modifications made by the British. Two features about a meter deep are indicated that continue in adjacent transects over a span of at least 26 m.

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