North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics
North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics
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Project Name: Corvallis Historic Water Front Site, OR;
Reference: Rogers, M. (2001). Cesium Magnetometer Survey of the Corvallis Historic Water Front, Oregon State University's 2001 Archaeological Field School Site, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Submitted to Barbara Roth, Archaeological Field School Director, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. View report in pdf format.
Interpretive map of the magnetic survey results. Anomaly A may represent a historic feature; it is located at the southeastern edge of a building that appears maps from 1888, 1890, and 1895. Anomaly B is likely caused by metal wire on the ground surface. The cause of Anomaly C is unknown. Anomaly D is located near the southeast corner of a building that appears on a 1927 map. Anomalies E and F are probably caused by an existing gravel path. Anomalies G and H may be associated with historic features; they are in the vicinity of historic structures on several early maps. Anomaly I is probably caused by a modern concrete pad.