North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics
North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics
Abstract/Summary:
Project Name: Army City, KS;
Reference: Hargrave, M.L., L.E. Somers, T.K. Larson, R. Shields, and J. Dendy. (In Preparation). The Role of Resisitivity Survey in Historic Site Assessment and Management: An Example from Fort Riley, Kansas. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign. Illinois.
Army City was a World War I era commercial complex established to provide entertainment and other services to troops at Camp Funston (now part of Fort Riley, KS). The town was created in 1917 and presently rests under a hay field with almost no indications on the surface of its presence.
In 1996 and 1997, resistivity, magnetometry, and limited ground penetrating radar surveys were conducted along with limited archaeological excavation to demonstrate the eligibility of the site for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. A total of 3,600 square meters was examined with resistivity and 5,600 square meters were inspected with magnetometry. The geophysical instruments used were both made by Geoscan (RM-15 and FM36, respectively).The geophysical data was used to guide limited testing efforts for maximum information retrieval. The geophysical surveys enhanced other data sources in the nomination of this site to the NRHP.