Geophysically-based remote sensing methods are greatly underutilized in North
American archaeology, especially compared to the situation in northern Europe
and Japan. Yet, recent advances in instrumentation, field methods, and computer
processing techniques can produce geophysical results of high quality in the form
of readily interpretable imagery of subsurface archaeology. Such results are useful
for site management and planning purposes, in excavation projects where
cost-savings can be realized because the exact locations of archaeological
features can be pinpointed, and the imagery and maps themselves offer primary
data relevant to analyses of settlement form and structure.
This project was supported by a technology transfer grant from the National
Center for Preservation Technology and Training, National Park Service.
