Cuenca-Garcia, C. , Jones, R. , Hall, A. and Poller, T. (2013) From the Air to the Atomic Level of a Ditch: Integrating Geophysical and Geochemical Survey Methods at the Prehistoric Cropmark Complex of Forteviot (Perthshire, Scotland). In: 10th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection (AP2013), Vienna, Austria, 29 May - 2 Jun 2013, pp. 129-133.
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Abstract
It is generally appreciated that the detection of archaeological features through geophysical survey can vary depending on local geological and soil conditions; however, the influence of these variables has rarely been explained satisfactorily. Presented here are the results of a comparative analysis exploring the relationship between soil chemistry and the detection of archaeological features by routine geophysical survey techniques over a cropmark site in Perthshire, Scotland. The results not only provide a nuanced understanding of the character of the archaeological features surveyed, but also begin to develop a better understanding of how the setting of a site may affect geophysical and geochemical datasets. This case study forms part of a NERC PhD project that investigates the integration of geophysical and geochemical methods at five contrasting archaeological sites in Scotland.
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| Keywords: | Archaeological geophysics, geochemical survey, Scottish prehistory, Neolithic, cropmarks |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Jones, Dr Richard and Cuenca-Garcia, Dr Carmen and Hall, Dr Allan and Poller, Dr Tessa |
| Authors: | Cuenca-Garcia, C., Jones, R., Hall, A., and Poller, T. |
| Subjects: | C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Archaeology |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2013 Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced with permission of the publisher |
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