Geophysical Survey (Investigation Type)
Investigations that rely on ground-based instrument sensing techniques to create images and/or maps for archaeological research (e.g. magnetometry, resistivity, or ground penetrating radar).
601-625 (672 Records)
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 110 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. As part of an effort to develop a historic preservation plan for the Dayton National Cemetery, the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the location of the location of the former funeral tunnel for the old Soldiers’ Home to identify the location and possibly the integrity of the tunnel.
ROI114, An Archaeological Survey of Summit Lake State Park, Henry County, Indiana (2020)
The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources within Summit Lake State Park, Henry County, Indiana for a FY2019 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant #19FFY-06). This Historic Preservation Fund grant project included the investigation of the archaeological resources of the Summit Lake State Park in Henry County, Indiana with a focus on the field verification of two possible Mound sites (12-Hn-17 and...
ROI114, An Archaeological Survey of Summit Lake State Park, Henry County, Indiana
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 114 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources within Summit Lake State Park, Henry County, Indiana for a FY2019 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant #19FFY-06). This Historic Preservation Fund grant project included the investigation of the archaeological resources...
ROI123, An Archaeological Investigation of Pioneer Life in Spring Mill State Park, Lawrence County, Indiana (2023)
This is the tDAR Document page that represents Reports of Investigation 123 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a Phase Ia and Ib archaeological investigation at Spring Mill State Park (SMSP) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant. The primary goals of this research were to develop a more comprehensive understanding of historical activities around the main mill...
ROI123, An Archaeological Investigation of Pioneer Life in Spring Mill State Park, Lawrence County, Indiana
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 123 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a Phase Ia and Ib archaeological investigation at Spring Mill State Park (SMSP) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant. The primary goals of this research were to develop a more comprehensive understanding of historical activities around the main mill...
Routine Wetland Determination Data Form, Adelphi Laboratory Center, Site W (1995)
Routine wetland determination data form for the Adelphi Laboratory Center. Includes descriptions of representative plants and locations at site W.
Sacred or Secular: Religious Materiality on the French Colonial Frontier (2011)
My research examines archaeologically recovered artifacts and documentary sources to gain an understanding of the role that religious material culture played on the French colonial frontier, ca. 1608-1763. This study revisits the claims made by Rinehart (1990), stating that religious items are more likely to be recovered from the archaeological record at sites near Jesuit missions. I examined a large portion of the French colonial archaeological literature and located 30 sites that have yielded...
Safety Harbor 8PI2 Testing 2019
Field and laboratory documentation associated with archaeological testing of the Safety Harbor site (8PI2), conducted by Dr. Thomas Pluckhahn (University of South Florida), in 2019.
Samples (1985)
Wilshusen et al. (1999) indicate that this dataset should be viewed as a comprehensive inventory of DAP samples by type and number. Samples were collected for a variety of reasons including chronometric dating, environmental and geological studies, and special documentation. Obtaining the results of their analysis requires users to consult other DAP datasets. Variables in the samples dataset have already been described by Wilshusen et al. (1999); see especially the section entitled "Samples" by...
Saving Sites: One Looting Step at a Time (2017)
To be able to preserve looted sites, one must identify the patterns and develop prevention strategies to avoid further looting. The illegal antiquities trade has had its’ roots in the archaeological field since the beginning of time. One of the reasons why looting happens is because of the collectors’ widespread interest in the rich, cultural materials that are found at cultural heritage sites. Therefore, preservation of looted sites is critical in archaeology. The dire threat of looted...
SCIENTIFIC SEARCH FOR SHAFT-TOMBS MAGDALENA LAKE BASIN, JALISCO, MEXICO (1971)
Geophysical and aerial search for shaft tombs in western Mexico. Magnetic survey by MASCA; seismic refraction survey by Harry Mayne.
The Search for the Silver Plate: a Proposal (1990)
Consultation on techniques that could locate the silver plate in the cornerstone of the US Capitol in Washington; for Kara A. Schonberger (Architect of the Capitol).
A second radar survey at Chaco Canyon (1975)
Photographs of the radar that was applied to this survey.
Self-Potential Measurements at Fort Laramie (1994)
Simple procedures for these measurements were tested during the NPS course at this site; survey for Steve De Vore (NPS).
The Shaw Butte Hilltop Site: A Prehistoric Hohokam Observatory (1996)
The Sonoran Desert of Southern Arizona was once occupied by the prehistoric Hohokam, a group of agriculturalists who constructed thousands of kilometers of irrigation canals as well as public architecture, including platform mounds and bailcourts. They also appear to have been keen astronomical observers, although the subject of Hohokam archaeoastronomy remains underexplored. This paper summarizes previous Hohokam archaeoastronomy studies, discusses O'odham (Piman) Indian calendar systems,...
A Simple Resistivity Meter (2001)
Instructions on bulding a simple instrument that works well and is inexpensive, but is slow.
Sixteenth Century European Artifacts from the Confirmed 8MR03538 De Soto Encampment Site with X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis (2017)
The 8MR03538 White Ranch / De Soto site is one of the most thoroughly vetted and scientifically dated archaeological sites in recent history. It has been confirmed as a contact site of the 1539 entrada by conquistador Hernando de Soto and his army. This site identified to have multiple occupations was the location of one of Hernando de Soto’s early camps in the sixteenth century and was in later use during the seventeenth century Spanish mission and ranching period. This important First...
slag sample export log (2021)
description of all samples of Iron Age slags and other archeometallurgical materials exported in 2021 for XRF and OM analyses from Livingstone Museum collections
Social Reactors Project datasets
Datasets from various publications of the Social Reactors Project
Some Geophysical Experiments at Effigy Mounds (1999)
Radar, resistivity, and seismic surveys explore mounds. Survey for Mark Lynott (NPS).
Some Resistivity Measurements at the Brown Sheep Camp (1992)
Low electrical resistivity found in former corrals and at a possible building. NPS course coordinated by Steven De Vore.
Submerged Cultural Resources Remote Sensing Survey of the Canaveral Shoals Borrow Areas 1 and 2, Brevard County, Florida (2014)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is proposing to dredge sand from existing offshore borrow areas, Canaveral Shoals 1 and 2 located off Florida's central eastern coast, approximately 1 mile southeast of Cape Canaveral. In order to comply with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' responsibilities towards cultural resources, Panamerican Consultants, Inc. of Memphis, Tennessee, was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a comprehensive remote sensing survey of...
Submerged Cultural Resources Survey of the North Ranch Nearshore Disposal and Sand Rehandling Area (NDSRA) Extension: Addendum to a Submerged Cultural Resources Remote Sensing Survey of Four Proposed Borrow Areas and Archaeological Diver Identification and Evaluation of Eight Potentialy Significant Submerged Targets for the Brevard County Shore Protection Project, Brevard County, Florida (2015)
On May 6, 2014, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District conducted a submerged cultural resources remote sensing survey of the North Reach Nearshore Disposal and Sand Rehandling Area (NDSRA) extension offshore of Brevard County, Florida, on submerged state lands. This survey was conducted to identify the presence or absence of submerged cultural resources within the NDSRA extension area and is an addendum to the initial survey by Watts (2000). The submerged cultural resources...
Submerged Historic Properties Survey, Canaveral Harbor Entrance Channel Widener, Brevard County, Florida (1997)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has proposed to construct a widener in the outer entrance channel to Canaveral Harbor, Florida. In order to determine the effects of the proposed construction on significant underwater cultural resources, Tidewater Atlantic Research, Inc., (TAR) of Washington, North Carolina was contracted by the Jacksonville District to conduct an archival and literature search and a remote sensing survey to locate, identify, and assess the significance...
The Suitability of Remote Sensing at Norridgewock (1996)
Prepared after the 1996 NPS course on geophysical exploration that was held in Maine; for Steve De Vore (NPS).