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).
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Fieldwork from the 1989-90 seasons at La Quemada
Tundra, Ice and a Pleistocene Cape on the Gulf of Maine: A Case of Paleo Indian Transhumance (2005)
The prominence of Munsungun Chert at the Bull Brook Paleoindian site provides a case study for long-distance lithic transport between northern Maine and northeastern Massachusetts, a distance of over 400 kilometers. Paleoenvironmental factors suggest seasonal concentrations of caribou may have occurred at different times of the year, providing the incentive for long-distance seasonal transhumance. Specifically, we look at complementary attractions of an ice-edge environment in proximity to the...
Two Geophysical Surveys in the Village Area, Arkansas Post National Memorial (1998)
As part of a geophysical survey of an Arkansas Post site near lake Dumond with a crew from the Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service, three 20 m by 20 m blocks were surveyed on the last day in the Village area of the Arkansas Post National Memorial. The surveys were done during the afternoon of April 23, 1998.
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey: Geologic Map of the Anchorage B-8 SW Quadrangle, Alaska (1991)
This resources is a report on the Anchorage B-8 SW Quadrangle, Alaska. The area of this map is located in south-central Alaska mainly within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The southeastern part is within the Municipality of Anchorage. Knik Arm, one of the two upper extensions of Cook Inlet. bisects the map area north to south. All land east of Knik Arm is included within Elmendorf Air Force Base and is substantially occupied by various facilities connected by a road network. Most of the area...
Under White Haven: An Archeological Overview and Assessment of Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, St. Louis, Missouri (2004)
This archeological overview and assessment for Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site describes the multiple episodes of archeological investigation that began in the park in the 1990s. The assessment discusses what is known about the park’s archeological resources and the potential for future research in the park and at sites related to the Dent and Grant occupations in the surrounding area. The overview and assessment concludes with a series of recommendations for future archeological...
An Underwater Cultural Resources Survey of a Proposed Marina on Battery Creek (2008)
This report presents the results of underwater archaeological survey investigations conducted in June 2008. Brockington and Associates, Inc., of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, contracted Diversified Wilbanks, Inc., to conduct an underwater cultural resources survey of Battery Creek adjacent to the land in Port Royal, South Carolina, formerly occupied by the South Carolina State Ports Authority. The survey was pursuant to the development of this area into a city marina for the town of Port Royal,...
Underwater Magnetometer Remote Survey for Exploration Contract E-101 in North Brevard County (1990)
The Division of Historical Resources has entered into a Search Contract (E-101) with Reale Gold, Inc., and Galleon Artifacts Corp., both Florida corporations. This contract area is off the coast of north Brevard County, Florida, in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral, and is approximately 12 nautical miles long, 1 nautical mile wide at the north end, and 1 nautical mile wide at the south end, forming a triangle shape. Reale Gold, Inc., and Galleon Artifacts Corp. have agreed to work under the...
United States Congressional Record Honors the Discovery of Hernando De Soto's 1539 Encampment and the Lost Native American Town of Potano (2017)
United States Congressional Record 115th Congress, 1st Session Issue: Vol. 163, No. 193 US Congressional Record honors the discovery of Hernando de Soto's 1539 Encampment and the lost Native American town of Potano, by the University of Florida professors, Dr. Fred A. White and Dr. Michele C. White, and University of Florida Anderson Scholar and History Honors Graduate, Ethan A. White. This newly discovered archaeological site is the oldest confirmed New World contact site in the United...
Using GIS to Describe and Understand Archaeological Site Distribution: Mapping Fort St. Joseph (2010)
Geography and geographic perspectives make important contributions to many other disciplines. This thesis project is designed to bring a geographic perspective to an ongoing archaeological investigation. The project is focused on Fort Saint Joseph, a French colonial mission, garrison and trading post built in 1691 and occupied for 90 years. The site has been excavated for six years and plans are in place for annual excavations until 2018. As the body of information about the site increases, a...
VAFB-1985-27: Field Notes and Field Maps Compiled During the Union Oil Project Archaeological Surface Survey and Limited Subsurface Testing Done Along the Proposed Routes, Santa Barbara County, CA. (1985)
This document includes documents that were produced as part of the Union Oil Project/ Exxon Project Shamrock and Central Santa Maria Basin Area Study EIS/EIR. They are support material of fieldwork conducted for and related to the Technical Appendix G, Cultural Resources, March 18, 1985. Prepared by Arthur D. Little, Inc, Santa Barbara, CA.
VAFB-2020-33: Archaeological Data Recovery and Removal of Stabilization Measures at CA-SBA-698 (2020)
This document is a Section 110 Archaeological Data Recovery and Removal of Stabilization Measures at CA-SBA-698. The purpose of this Archaeological Study is to evaluate the eligibility of CA-SBA-698 for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Based on midden characteristics observed on the surface and in exposed erosional profiles, the site is likely to contain information important to the understanding of prehistory and retain sufficient contextual integrity to qualify for listing.
VAFB-2020-36: Assessment of Archaeological Site Conditions on Vandenberg Air Force Base Fiscal Year 2019: Zones 1 and 2 (2020)
This document is an Assessment of Archaeological Site Conditions on Vandenberg Air Force Base for the Fiscal Years of 2019 for Zones 1 and 2. This report documents site conditions in Zones 1 and 2. Applied EarthWorks archaeologists examine sites in both subzones in each zone. The scope of work calls for preparing updated site records for all sites with boundary changes. Those updates were completed for 41 sites; the updated records, including maps, are included in Appendix B. 404 sites are...
VI Trench Field Photos, Geoarchaeological Study of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C. (2017.005) (2016)
Attached field images of Trench VI from the Georarchaeological Study of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C. (2017.005). Additional photos of the same investigation are archived under this same project. Additional resources are located at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation lab. For further information and access to resources contact the Federal Curator, contact information listed below.
Wake Island Topographic Maps (1953)
Topographic maps of Wake Island.
Washington Square Mound Site
Multi-component Caddo mound site located in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Wet Screening (2010)
Images illustrating the use of an on-site wet screening operation to maximize artifact recovery at the site of Fort St. Joseph, 2006-2010.
What is a Geophysical Interpretation? (2003)
Illustrations of different findings.
What is a geophysical survey? (2005)
Basic introduction to geophysical exploration
What Price Victory: Human Remains Uncovered at Big Hole National Battlefield, 1991 (Restricted) (1992)
During the August, 1991, metal detector inventory of Big Hole National Battlefield, a partial human skeleton was uncovered. The remains are those of an unidentified girl in her late teens. The skeleton was on top of a camas oven, which is consistent with historical accounts of the disposal of some of the bodies from the battle. The body showed evidence of extensive post-mortem mutilation. The arms had been cut off and laid below the pelvis, one leg had been detached and was not with the remains,...
Women of New France - Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project Booklet Series, No. 1 (2011)
The women of New France—French, Native, and métis—were active agents in a global process of colonization that led to interaction, conflict, and cooperation among peoples who participated in different cultural traditions, social institutions, and daily practices. In the course of migration from the Old World across the Atlantic, women helped to create the social, economic, and political conditions that fostered a French presence over a vast region for nearly two centuries. Documentary and...
Women of New France Panels (2010)
Series of interpretive panels created for the 2010 Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project Open House. Individual panel themes are: Women of New France, Needle Arts, Clothing and Dress, Cooking, Music, Dance, and Diversions, Education and Literacy, Women in Trade and Diplomacy, and Women and Servitude.
Zero-gradient error in the Geometrics G-858 magnetic gradiometer (2000)
How to test for, and partly correct, errors where gradients are low.