Application of Geophysical Techniques to Military Archaeology
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Application of Geophysical Techniques to Military Archaeology" at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Geophysical techniques, including magnetometry, resistivity, and ground-penetrating radar have been used for decades as noninvasive tools of archaeological investigation. These methods can cover large areas, access depths well beyond the length of a shovel, and uncover subsurface patterns invisible to the naked eye. New remote technologies have been critical tools in the identification of burial sites and are being used to discover structures and hearth features, to document large sites, and even for mitigation. New technologies are making geophysical methods more accessible to average cultural resources managers where they can play a critical role in decision-making around sensitive areas and resource management. This session provides examples of applications of geophysical techniques in the DOD-CRM environment and provides practical advice regarding when and how to use different techniques as well as ways to access equipment and practitioners.
Other Keywords
Cultural Resource Management •
Historic •
Remote Sensing/Geophysics •
Geoarchaeology •
Historical Archaeology •
Cemetery •
Pueblo •
LiDAR •
Indigenous •
Mortuary archaeology
Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
USA (Country) •
North America •
United Mexican States (Country) •
Department of Martinique (Country) •
Republic of El Salvador (Country) •
Department of Guadeloupe (Country) •
Cayman Islands (Country) •
Antigua and Barbuda (Country)
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3D Documentation of Grave Markers for the National Cemetery Administration (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Application of Geophysical Techniques to Military Archaeology" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The United States Army Corp of Engineers, Engineer Research Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) is home to one of the largest cultural resources research teams in the DoD. In recent years our team has assisted the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration...
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Electromagnetic Induction as a Tool for Archaeological Research and Management: A New Manual (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Application of Geophysical Techniques to Military Archaeology" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Near-surface electromagnetic induction (EMI) instruments can complement gradiometry and other geophysical instruments for archaeological research and management. We discuss the Geonics EM38-MK2, an instrument that introduces a magnetic field into the ground and measures the electrical and magnetic responses of sub-surface...
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Methods of Geophysical Testing (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Application of Geophysical Techniques to Military Archaeology" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Lockhart cemetery is located within the Missouri Army National Guard’s Macon Training Site, Macon Missouri. The cemetery is located within the eastern half of Site 23MC1586, a site recorded within the Northwest section of the Macon Training Site. The western half of the site has foundation remains with historic deposits...
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Preparing for the Great War: How Lidar and GPR Helped Locate Military Training Resources (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Application of Geophysical Techniques to Military Archaeology" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. To date, no comprehensive study examining World War I training had been available for the Department of Defense (DoD). In 2017, the Alabama National Guard partnered with the Mississippi National Guard and Panamerican Consultants on a DoD Legacy Resources Management Program project (CR 18-834) to synthesize existing research...
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Searching for Pueblos among the Dunefields: Remote Sensing Investigations at Four Pueblo Settlements on the Fort Bliss Military Reservation (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Application of Geophysical Techniques to Military Archaeology" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In the fall of 2017, the Fort Bliss Cultural Resources Team funded a unique project to assess the potential for using remote sensing technologies to analyze the subsurface characteristics of buried cultural sites to support National Register of Historic Places nominations. Geophysical remote sensing and aerial multispectral...
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The Trackway Site: Human Footprints at the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in the Great Salt Lake Desert (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Application of Geophysical Techniques to Military Archaeology" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In 2022, human footprints were discovered on the Old River Bed delta, a large terminal Pleistocene to early Holocene distributary wetland in western Utah’s Great Salt Lake Desert. The site also sits within the boundaries of the U.S. Air Force’s Utah Test and Training Range. The prints’ preservation and context showed the...
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Using Geophysics for Cemetery Delineation on DOD Installations: Practical Advice, Pitfalls, and Project Examples (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Application of Geophysical Techniques to Military Archaeology" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Cemeteries and burial grounds are a common feature of the historic landscape, and mapping cemeteries is a consistent and pressing land management need for DOD cultural resource managers. When a cemetery is involved, stakeholders may be diverse and the results can be emotionally charged. Land managers and the public may...