Spatial Analysis of Hanna’s Town: Settlement and Geophysical Frontiers.

Summary

The colonial settlement of Hanna’s Town is a vital connection to Pennsylvania’s frontier history. The significance of the Hanna’s Town site to regional heritage is represented by the effort expended by the Westmoreland County Historical Society on archaeological and geophysical projects that have taken place at the site since 1969. However, after numerous investigations, not much is known about layout of the Hanna’s Town settlement. This paper will potentially demonstrate that specialized geophysical surveys can aid in the management of large historic sites through non-intrusive methods. The IDS Multi-Array Stream X ground penetrating radar, the Bartington magnetic susceptibility System, and the Syscal Pro electrical resistivity meter are employed to determine the layout and boundaries of the settlement, potentially locate evidence of the 1782 raid by the British and allied Indians, and to determine the extent to which geophysical applications are useful in surveying large archaeological sites.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Hanna’s Town: Answering New Questions About Pennsylvania’s Frontier Using Old Collection   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2016

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 341