Geophysical Prospection of Monte Albán’s Main Plaza: An Overview of Results
Author(s): Amanda Regnier; Scott Hammerstedt; Marc Levine
Year: 2018
Summary
During the summer of 2017, the Proyecto Geofísico de Monte Albán (PGMA) carried out a large-scale geophysical survey of the site’s Main Plaza. The survey utilized three instruments, a gradiometer, an electrical resistance meter, and a ground-penetrating radar array and achieved nearly 100 percent coverage of the plaza. Covering more than 35,000 m2, the PGMA represents the most extensive geophysical survey ever carried out in Oaxaca. This paper details the methods of the survey, examines which instruments were most effective, and presents results from all three technologies.
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Geophysical Prospection of Monte Albán’s Main Plaza: An Overview of Results. Amanda Regnier, Scott Hammerstedt, Marc Levine. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 444905)
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Keywords
Geographic Keywords
Mesoamerica: Oaxaca or Southern Highlands
Spatial Coverage
min long: -98.679; min lat: 15.496 ; max long: -94.724; max lat: 18.271 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 21594