Applying Geophysical Survey for Research, Preservation, and Interpretation along the Transcontinental Railroad

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Transitioning from Commemoration to Analysis on the Transcontinental Railroad in Utah: Papers in Honor and Memory of Judge Michael Wei Kwan" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Geophysical survey techniques offer unique approaches to research, preservation, and interpretation, particularly when subsurface testing is limited or untenable. Historic archaeological excavations are severely limited in Utah, given the lack of curation facilities, willingness or ability to care for historic artifacts. Geophysical survey and remote sensing technologies can provide the necessary view of the archaeological record that can foster research and interpretation in the absence of excavation. We report on successful survey methodologies, methodologies aimed to address site impacts, interpretation of historic landuse, and urban and household infrastructures, along the Transcontinental Railroad.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2021   •
• Transitioning from Commemoration to Analysis on the Transcontinental Railroad in Utah: Papers in Honor and Memory of Judge Michael Wei Kwan

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