Investigations in the Barber Wheatfields, Saratoga National Historical Park 2019, 2021

Summary

This is an abstract from the "New and Emerging Geophysical and Geospatial Research in the National Parks" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Battlefield archaeology was conducted in the Barber Wheatfields at Saratoga National Historical Park for two seasons in 2019 and 2021. This battlefield was the catalyst for the second battle of Saratoga, colloquially known as the Battle for Bemis Heights, and ultimately led to an American victory over the British Army. The victory at Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution and compelled France to side with the Americans in the conflict. While metal detection was used to document the ebb and flow of the battle and the concentration of artillery and musket fire, geophysical surveys were used to guide target selection for archaeological investigation for key structures on the battlefield. Drone-based lidar was used to collect site micro-topography and multispectral data. These high-resolution data were the base for integration of all the project spatial data in GIS, enabling spatial query and modeling of data to inform interpretation of the tactical landscape and engagement of this battle. This poster presents the results for these two seasons of investigation.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• New and Emerging Geophysical and Geospatial Research in the National Parks   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38871.0