Archaeologists are increasingly looking at remote sensing methods as techniques to explore sites with minimum disruption to the surroundings.
This work is delivering new means of mapping prehistoric and historic sites in three dimensions rather than traditional two-dimensional methods.
Magnetics is a primary remote sensing technique that offers both ease-of-use and cost efficiency.
Main benefits lie in the ability to resolve details non-invasively, the wide range of artifacts and cultural objects that are detectable, and the low-cost of magnetics in comparison to other methods.
Resource: Magnetic Surveying in Archeology
Tatyana N. Smekalova, Olfert Voss, and Sergey L. Smekalov have collected information about magnetic prospecting of archaeological sites using GEM’s GSM-19WG. They have concentrated on practical aspects of magnetic surveying for the investigation of archaeological sites situated in different geographical and geological conditions.