A geophysical investigation of a newly discovered Early Bronze Age site near Petra, Jordan

Urban, Thomas M.; Vella, Clive; Bocancea, Emanuela; Tuttle, Christopher A.; Alcock, Susan E.

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2013.11.017

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“…Considering that the soil contained a lot of clay that would cause electromagnetic wave attenuation and had a high moisture content, the antenna frequency was selected as 200 MHz in order to acquire enough prospection depth (Jol and Bristow ; Annan ; Conyers ; Urban et al . ). After some site calibration, the data acquisition parameters for the 200 MHz antenna shown in Table S1 were selected.…”

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The Integration of VHR Satellite Imagery, GPR Survey and Boring for Archaeological Prospection at the Longcheng Site in Anhui Province, China

2018

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This paper is focused on the joint use of non-invasive and minimal intervention techniques for supporting archaeological prospection. Very high resolution (VHR) satellite imagery analysis and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and boring surveys were integrated for the study of the Longcheng site, located near Hefei city in Anhui Province, China, to test their effectiveness and efficiency in prospecting archaeological remains and evaluating their degree of preservation. First, target locations of potential archaeological structures were identified on a WorldView-2 (WV-2) satellite image through spatial and radiometric enhancement, interpretation and object-oriented classification. Second, archaeological features extracted from the WV-2 imagery were further investigated by a GPR survey that provided detailed crosschecking information about buried remains. Finally, a subsequent boring survey was conducted across those prospective archaeological structures in order to map the stratigraphic sequences on the basis of colour, compactness and the inclusions contained in the soil, and then to test their correspondence with the GPR data. The boring led to detailed confirmation of the results produced by the remote sensing analyses and GPR surveys, as well as the discovery of datable artefacts. On the basis of all the integrated data, the preliminary layout and structure of the Longcheng site was reconstructed in GIS. Furthermore, the widths, lengths, heights and burial depths of these buried archaeological structures were estimated in detail.

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The Integration of VHR Satellite Imagery, GPR Survey and Boring for Archaeological Prospection at the Longcheng Site in Anhui Province, China

2018

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“…Therefore, compared with magnetometric surveys which often conducted on the whole surface of the sites, GPR surveys were usually applied only at the limited areas of the sites (e.g. Bartl et al, 2009; Matney et al, 2005; Peregrine, Bell, Braithwaite, & Danti, 1997; Urban, Vella, Bocancea, Tuttle, & Alcock, 2014). Another reason that GPR surveys are less commonly used is the difficulty in detecting radar reflections from archaeological features in southwest Asia, which are usually made of clay and soil.…”

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A Neolithic sedentary hunter–gatherer settlement with densely arranged buildings: results of geophysical prospection at Hasankeyf Höyük in south‐eastern Anatolia

Tatsumi

2020

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Recent archaeological studies revealed that the Neolithic hunter-gatherers in southeastern Anatolia established highly developed settlements with evidence of the production of sophisticated symbolic artefacts, the existence of long-distance trade, and elaborated burial practices. Their social organization was complex and can even be compared with that of the Levantine Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) farming society. The presence of such highly developed hunter-gatherer settlements requires a reconsideration of the neolithization process. However, a complete understanding of the sizes and plans of the settlements remains lacking because excavations so far have only been conducted in limited areas of the sites. This article presents the results of geophysical investigations using magnetometric and ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys at the hunter-gatherer site of Hasankeyf Höyük in southeastern Anatolia. The results showed that a combination of magnetometric and GPR methods complementarily provides better prospection of subsurface structures than a single method does. In addition, this research has demonstrated that the Neolithic hunter-gatherers at Hasankeyf Höyük established a sedentary village with densely arranged buildings, which had not previously been substantiated at any other Neolithic site in southeastern Anatolia.

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“…Traditionally, GPR is used in survey stages of archaeology as a means to locate sites or to determine their extent. GPR has been applied to mound sites in Europe and the Middle East, with empha-sis on identifying large scale features such as burial chambers and changes in sediment deposition (see Forte and Pipan 2008, Persson and Olofsson 2004, Sarris et al 2013, Urban et al 2014, Whittaker and Storey 2008. The use of GPR on mound sites in these studies was limited by the depth and density of the sites, with researchers emphasizing the need to combine GPR with other geophysical methods.…”

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The Invisible Moats of the Mun River Valley, Ne Thailand: The Examination of Water Management Devices at Mounded Sites Through Ground Penetrating Radar (Gpr)

Duke

Chang

Moffat³

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JIPA

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<p>The Mun River valley is well known for its moat-bound mounded archaeological sites that are usually associated with Iron Age occupation (~500BC- AD500). The investigation of these sites has provided a wealth of information on the changing social and environmental conditions during prehistory. In recent years, research has identified a greater diversity of site morphologies in the region, many of which, importantly, do not appear to have moats surrounding them. This paper seeks to investigate whether the apparently ‘non-moated’ mound site of Non Klang (Nong Hua Raet village) was actually moated in the past, and if such, now in-filled features can be investigated through non-destructive Ground Penetrating Radar methodology. Additionally, while large external moats can be observed in the modern day topography at sites such as Ban Non Wat, excavation has demonstrated that further, invisible, water management features exist beneath the surface within the current mound boundary of the site. These are probably Iron Age precursors to the later more extensive and still visible moats. This paper seeks to answer several fundamental questions: What application can GPR have at mounded sites in Southeast Asia? Do invisible moats exist? How will this affect our understanding of the broader prehistoric landscape in the Upper Mun River Valley? </p>

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A geophysical investigation of a newly discovered Early Bronze Age site near Petra, Jordan

Cited by 25 publications

References 13 publications

The Integration of VHR Satellite Imagery, GPR Survey and Boring for Archaeological Prospection at the Longcheng Site in Anhui Province, China

The Integration of VHR Satellite Imagery, GPR Survey and Boring for Archaeological Prospection at the Longcheng Site in Anhui Province, China

A Neolithic sedentary hunter–gatherer settlement with densely arranged buildings: results of geophysical prospection at Hasankeyf Höyük in south‐eastern Anatolia

The Invisible Moats of the Mun River Valley, Ne Thailand: The Examination of Water Management Devices at Mounded Sites Through Ground Penetrating Radar (Gpr)

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