Ground–Penetrating Radar Recording
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Presenter(s)
Presenter(s)
David Leslie, PhD, RPA, TerraSearch Geophysical, Heritage Consultants, LLC.
Dr. Leslie is a geoarchaeologist and lithic specialist, whose work focuses on the pre-contact and historical period archaeology of Northeastern North America. While much of his archaeological work has included a focus on southern New England pre-contact archaeology, he also regularly conducts geophysical and remote sensing archaeological investigations throughout the United States. In addition to his work with TerraSearch Geophysical, where he is the Principal and co-owner, Dr. Leslie is also the Director of Archaeological Research at Heritage Consultants, LLC, a Principal Investigator with R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, and a Research Scientist with the Department of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut. Through this work in Cultural Resource Management, and with academic partners, Dr. Leslie's work includes numerous cemetery investigations, as well as magnetometry, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) surveys, soil coring, and geochemical applications to historic preservation projects.
Course Description
Course Description
In this seminar, participants will learn the basics of ground–penetrating radar and how this survey method has been applied to archaeological contexts. We will explore the physical requirements for a successful GPR survey, and briefly cover some of the more common technical processing techniques to transform raw GPR data into useful maps of cultural or geologic features. The second half of the presentation will discuss several case studies where GPR analyses were highly successful in characterizing archaeological sites, including historical cemeteries, as well as historical and pre-contact period archaeological sites.
Course Objectives
Course Objectives
- Participants will broadly understand GPR technology and how it has been applied to archaeological sites.
- Participants will learn appropriate methods of GPR survey, and sediments/field conditions amenable to survey.
- Participants will gain understanding of various archaeological and geological features that can be imaged through GPR survey.