| Title: |
Rapid, in-stride soil phosphate measurement in archaeological survey:
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| Subtitle: |
a new method tested in Loudoun County, Virginia |
| Issue: |
J Archaeol Sci 34 (11) |
| Series: |
Journal of Archaeological Science
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| Volume: |
34
(11)
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| Page Start/End: |
1859 - 1867 |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
The authors report the development and field test of a modified method for soil phosphate analysis for survey archaeology. Consideration of relative, rather than absolute, phosphate levels permits the abbreviation of standard extraction techniques, while two-colour spectral monitoring provides reliable values without the need for the typical 40--60 minute development period. Using this technique, a soil sample may be fully analyzed for phosphate in as little as six minutes. The technique was used in the field simultaneously with a standard woodland shovel-testing survey in an effort to locate a lost historic farmstead in Virginia, USA. |
| Year of Publication: |
2007
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Farmstead (Auto Detected Subject) |
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| Source: |
BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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| Created Date: |
05 Dec 2007 |
