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Archaeol Prospection 12 (3)
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Title:
Archaeol Prospection 12 (3)
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Archaeological Prospection
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12 (3)
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Journal
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Christopher F Gaffney
Lawrence B Conyers
Arnold Aspinall
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John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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2005
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/home
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13 Oct 2006
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An automated approach to the analysis of the arrangement of post-pits at Stanton Drew
Paul K Linford
137 - 150
After the discovery of concentric arrangements of post-pits within the megalithic stone circles at Stanton Drew in Somerset, it was decided to map their geometry using an automated approach. The algorithm developed relies on the use of correlation registration to allow the locations of pit anomalies to be identified automatically. Concentric circular arrangements of pits are then classified using a modified Hough transform, adapted to detect circular rather than linear patterns. Finally the co-ordinates of the centres of all pits identified as lying on the same circle are extracted and fed to an algorithm that determines the parameters of the circle of best fit by the method of least squares. The result is an objective determination of the parameters of the nine concentric circles of pits within the Great stone Circle and three circles within the South-southwest stone Circle, which it is hoped will help inform the interpretation of the monument. Although the computational procedures described represent a solution to the analysis of a possibly unique data set, it is hoped that elements of the method might provide ideas for techniques that can be generalised for other applications.
The use of ASTER satellite imagery in archaeological contexts
Mark Altaweel
151 - 166
Multispectral ASTER satellite imagery has recently become available for scholarly research. The overall bandwidth and spatial resolution of the system give it an advantage over older Landsat satellites. In northern Mesopotamia, modern day north Iraq, hollow ways, sites and canals have all been located using the ASTER system. This system has proven to be useful in both verifying results found in CORONA satellite data and locating potential archaeological features that cannot be easily distinguished on CORONA imagery. Spectral signatures and visual manipulation can both be used to assist in the identification of distinct feature types. Reflectance information obtained from imagery can also be checked with ASTER's spectral library. With proper analytical methods applied, significant benefits for landscape archaeology can be achieved. Includes
Appendix 1: source code for the PERL program used in analysing...
163 - 166
Lightning-induced magnetic anomalies on archaeological sites
Geoffrey Jones
David L Maki
191 - 197
Recent studies of known lightning impacts and laboratory testing of samples from a suspected lightning-induced anomaly appearing in magnetic survey data allow us to characterize these formerly enigmatic responses. Remanent magnetization associated with the current path of a lightning discharge produces strong anomalies that can be recognized in magnetic survey data, and can be identified positively using laboratory methods.
Precision real-time positioning for fast geophysical prospection
J Leckebusch
199 - 202
In this short report high-precision surveying instruments such as an RTK-GPS and a tracking total station are integrated with a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) system on a motorized sensor platform. This enables real-time navigation and provides accurate three-dimensional coordinates in the national grid system for each geophysical measurement. The correlation between the different data sets is ensured by a unique ID that is attached to each coordinate. As a result of this surveys become much faster and are of higher quality. Experience from a number of GPR surveys is described, showing the high positional accuracy that can be obtained.
