Ground penetrating radar investigations at North Ballachulish Moss, Highland, Scotland

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-121

  Clarke, Ciara M ^a   Utsi, Erica ^b   Utsi, Vincent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Utsi Electronics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Basin morphology; Peat; Prehistoric surface; Radar; Timber; Wooden stakes and artifacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005574157     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0763(199906)6:2<107::AID-ARP121>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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