The Schlumberger array—potential and pitfalls in archaeological prospection

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 199-209

  Aspinall, A ^a   Gaffney, C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b GSB Prospection Bradford   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field example; Linear features; Orientation selectivity; Schlumberger array; Shallow tank

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013317207     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.169     Document Type: Article

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