Inside a mound: Applied geophysics in archaeological prospecting at the King's Mounds, Gamla Uppsala, Sweden

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 551-562

  Persson, Kjell ^a,b   Olofsson, Bo ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Archaeological prospection; Gradiometer; Ground penetrating radar; Slingram

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; KINGS MOUNDS; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; UPPSALA [SWEDEN];

EID: 1842843730     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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