The use of microgravity, magnetometry and resistivity surveys for the characterization and preservation of an archaeological site at Umm er-Rasas, Jordan

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-70

  Batayneh, Awni ^a   Khataibeh, J ^a   Alrshdan, H ^a   Tobasi, U ^a   Al Jahed, N ^a  

^a Natural Resources Authority   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Archaeological investigation; Electrical resistivity tomography; Jordan; Magnetometry; Microgravity; Umm er Rasas

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947505598     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.301     Document Type: Article

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