Reduction of topography effect in inductive electromagnetic profiles: application on coastal sambaqui (shell mound) archaeological site in Santa Catarina state, Brazil

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2089-2095

  Santos, Vinícius R N ^a   Porsani, Jorge L ^a   Mendonça, Carlos A ^a   Rodrigues, Selma I ^a   DeBlasis, Paulo D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Archaeological sambaqui site; Brazil; Inductive electromagnetic method; Santa Catarina State; Topographic correction

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAP;

BRAZIL; SANTA CATARINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 68349090363     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.05.014     Document Type: Review

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