Efficient, large-scale archaeological prospection using a true three-dimensional ground-penetrating radar array system

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-186

  Trinks, Immo ^a   Johansson, Bernth ^b   Gustafsson, Jaana ^b   Emilsson, Jesper ^b   Friborg, Johan ^b   Gustafsson, Christer ^b   Nissen, Johan ^b   Hinterleitner, Alois ^c  

^a Swedish National Heritage Board UV Teknik   (Sweden)

^b MALÅ Geoscience AB ^*  (Sweden)

^c LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Birka and Hovg rden; Ground penetrating radar; High resolution prospection; Multichannel array; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956820510     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.381     Document Type: Article

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