Geophysical identification of unmarked historic graves

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 572-601

  Dalan, Rinita A ^a   De Vore, Steven L ^b   Clay, R Berle ^c  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c Cultural Resource Analysts Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMETERY; COMPACTION; EQUIPMENT; EXCAVATION; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY;

EID: 77957342304     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20325     Document Type: Article

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