Archaeogeophysics-archaeological prospection - A mini review

Journal of King Saud University - Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-89

  Batayneh, Awni T ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Archaeogeophysics archaeological prospection; Geophysical methods; Modern development; Non destructive techniques; Rescue archaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951858154     PISSN: 10183647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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