Electrical conductivity depth modelling with a multireceiver EMI sensor for prospecting archaeological features

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-30

  Saey, Timothy ^a   De Smedt, Philippe ^a   Meerschman, Eef ^a   Islam, Mohammad Monirul ^a   Meeuws, Fun ^a   Van De Vijver, Ellen ^a   Lehouck, Alexander ^b,c   Van Meirvenne, Marc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Abdijmuseum Ten Duinen 1138 ^*  (Belgium)

^c Faculty of Arts Philosophy   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coastal plain; DUALEM 21S; EC depth map; Electromagnetic induction; Medieval archaeology; Moated site

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858002846     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.425     Document Type: Article

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