Research Catalog

Title

Handbook of geophysics and archaeology / Alan J. Witten.

Author

Witten, Alan J. (Alan Joel), 1949-

Publication

London, U.K. ; Oakville, Conn. : Equinox Pub., 2006.

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Description

xiv, 329 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

This book addresses the geophysical techniques that are most commonly employed in near-surface application - those used in probing the underground to a depth of about ten meters. Each technique is covered at multiple levels beginning with elementary discussions that call upon everyday intuitive insights, with subtleties explored in greater depth. For each method considered there are a number of case studies that serve to illustrate the range of applicability of the technique.

Series Statement

Equinox handbooks in anthropological archaeology

Uniform Title

Equinox handbooks in anthropological archaeology

Alternative Title

Geophysics and archaeology

Subject

• Archaeology > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Electromagnetic induction
• Geophysics > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Gravity
• Magnetometry in archaeology
• Tomography

Genre/Form

• Handbooks and manuals
• Textbooks (form)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Gravity : the pull of the Earth -- 3. Case studies in gravity -- 4. Magnetometry : finding buried magnets and more -- 5. Case studies in magnetometry -- 6. Waves : some basic concepts -- 7. Electromagnetic induction : a new frontier -- 8. Case studies in electromagnetic induction -- 9. Ground penetrating radar : a true wave-based technique -- 10. Case studies in ground penetrating radar -- 11. Geotomography : holograms within the Earth -- 12. Case studies in geotomography -- 13. Electrical resistivity tomography : imaging with electricity.

ISBN

• 1904768598 (hardback)
• 1904768601 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2004057704

OCLC

56367939

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library