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Magnetic prospection at high resolution: survey of large silo‐pits in Iron Age enclosures
Author(s) -
Marshall A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archaeological prospection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.785
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1099-0763
pISSN - 1075-2196
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0763(199903)6:1<11::aid-arp110>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - prospection , geology , silo , excavation , magnetic survey , archaeology , interpretation (philosophy) , geophysical survey , fluxgate compass , mining engineering , geotechnical engineering , magnetic anomaly , geography , paleontology , geophysics , magnetometer , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , magnetic field , programming language
Large, isolated, rock‐cut pits located as regular features during a programme of detailed fluxgate gradiometry and excavation within ditched enclosures of mid to later Iron Age date from the northern Cotswolds (Gloucestershire, UK) are discussed as a case study in terms of their properties, problems of prospection and possible interpretation. General issues regarding detection of other anomalously large pits on such sites are also raised. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.