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Geophysical prospection at Floridablanca archaeological site, San Julian Bay, Argentina
Author(s) -
Lascano Eugenia,
Osella Ana,
De La Vega Matías,
Buscaglia Silvana,
Senatore Ximena,
Lanata José Luis
Publication year - 2003
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/arp.213
Subject(s) - excavation , prospection , geology , bay , archaeology , ground penetrating radar , plan (archaeology) , mining engineering , radar , paleontology , geography , telecommunications , computer science
We present the application of three geophysical methods—ground‐penetrating radar, resistivity and electromagnetic induction—to the Floridablanca archaeological site at San Julián Bay, Argentina. The objective of the prospection was to detect buried archaeological structures—mostly adobe walls—to delimit these structures, to find their characteristics and to study the presence of tiles attributable to roof collapse within the zone of interest. Profiles were carried out in this zone and outside it to compare results. A periodic distribution of low‐contrast shallow anomalies was found that indicated the presence of different types of buried walls within the zone. Also the absence of tile accumulations could be determined. These results provided the archaeologists with useful information to design a more efficient excavation plan. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.