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Ground penetrating radar survey over a Roman building at Groundwell Ridge, Blunsdon St Andrew, Swindon, UK
Author(s) -
Linford N. T.,
Linford P. K.
Publication year - 2004
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.220
Subject(s) - ground penetrating radar , ridge , geology , archaeology , geophysical survey , soil survey , plan (archaeology) , seismology , radar , geophysics , geography , paleontology , soil water , engineering , telecommunications , soil science
Abstract A ground penetrating Radar (GPR) survey was conducted over well‐preserved building remains revealed during a previous geophysical survey (1996) covering an apparent complex of Roman activity discovered at Groundwell Ridge to the north of Swindon, UK. Despite unfavourable, clay‐rich soil conditions, the GPR survey provided a detailed plan of the Roman remains to a depth of approximately 1 m, confirming their survival in the very near surface. The GPR results complement the previous earth resistance and magnetic surveys and, together, the data suggest the presence of a high status Roman building, possibly incorporating thermoremanent features, for instance associated with a hypocaust system. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.