GPR mapping for more than just finding buried materials: A case study in testing ideas about cultural change and community dynamics in 10th century southern Arizona, USA

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PreviousNext No Access19th International Conference on Ground Penetrating RadarGPR mapping for more than just finding buried materials: A case study in testing ideas about cultural change and community dynamics in 10th century southern Arizona, USAAuthors: Lawrence B. ConyersLawrence B. ConyersUniversity of DenverSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1190/gpr2022-051.1 SectionsAboutPDF/ePub ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract The GPR technique has historically been used by practitioners for finding buried archaeological sites, with little analysis of the discovered remains that can inform historical or anthropological research. Instead the GPR methods can be expanded and integrated with age-dates, cultural affinities and compared to nearby excavations to place GPR results within a regional framework and test hypotheses about anthropological topics such as population dynamics and culture change. Keywords: mapping, two-dimensional, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), amplitude, reflectionPermalink: https://doi.org/10.1190/gpr2022-051.1FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 19th International Conference on Ground Penetrating RadarISSN (online):2159-6832Copyright: 2022 Pages: 166 publication data© 2022 Published in electronic format with permission by the Society of Exploration GeophysicistsPublisher:Society of Exploration Geophysicists HistoryPublished Online: 13 Oct 2022 CITATION INFORMATION Lawrence B. Conyers, (2022), "GPR mapping for more than just finding buried materials: A case study in testing ideas about cultural change and community dynamics in 10th century southern Arizona, USA," SEG Global Meeting Abstracts : 9-11. https://doi.org/10.1190/gpr2022-051.1 Plain-Language Summary Keywordsmappingtwo-dimensionalground-penetrating radar (GPR)amplitudereflectionPDF DownloadLoading ...