Integrated examination and comparison of prospection methods at japanese historical Kiln sites

Abstract

Magnetic prospection in Japan has been used widely for surveying archaeological sites with thermoremanent magnetism. Kiln sites are a good target and much data has already been accumulated over a long period of time. Magnetic anomalies are two-dimensional, however, while many archaeologists today require three-dimensional data in order to be able to plan for the excavation and preservation of a kiln site. Our group has therefore examined in detail how kiln type can be assessed by archaeologic...