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On a Commercial Scale – Archaeological Geophysics in England.

Parker, L., Richardson, T., Hunnisett, C. and Armstrong, K., 2024. On a Commercial Scale – Archaeological Geophysics in England. In: Cuenca-Garcia, C., Asăndulesei, A. and Lowe, K. M., eds. World Archaeo-Geophysics: Integrated minimally invasive approaches using country-based examples. Cham: Springer, 215-241.

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Abstract

Geophysical prospection for archaeology was first trialled in England over 75 years ago and, as the profession has matured, a dedicated research community has developed in the country. For over 30 years, archaeological geophysics has played a major role in developer-funded archaeology. Whilst no offcial figures exist for active archaeo-geophysicists in England, it is likely that the number of practitioners is in the 100s, and is perhaps one of the largest communities worldwide. Standards and Guidance are available to support the profession, but it is a challenge for these to keep pace with advancements in technology and methodologies. The balance between improving cost effectiveness, mainly through increased speed of field data acquisition, whilst maintaining research to increase the level of information gained by such investigations remains an important question for both the commercial and academic archaeological sectors

Item Type:Book Section
ISBN:9783031579004, 3031579003
Series Name:One World Archaeology
Number of Pages:26
Edition:1
Additional Information:https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-57900-4#affiliations
Uncontrolled Keywords:Social Science
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:41067
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:04 Jul 2025 13:45
Last Modified:04 Jul 2025 13:45

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