Archaeological prospecting using electric and electrostatic mobile arrays

Abstract

The latest generation of mobile electric and electrostatic arrays allows the measurement of the apparent resistivity over large areas with a high spatial sampling and for several depths of investigation. This paper presents three experiments undertaken over three archaeological sites of three different historical periods (Iron Age, Roman, medieval) and three different subsoil covers (meadow, ploughed field, asphalt). The archaeological structures (ditches, enclosures or walls) are described with a good accuracy. They are integrated in their environmental and geological context. Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.