Gamma-Ray Spectrometry as a Tool for Exploring Archaeological Nuclear Facilities: A Case Study from the Nevada Test Site Nuclear Rocket Development Station

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Journal of Contemporary Archaeology Pub Date : 2020-03-11 DOI:10.1558/jca.36566

Ben McGee

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Abstract

Since its first demonstration in the early 2000s, the exploration of gamma-ray spectrometry (GRS) applications as a geophysical tool in archaeology remains nascent. While intentional neutron activation, which requires a gamma-ray analysis, has seen increasing use as a geoforensics technique in archaeology, little or no research has been published concerning the possibility of GRS as an industrial archaeological tool for use in exploring nuclear sites or facilities where neutron activation and surface contamination may have already occurred. Consequently, the use of GRS as a geophysical tool for the archaeological investigation of abandoned or decommissioned nuclear facilities is proposed, demonstrated, and discussed using a case study from the Nevada Test Site Nuclear Rocket Development Station.

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伽马射线能谱法作为探索考古核设施的工具:来自内华达试验场核火箭发展站的案例研究

自21世纪初首次演示以来，伽玛射线能谱法(GRS)作为地球物理工具在考古学中的应用探索仍处于起步阶段。虽然需要伽玛射线分析的故意中子活化已被越来越多地用作考古学中的地质法医技术，但很少或没有发表关于GRS作为工业考古工具用于探索可能已经发生中子活化和表面污染的核场所或设施的可能性的研究。因此，利用GRS作为一种地球物理工具，对废弃或退役的核设施进行考古调查，并以内华达州核试验场核火箭开发站为例进行了建议、论证和讨论。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Contemporary Archaeology is the first dedicated, international, peer-reviewed journal to explore archaeology’s specific contribution to understanding the present and recent past. It is concerned both with archaeologies of the contemporary world, defined temporally as belonging to the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, as well as with reflections on the socio-political implications of doing archaeology in the contemporary world. In addition to its focus on archaeology, JCA encourages articles from a range of adjacent disciplines which consider recent and contemporary material-cultural entanglements, including anthropology, art history, cultural studies, design studies, heritage studies, history, human geography, media studies, museum studies, psychology, science and technology studies and sociology. Acknowledging the key place which photography and digital media have come to occupy within this emerging subfield, JCA includes a regular photo essay feature and provides space for the publication of interactive, web-only content on its website.