Archaeological Prospection最新文献

{"title":"Exploring the Antonine Wall With Terrestrial Remote Sensing by W. S. Hanson, R. E. Jones, and N. Hannon, Oxford: Archaeopress, 2024. 234 pp. £45 (paperback/soft cover). ISBN: 978-1-80327-801-8","authors":"Ken Hamilton","doi":"10.1002/arp.1994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1994","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55490,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Prospection","volume":"32 3","pages":"756-757"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘In Flat Country’: A Space-Time Approach to the Common Spanish League","authors":"Matthew Ballance","doi":"10.1002/arp.1992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1992","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although widely used throughout the territories colonized by Europeans, the colonial league remains difficult to consistently translate to a unit of distance. Attempts to convert the league to modern units have returned varied results, depending on where and when distances were reported. This confusion seems to be the result of a conflation of the league as a unit of distance and the league as a measurement of space-time. The common league, used frequently in travel accounts and guidebooks through the 18th century, was loosely defined as the distance a man could walk in 1 h. As a result, the common league is resistant to consistent quantification in terms of Euclidean distance. For historical archaeologists seeking to identify sites from archival documents or maps, this inconsistency can make it difficult to move outward from known sites. In this article, I examine the utility of Tobler's hiking function and minimum travel time to approximate the common league. To do so, I compare travel time results with reported common leagues along two segments of Spain's royal highway in South America: one flat and one hilly. The results suggest that in both flat and hilly terrain, travel time serves as a more reliable predictor of known sites than previously proposed linear distances. These results also direct attention to the fact that spatial knowledge in the colonial period was gathered through human experiences of movement, experiences that were often subsequently erased or obscured in the process of mapping and tabulating distance.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55490,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Prospection","volume":"32 3","pages":"740-755"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Three-Dimensional Electrical Resistivity Tomography Schemes Optimized for Imaging Wall Foundations","authors":"P. K. Louvaris,&nbsp;P. I. Tsourlos,&nbsp;G. N. Vargemezis,&nbsp;G. N. Tsokas","doi":"10.1002/arp.1991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1991","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper describes the application of three-dimensional electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) in urban environments to detect wall foundations or similar structures. In this study, a specific measurement strategy based on optimized 3D measurement arrays with surface electrodes is proposed and tested. As this type of survey can be used for archaeological prospection, a special design was chosen to make the survey as non-invasive as possible. The 3D ERT measurement scheme therefore used layouts that placed electrode lines on each side of the wall. Using an optimization method based on the Jacobian matrix, only the optimal cross-line and in-line measurements were selected. The proposed scheme was tested using synthetic models and was also applied to the investigation of the foundations at two sites of the Byzantine walls of Thessaloniki, Northern Greece, near the Cassandrian Gate. Additional 2D ERTs were performed on each wall segment intersecting the wall perpendicularly to test the results of the 3D ERTs.</p><p>The presented results of the synthetic data support the effectiveness of the measurement scheme and at the same time provide important information about the maximum depth of investigation and about the influence of the shape of the structure, which must be considered as a priori information in the inversion process. The selected sections of the 3D inversion of the field data compare well with the respective 2D ERT results. Overall, the proposed 3D ERT measuring scheme has proven to be an effective non-destructive prospecting method.</p>","PeriodicalId":55490,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Prospection","volume":"32 3","pages":"726-739"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/arp.1991","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mapping Ancient Structures and Demonstrating Integrated Archaeological Geophysics at Huacas de Moche, Peru","authors":"Jared Low,&nbsp;Richard Krahenbuhl,&nbsp;Jeffrey Shragge,&nbsp;Michele L. Koons,&nbsp;Carlos Rengifo,&nbsp;Alexander Vega","doi":"10.1002/arp.1990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1990","url":null,"abstract":"<p>At the Huacas de Moche (HdM), one of the most prominent archaeological sites in Trujillo, Peru, the needs of an expanding modern community are in direct conflict with the desire to preserve the wealth of archaeological information. The undetermined extent of the HdM site introduces disputes in land usage where potential archaeological features are destroyed in pursuit of cultivatable land. This work presents the results of an integrated archaeo-geophysical and remote sensing investigation, which demonstrates the successful implementation of near-surface geophysical instruments for the detection of archaeological features around prior HdM archaeological investigations. The goals of this study are to (1) evaluate the overall effectiveness of various geophysics and drone-based sensing techniques at the HdM site, (2) interpret initial results at two test areas with and without active archaeological excavations, and (3) provide informed recommendations for future geophysical surveys across the broader HdM archaeological site and potentially other sites in the region. The methods deployed for this study include ground penetrating radar (GPR), frequency-domain electromagnetics (FDEM), magnetics, and drone-based photogrammetry. The resulting integrated geophysical analysis successfully reveals a broad collection of subsurface structures including features corresponding to walls, floors, and burials throughout these feature-rich survey areas. Follow-up excavations in a portion of the test bed, referred to as “Platform Uhle,” provide ground-truth confirmation of the presence of many features interpreted from GPR data. The orthomosaic maps and digital elevation models from drone-based photogrammetry surveys enable the delineation of subtle near-surface features, including shallow depressions within the ancient urban centre, in areas that are difficult to identify through ground-based observation alone. Lastly, the investigation results reveal that each deployed geophysical and remote sensing technique performed well given site conditions, which informs future acquisition for other geographically related archaeological sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":55490,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Prospection","volume":"32 3","pages":"707-725"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/arp.1990","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Combining Ground Penetrating Radar Data With Historical Research: The Scottish Royal Benedictine Abbey of Dunfermline","authors":"Erica Carrick Utsi,&nbsp;Michael Penman","doi":"10.1002/arp.1988","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1988","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Like many buildings of historical importance, Scotland's royal abbey of Dunfermline, Fife, has undergone frequent changes in its structure from its initial establishment through its growth under royal favour, partial destruction inspired by religious reformation followed by a period of use as a relatively open access site up until the construction of the present Georgian Abbey Church over the footings of the destroyed medieval choir. As a result of the site's chequered history over ten centuries, it was initially thought that Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey would not prove useful in providing an insight into the wealth of missing information from its medieval past. From the perspective of the Abbey's curators, the lack of visible evidence of its rich past could be explained but not illustrated to researchers or other visitors. Further considerations included that it would be impossible to excavate in order to confirm the survey data as the current Abbey Church is in use as a parish church, that space available for survey was limited due to areas of fixed pews, and the possible effects of groundwater and pitch on transmission velocity and signal attenuation. This project used close line spacing and two frequencies of antenna to optimise target definition and detection depth of the extant remains using GPR. These data were then compared with a wide range of historical sources and the known layout of comparable Benedictine abbey choirs. It has proved possible to establish the outline and extent of the medieval choir, to retrieve evidence of some of the elite burials, parts of the interior layout and to partially define which subsurface anomalies are potentially of medieval date. Not every interpretation carries the same degree of certainty, but future historical research may assist with this. The Abbey Church and partner Historic Environment Scotland are making use of the GPR data for illustration of the site's historical importance to its many visitors.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55490,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Prospection","volume":"32 3","pages":"676-706"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Magnetic Detection of the Emanuel Point Shipwrecks, Pensacola, Florida, United States","authors":"William J. Wilson,&nbsp;Gregory D. Cook","doi":"10.1002/arp.1989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1989","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study presents the results, interpretations and recommendations of close-order magnetometer surveys of the early Spanish Emanuel Point (EP) shipwrecks in Pensacola, Florida. The vessels were a part of the Tristán de Luna expedition and wrecked during a hurricane in 1559. These wrecks were likely salvaged to some extent, and taphonomic processes have reduced their concentrations of iron. When compared with the magnetic anomalies associated with other colonial shipwrecks, the EP shipwrecks have low intensities and extents and exhibit distinct morphologies. Because of these unique characteristics, existing guidelines and recommendations for locating shipwrecks with magnetometers are problematic. Based on the observed data, we present new recommendations for reconnaissance surveys with the intent of locating similar shipwrecks or when similar shipwrecks might be encountered. These recommendations include survey lane spacing of 10 m or less, maintaining the sensor at low altitudes and including multicomponent anomalies in selection criteria for visual identification. Although this study focuses on investigations in North America, it has broader implications for shipwreck reconnaissance around the world.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55490,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Prospection","volume":"32 3","pages":"666-675"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Anomaly Extractor—An Open-Source GIS-Tool for Object-Based Image Analyses of Large-Scale Geomagnetic Data","authors":"Lukas Goldmann,&nbsp;Rainer Komp","doi":"10.1002/arp.1987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1987","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this article, we present a newly developed, GIS-integrated, open-source tool for the automatic segmentation, vectorization and statistical analysis of large-scale geomagnetic data (https://github.com/dainst/AnomalyExtractor). We argue that the vectorization of survey results has many benefits in terms of analyses and interpretation. Following the rapid advancements in data generation and processing, the huge datasets created by modern geophysical surveys make attempts of manual vectorization impractical. Based on approaches used in the object-based image analyses of huge satellite- or airborne-generated datasets, the Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) research group of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) has developed a lightweight script, which can be applied to such datasets to allow further analyses and aid interpretation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55490,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Prospection","volume":"32 3","pages":"656-665"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Drone-Based High-Resolution LiDAR for Undercanopy Archaeology in Mediterranean Environment: Rusellae Case Study (Italy)","authors":"G. P. Cirigliano,&nbsp;G. Mazzacca,&nbsp;F. Remondino,&nbsp;P. Liverani,&nbsp;G. Cantoro,&nbsp;H. Maschner,&nbsp;S. Campana","doi":"10.1002/arp.1980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1980","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper presents a novel methodology and workflow successful in identifying and mapping undercanopy archaeology in woodland Mediterranean areas. The study area is characterized by dense vegetation typical of the Mediterranean area, located in southern Tuscany (Italy), within the territory of the ancient city of <i>Rusellae</i> next to the Tyrrhenian seaside. In February 2021, a drone-based LiDAR acquisition was led over an area of 550 ha, with an average of ~700 points/m². Specifically, the combination of aerial drone and LiDAR sensor enabled us to obtain high-resolution and high-quantity data, requiring significant processing efforts facilitated by the collaboration among various expertise in different fields, such as archaeology, computer science and geomatics. Among the most significant, this experience demonstrates the implementation of a methodology that, under certain circumstances, can be effective for the archaeological study of Mediterranean landscapes covered by dense canopy and undergrowth vegetation. The results provide new insights into these areas by shedding light on previously unknown archaeological features and enhancing our understanding of past landscapes.</p>","PeriodicalId":55490,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Prospection","volume":"32 3","pages":"644-655"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/arp.1980","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144934963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Time Geography and GIS in the Analysis of Pre-Hispanic Agropastoral Circulation in the Northern Calchaquí Valley (Northwest Argentina, Southern Andes)","authors":"Andrés Jäkel,&nbsp;Diego Gobbo","doi":"10.1002/arp.1983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1983","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article employs an ethnoarchaeological approach to mobility focusing on pastoral activities in the Andean region of the Northern Calchaquí Valley (Salta, Argentina). Recent research in the area presents archaeological evidence that supports the existence of lifeways based on integrated agropastoral activity strengthening at the start of the Late Period (around 1000 <span>BP</span>). These studies have identified a characteristic spatial pattern of agricultural and pastoral structures. This pattern consists of mixed assemblages of structures in areas near the piedmont and watercourses and monospecific aggregates of corrals on the higher slopes matching areas of naturally suitable grazing pastures. This evidence has generated interest towards understanding how everyday tasks, which involve the movement of people and animals, contributed to shaping this pattern. In providing an analytical framework for the study of the archaeological landscape, this article examines present-day mobility via an ethnographic approach, employing time geography methods for recording and coding pastoral circulation. This approach allowed us to observe how environmental and social variables influenced mobility strategies by which people coordinated their daily tasks involving agricultural and pastoral activities, as well as their seasonal variations. Based in this approach, several variables (environmental factors and restrictors related to land cover, slopes, altitude and hydrology) and parameters (space time requirements for activities) have been defined in order to perform GIS modelling of mobility (circuits and accessibility). Generated models allowed us to observe consistency between the temporal budgets involved in activities and the spatial patterns of related structures. By modelling hypothetical circuits empirically grounded in ethnographic work, the present article contributes to building an analytical framework for studying the archaeological landscape and agropastoral materiality in Andean valley environments of northwestern Argentina over the past millennium.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55490,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Prospection","volume":"32 3","pages":"613-626"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Two-Dimensional Joint Inversion of DC Resistivity and Magnetic Data for Archaeological Investigation","authors":"Chunyan Gao,&nbsp;Zhiyong Zhang,&nbsp;Jiacheng Liu,&nbsp;Ke Yi,&nbsp;Yang Liu,&nbsp;Jinhao Wen","doi":"10.1002/arp.1982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1982","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Magnetic data inversion excels in identifying surface magnetic anomalies, yet it lacks crucial depth information. On the other hand, direct current resistivity (DC resistivity) measurements can provide more detailed depth information with high vertical resolution. This study focuses on the joint inversion DC resistivity and magnetic data, which combines complementary information to establish a more robust geological model. This method addresses the inconsistencies inherent in separate inversions, thereby enhancing the resolution, stability and interpretability of geological features. We develop a novel joint inversion cost function for DC resistivity and magnetic data. This cost function leverages a model parameter transformation function to bridge the significant discrepancies between resistivity and magnetic susceptibility, thereby offering practical advantages in enhancing the inversion model's accuracy. By incorporating cross-gradient and fuzzy C-means (FCM) clustering, we enhance the coupling between inversion parameters and further improve the efficacy of joint inversion. Theoretical and field data inversion results demonstrate that the hybrid constraints, combining cross-gradient and FCM clustering, notably enhance the inversion performance of the magnetic susceptibility model. This method is capable of effectively recovering boundary anomalies and physical property values, which also resolves the inconsistencies that are often encountered in separate inversions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55490,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Prospection","volume":"32 3","pages":"600-612"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}