Ground-Penetrating Radar for Archaeology

Lawrence Conyers is the author of five books on GPR, and more than forty-five peer reviewed journal articles. He was one of the first to develop GPR techniques for both archaeology and geological applications starting in the late 1980s and has been on the forefront of using these methods to find, map and understand buried sites around the world. He was also instrumental in developing software for imaging the ground, with hundreds of software users around the world. His specialty is GPR, and recently the integration of GPR results with magnetic gradiometer data. He began his academic career at the University of Denver, Colorado in 1995, specializing in using geophysics for mapping buried archaeological sites. The last 25 years of his research has taken him to more than 65 countries around the world on all inhabited continents.

• List of Figures, Tables and EquationsAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductory Thoughts on this Edition 1. Some Basics of GPRGeophysics Today and the Goals of this BookSome Pet Peeves to Get out of the Way2. Introduction to Ground-penetrating RadarHistory of GPR3. Radar Wave Generation and PropagationRadar Antennas and WavelengthsGround Properties Affecting Radar Wave TransmissionProduction of ReflectionsRecording of Radar WavesAcquisition Settings and Collection ProceduresGPR on WaterAntenna Frequency ConstraintsRadar Wave ReflectionsDispersion and Attenuation of Radar Waves in the GroundBasic Reflection TypesResolution of Subsurface Features4. Ground-Penetrating Radar Equipment and Acquisition SoftwareData Acquisition Software: Setup Parameters5. Velocity AnalysisDirect Velocity MeasurementsCMP and WARR TestsTransillumination TestsLaboratory Measurements of RDPAnalysis of Point-source Reflection Hyperbolas6. Post-acquisition Data ProcessingMore on Initial Processing StepsAmplitude Slice-map ProductionIsosurfaces and VideosMore Advances Processing StepsMigrationFrequency FilteringDeconvolutionHilbert TransformMultiple-offset ProcessingOther Experimental AnalysesData Processing Conclusions7. Interpretation of GPR DataSynthetic GPR ModelsSynthetic Modeling ApplicationsHorizon PickingAmplitude Analysis in Slice-mapsSubtle Feature Discovery with Amplitude MappingProduction of Rendered ImagesVery High Frequency GPRGPR and Magnetics Used Together8. ConclusionsGlossary of Terms used in this Book ReferencesIndexAbout the Author

This book provides an excellent guide for archaeologists and geophysicists who are studying GPR for archeology. Lawrence B. Conyers puts his fingers on the most modern advances in the GPR technology and presents a wide range of information that offers a comprehensive picture of using this method in archeology.