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Archaeological surveying > Resistivity surveys

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Resistivity surveys  

Definition

  • In archaeology, method by which buried features can be detected by inserting metal probes into the soil, passing current between them through the soil, and measuring the soil's resistance to the current; buried features have low resistance

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Geophysical surveys
  • RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS
  • RESISTIBILITY SURVEYS
  • Surveys, resistivity

Notation

  • 111503

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-N58QRTSJ-F

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