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July 15, 2010 rockman Geoarchaeology Comments Off on Help Find Genghis Khan’s Tomb From the Comfort of Your Home

Ghengis Khan’s tomb has never been found for a variety of reasons. A project involving National Geographic is underway to look for this and other archaeological sites of significance in Mongolia. Think SETI@Home but with […]

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Geology of Ancient Mediterranean Harbors – Studying Sediments for Clues to the Past

February 18, 2010 rockman Geoarchaeology Comments Off on Geology of Ancient Mediterranean Harbors – Studying Sediments for Clues to the Past

Geoarchaeology is a fascinating application of geologic tools and disciplines, and I came across a post on the Through the Sandglass blog about a Geology Today article on “Coastal and ancient harbour archaeology”. In a […]

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Geoarchaeology

LIDAR Helps Locate New England Archaeological Sites

January 24, 2014 rockman Geoarchaeology Comments Off on LIDAR Helps Locate New England Archaeological Sites

One of the advantages of LIDAR topography data is the ability to “see through” vegetation so to speak. The light beams aren’t actually seeing through physical objects, but because of the high density of LIDAR […]