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Ground penetrating radar (GPR) antenna mounted on a small tractor surveying near the Stonehenge monument as part of a larger project that identified a row of 90 previously undiscovered stones less than 3 km from Stonehenge.
Geoarchaeology

GPR Used to Locate Possible ‘Superhenge’ Near Stonehenge

September 14, 2015 rockman Comments Off on GPR Used to Locate Possible ‘Superhenge’ Near Stonehenge

Archaeologists using high-resolution ground penetrating radar (GPR) have located a massive collection of stones less than 3 km from the well-known Stonehenge site. This grouping of 90 stones, up to 4.5 meters tall (14.7 feet) […]

Valley of the Kings GPR Survey
Geoarchaeology

Radar survey of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings opens up new possibilities for lost tomb finds

March 10, 2014 rockman Comments Off on Radar survey of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings opens up new possibilities for lost tomb finds

A radar survey of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings hopes to find some of the missing tombs of Egyptian Queens and Pharaohs that have so far eluded archaeologists. Distinguishing natural faults and other geologic features […]

Excavation of void under a taxiway in Kansas City. The void was detected using geophysics.
Geophysics

Geophysics successfully detects void beneath Missouri Taxiway

April 21, 2013 rockman Comments Off on Geophysics successfully detects void beneath Missouri Taxiway

Airport authorities at the Charles B. Wheeler airport in Kansas City, MO were concerned about a leaking CMP joint 22-feet beneath the taxiway. The sand that was coming through the joint was detected on a […]

Police in Roseville, MI tape off a driveway thought to cover the remains of Jimmy Hoffa
Geoarchaeology

Police use GPR to investigate possible Jimmy Hoffa burial under Detroit driveway

November 14, 2012 rockman Comments Off on Police use GPR to investigate possible Jimmy Hoffa burial under Detroit driveway

Police were investigating the driveway of a home in suburban Detroit where a man though he saw the body of Jimmy Hoffa being burried 35 years ago. They used ground penetrating radar to image a […]

Shanna Diederichs, Crow Canyon's supervisory archaeologist on the Dillard site dig, and Bruce Barrow, Time Team America producer, keep an eye on the production for the PBS archaeology show.
Geophysics

Archaeologists and PBS crew use geophysics and LIDAR

June 13, 2012 rockman Comments Off on Archaeologists and PBS crew use geophysics and LIDAR

At an archaeological site at Crow Canyon, near Cortez, Colorado, a team of archaeologists, supported by a PBS film crew, were using ground penetrating radar, magnetometry, and resistivity geophysical methods to try to image the […]

July 2010 sinkhole in Milwaukee
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Ground penetrating radar being used to detect potential sinkholes around sewer pipes

January 6, 2012 rockman 1

When sewer pipes crack and leak, the surrounding ground becomes saturated and soil can migrate into the pipe and leave behind a void. Eventually this void can expand until it undermines the pavement or other […]

Rendering of a Roman gladiator school discovered near Vienna, Austria.
Geoarchaeology

GPR used to discover Roman gladiator school in Austria

September 22, 2011 rockman Comments Off on GPR used to discover Roman gladiator school in Austria

Ground penetrating radar was used to map the remains a Roman gladiator school about 40 miles outside of Vienna, Austria. The find is reported to be “spectacular”, compared to the Ludus Magnus – the largest […]

Husky mounted detection system
Geophysics

US Army testing new vehicle with ground penetrating radar

July 5, 2011 rockman 2

The US Army’s 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Special Troops Battalion has been testing the Husky Mounted Detection System at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The vehicle is equipped with ground penetrating radar […]

Badgers saved by ground penetrating radar geophysics
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Structures and Badgers safe at Bexhill in East Sussex, UK thanks to ground penetrating radar

January 25, 2011 rockman 1

A species of badgers is protected by law in the UK but their burrows can cause significant damage, undermining structures. At one site in Bexhill, East Sussex the problem was handled with a geophysics solution, […]

Isle of Capri Bridge
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Bridges targeted for approach embankment repairs

October 5, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Bridges targeted for approach embankment repairs

The City of Treasure Island, Florida (near Tampa) will be spending around $100k to repair approach embankments to the Isle of Capri and Isle of Palms bridges. …due to the degradation of seawalls and seals […]

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