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Seeing Below the Surface with Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Exploring the Deepest Reaches of Arkansas' Tallest Prehistoric Mounds

Posted on:2015-06-11Degree:M.AType:Thesis
University:University of ArkansasCandidate:Zimmer-Dauphinee, JamesFull Text:PDF
GTID:2478390017994520Subject:Archaeology
Abstract/Summary:
Despite decades of research and over a century of public interest, the most prominent features at Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park, Mound A and Mound B, remain virtually unexamined by modern archaeological techniques, and poorly understood. The tremendous scale and importance of these mounds makes most standard research methods difficult if not impossible. Electrical Resistivity Tomography, a geophysical technique rarely used in North America, was employed to survey both Mound A and Mound B, resulting in models of the subsurface that provide insights into the construction, modification and condition of the mounds.
Keywords/Search Tags:Mound
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