Introductory Archaeological Geophysics

Who should attend?

Archaeologists, heritage managers or earth scientists who are interested in how geophysical techniques can help with archaeological investigations.

Course content

This short course is aimed at graduates with an archaeology or an earth sciences background who wish to gain experience in archaeological geophysics.

The topic will provide you with an understanding of the scientific principles behind a range of techniques used in shallow archaeological prospection, the basic field operation of such techniques, data processing, data interpretation and geophysical reporting. Techniques covered may include magnetometry, electromagnetic induction, direct current resistivity, seismic techniques and ground penetrating radar.

The topic will be delivered through a series of lectures, demonstrations, practical hands-on sessions and computer based labs.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the topic you will be expected to be able to:

1. Appraise the major geophysical techniques that might be applied in an archaeological context
2. Critique a range of literature concerning the geophysical techniques covered during the topic
3. Set up basic field operation of a range of different geophysical techniques, including but not limited to ground penetrating radar, direct current resistivity, magnetometer and electromagnetic induction
4. Prepare and produce simple maps of geophysical information

Assessment

The assessment components for this course include a quiz, a report and an oral presentation

Credit

Upon successful completion of this short course, all participants will receive a Certificate of Achievement which states that this short course is equivalent to completion of the Flinders University topic ARCH8808.

By completing this short course participants may be eligible to negotiate credit at another tertiary institution.

We encourage participants to check this prior to registering for this short course.