The Schlumberger array, or Schlumberger, was one of the first
resistance arrays to be used to detect buried archaeological
features. The early work used fixed probes and widely spaced
traverses. Recent simulation work, ýhowever, suggested that
the array should give improved resolution and depth
penetration over the Twin-Probe array. This thesis is an
attempt to operationalise the Schlumberger for use in
archaeological prospection. This has been achieved via a
co-ordinated use of laboratory simulation and-field studies.
Initial fieldwork in England suggested. that the. - use of
point electrodes created response patterns that were
dependent upon the relative direction of linear targets. This
was verified using a simulation tank modified to represent
field procedure. The recognition of this response, therefore,
required each survey area to be surveyed twice. The re-survey
requires the two current probes to be positioned at right
angles to the original survey points.
The Schlumberger was then used in a battery of methods to
investigate the problem of the archaeological interpretation
of- small, discrete scatters of ceramic sherds that cover the
landscape in Greece. The research has indicated a variation
of intra-site patterning that may be significant to the
function of these sites. Overall, the results suggest that
the relationship between the 'site' and its environment is a
complex one, one that can be oversimplified when the ceramic
evidence is viewed in isolation. The Schlumberger indicated
possible structural elements within some of these sites.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/3373 |
| Date | January 1990 |
| Creators | Gaffney, Christopher F. |
| Contributors | Aspinall, A., Bintliff, John L. |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, Department of Archaeological Sciences |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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