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Title

A Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the Unexcavated 24BE2206 Site Near Dewey, in the Big Hole Valley of Montana

Authors

Jacob Clarke, Montana Tech of the University of MontanaFollow
Andrew Wilson, Montana Tech of the University of MontanaFollow
Michael Masters, Montana Tech of the University of MontanaFollow
Marvin Speece, Montana Tech of the University of MontanaFollow

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Description

Stone fire hearths and associated sub-surface cultural remains were the target of a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey at a pre-historic Native American archeological site near Dewey, Montana. GPR is a non-invasive geophysical survey technique. The GPR uses a transmitting antenna with a frequency of 1-1000 MHz to emit electromagnetic waves into the ground. The receiving antenna detects reflections caused by boundaries of contrasting electrical properties. As the distance of a survey progresses, ensuing measurements produce an image based on the returning reflections.

Publication Date

Summer 2017

Comments

We thank the Montana Tech Undergraduate Research Program for funding our Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship project and the Montana BLM for allowing us to use the site.

Recommended Citation

Clarke, Jacob; Wilson, Andrew; Masters, Michael; and Speece, Marvin, "A Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the Unexcavated 24BE2206 Site Near Dewey, in the Big Hole Valley of Montana" (2017). 2017 Undergraduate Research. 7.
https://digitalcommons.mtech.edu/urp_aug_2017/7