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Comparison of Archaeological and Magnetic Methods for Identification of Subsurface Pre-historic Native American House Features. Kevin Faehndrich Michael Rogers. Ithaca College. Pre-historic Housing Structure. Ithaca College. Battery Belt. Control Unit. Sensors. Cesium Magnetometer.
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Comparison of Archaeological and Magnetic Methods for Identification of Subsurface Pre-historic Native American House Features Kevin Faehndrich Michael Rogers Ithaca College
Pre-historic Housing Structure Ithaca College
Battery Belt Control Unit Sensors Cesium Magnetometer Ithaca College
How a Magnetic Survey Works Image Credit: Ithaca College http://www.physics.brocku.ca/courses/1p93/images/f21005.jpg
How a Magnetic Survey Works Earth’s magnetic field Magnetic field of buried object Ithaca College
Interpretation of Magnetic Data Image credit: www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/phous.gif Ithaca College
Gila Encantada Village Site 5540 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5380 1460 1580 Image credit: nature.org/wherewework/fieldguide/projectprofiles/gmh.html Local-X Grid Coordinate (m) Ithaca College
Area Surveyed 5540 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5460 5380 Ithaca College 1460 1520 1580 Local-X Grid Coordinate (m)
Area Surveyed 5540 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5460 5380 Ithaca College 1460 1520 1580 Local-X Grid Coordinate (m)
Conducting a Magnetic Survey 5500 GN Local y-coordinate (m) 5440 1498 1478 Ithaca College Local x-coordinate (m)
Conducting a Magnetic Survey 5500 GN Local y-coordinate (m) 5440 1498 1478 Ithaca College Local x-coordinate (m)
Conducting a Magnetic Survey 5500 GN Local y-coordinate (m) 5440 1498 1478 Ithaca College Local x-coordinate (m)
Interpretation of Magnetic Data 5488 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5476 1486 1498 Image credit: www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/phous.gif Local-X Grid Coordinate (m) Ithaca College
Interpretation of Magnetic Data 5488 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5476 1486 1498 Image credit: www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/phous.gif Local-X Grid Coordinate (m) Ithaca College
Interpretation of Magnetic Data 5488 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5476 1486 1498 Image credit: www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/phous.gif Local-X Grid Coordinate (m) Ithaca College
Interpretation of Magnetic Data 5488 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5476 1486 1498 Image credit: www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/phous.gif Local-X Grid Coordinate (m) Ithaca College
Magnetic Survey 5540 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5460 5380 1460 1580 Ithaca College Local-X Grid Coordinate (m)
Archaeological Methods 5540 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5460 5380 Ithaca College 1460 1580 Local-X Grid Coordinate (m)
5540 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5460 5380 1460 1580 Local-X Grid Coordinate (m) Comparison of Results • 8 suspected pithouses found by both methods • 3 suspected pithouses from magnetic methods not found with archaeological methods • 7 suspected pithouses from archaeological methods not found with magnetic methods Ithaca College
5540 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5460 5380 1460 1580 Local-X Grid Coordinate (m) Comparison of Results Ithaca College
5540 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5460 5380 1460 1580 Local-X Grid Coordinate (m) Future Comparisons Ithaca College
Corey Cayuga Village Site Ithaca College
Longhouse Image Credit: http://www.mtmorriscsd.org/elementary/inside_longhouse.jpg Ithaca College
5040 5030 5028 5026 5024 5022 5020 980 982 984 986 988 990 992 994 996 998 1000 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5000 6003 6002.5 6002 6001.5 6001 6000.5 6000 2000 2000.5 2001 2001.5 2002 2002.5 2003 2003.5 2004 2004.5 2005 2005.5 2006 960 1020 1080 1140 Local X-Grid Coordinate (m) Corey Cayuga Village Site Ithaca College
5040 5030 5028 5026 5024 5022 5020 980 982 984 986 988 990 992 994 996 998 1000 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5000 6003 6002.5 6002 6001.5 6001 6000.5 6000 2000 2000.5 2001 2001.5 2002 2002.5 2003 2003.5 2004 2004.5 2005 2005.5 2006 960 1020 1080 1140 Local X-Grid Coordinate (m) Corey Cayuga Village Site Ithaca College
Local y-grid coordinate (m) Local x-grid coordinate (m) Complications in Data Analysis Ithaca College
Local y-grid coordinate (m) Local x-grid coordinate (m) Complications in Data Analysis Ithaca College
Complications in Data Analysis Excavated Plow Scar Ithaca College
5040 5030 5028 5026 5024 5022 5020 980 982 984 986 988 990 992 994 996 998 1000 Local-Y Grid Coordinate (m) 5000 6003 6002.5 6002 6001.5 6001 6000.5 6000 2000 2000.5 2001 2001.5 2002 2002.5 2003 2003.5 2004 2004.5 2005 2005.5 2006 960 1020 1080 1140 Local X-Grid Coordinate (m) Corey Cayuga Village Site Ithaca College
5020 Local y-grid coordinate (m) 5000 1060 1020 1040 Local x-grid coordinate (m) Complications in Data Analysis Ithaca College
5020 Local y-grid coordinate (m) 5000 1020 1040 1060 Local x-grid coordinate (m) Complications in Data Analysis Ithaca College
Conclusions / Future Work Gila Encantada Village Site Corey Cayuga Village Site Ithaca College
Questions? Acknowledgements: -Dr. Barbra Roth -Dr. Jack Rossen -Greg Shear -Kristiyan Georgiev Funding: -Ithaca College Anthropology Department -Ithaca College Physics Ford Research Fund -Ithaca College Dana Internship -Ithaca College summer Faculty salary - University of Nevada-Las Vegas Archaeological Field School Ithaca College