Review of geophysical applications: In Australian archaeology

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Lowe, Kelsey M.. 2012. "Review of geophysical applications: In Australian archaeology." Australian Archaeology. 74 (74), pp. 71-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/03122417.2012.11681936
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Review of geophysical applications: In Australian archaeology

ERA Journal ID7963
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AuthorLowe, Kelsey M.
Journal TitleAustralian Archaeology
Journal Citation74 (74), pp. 71-84
Number of Pages14
Year2012
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Place of PublicationAustralia
ISSN0312-2417
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/03122417.2012.11681936
Web Address (URL)http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03122417.2012.11681936
Abstract

Multidisciplinary approaches are now commonplace in the investigation of archaeological sites worldwide. Consequently, geophysics has become an increasingly important tool for reconstructing past landscapes and investigating research questions. However, despite their acceptance internationally, in Australia the use of geophysical techniques on archaeological sites has been underutilised. This paper examines the history of archaeological geophysics in Australia and seeks to understand, given their potential advantages, the role that factors such as costs, time, instrument availability and lack of theoretical knowledge have played in the under representation of these methods in local archaeological investigations to date. With the recent introduction of short courses in archaeological geophysics to at least one Australian tertiary institution, this review is a timely overview of where this discipline has been, what it has to offer and whether there is potential for Australian archaeologists to develop the skills necessary to conduct archaeological geophysic investigations, as their international counterparts do already, in the future.

Keywordsarchaeological sites; geophysics; Australia; archaeological geophysics;
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020430103. Archaeology of Australia (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
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Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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