Rendlesham, Suffolk: Characterising Metalworking Through a Geochemical Survey of Ploughsoil
Author(s): David Dungworth, Joanna Dunster, Andrew Lowerre
This research investigates the usefulness of portable X-Ray Fluorescence spectroscopy to detect trace elements in the plough soil, which can indicate past anthropogenic activity. The site under study in this research has artefactual evidence for metal-working, and data from geophysical survey, field-walking, metal-detecting and aerial survey are available for comparison. Geochemical data were plotted against Global Positioning System readings to display soil elemental composition spatially. It was hoped to develop a methodology for geochemical techniques to detect sub-surface archaeology with relatively little cost or disruption.
- Report Number:
- 30/2012
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 37
