5th October 2007, 08:54 PM
I'm not clear exactly what the request is for, but if it is for references about the nature of archaeo-magnetic anomalies then I would suggest that Mr North takes a look at the indexes for the journals 'Archaeological Prospection" and "Archaeometery" (both can be found with a Google search) and follows up from there. If, on the other hand, he understands the geophysical side of things and is looking for general advice about excavation techniqes, then something like Philip Barker's 'Techniques of Archaeological Excavation' would suit. I don't think much that has been published on the combination of excavation with the mapping of soil magnetic properties, although Clarke touches on it very briefly (just one paragraph) in the second edition of 'Seeing Beneath the Soil'.
It might also be worth Mr North's while getting in touch with the International Society for Archaeological Prospection (http://www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/archsci/archprospection/). They have an online mailing list and I am sure that if his request was circulated there he would be able to solicit a few useful opinions.
John
"Hidden wisdom and buried treasure, what use is there in either?" (Ecclesiasticus ch20 v30)
It might also be worth Mr North's while getting in touch with the International Society for Archaeological Prospection (http://www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/archsci/archprospection/). They have an online mailing list and I am sure that if his request was circulated there he would be able to solicit a few useful opinions.
John
"Hidden wisdom and buried treasure, what use is there in either?" (Ecclesiasticus ch20 v30)