GPR
class for Archaeological Mapping
held at University of Denver, May 4,5,6,
2007
taught by Lawrence B. Conyers,
Professor of Anthropology and author of the books Ground-penetrating Radar: An
Introduction for Archaeologists (1997) and Ground-penetrating
radar for Archaeology (2004)
this is a 3 day, very intensive, hands-on class.
- On day 1 we will spend the whole day
talking about GPR theory and methods. I will give numerous examples of GPR surveys
that have been done all over the world, showing how to interpret the data, how to
successfully map buried sites, and most importantly, the pitfalls we all will fall into in
these types of surveys. Toward the end of the class you will be given a data set of
GPR data from a buried pithouse village, and I will have you interpret the data, mapping
the pit house floors and other features from two-dimensional profiles
- On day 2 we will spend the day
outside at a nearby buried site, collecting data using a SIR-10 and SIR-2000 system.
A number of different configurations will be used as well as different antenna
frequencies. Each of you will then have your own data set to process and interpret
- Day 3 will be spend in the computer
lab. Each participant will have their own computer and their own data set from the
previous day's collection. You will first make 2-D profiles and interpret them, but
then move into three-dimensional mapping and amplitude analyses. By the end of the
day you will have print-outs of the buried features in 3-D. To date more than 130
people from as far away as Korea, Russia and Belgium have taken the class.
Total cost for the class is $150.
You must pay your own airfare and lodging while in Denver. With the class you
will receive a copy of the GPR book as well as the software and instructions for making
three-dimensional maps of buried sites using amplitude time-slices.
To register, contact Larry Conyers
at 303-871-2684 or Lisa Saccomanno at 303-871-2677. You may also e-mail Larry Conyers
at lconyers@du.edu
Total class size is limited to 20, so contact us early! We can only hold a seat for you only if you send a check for $150, made
out to University of Denver to this address:
Larry Conyers
Department of Anthropology
University of Denver
2000 E. Asbury St.
Denver, CO 80208