The settlement of Hanna’s Town is a significant and vital connection to Pennsylvania’s frontier and colonial history. The importance to regional heritage is embodied by the effort expended by the Westmoreland County Historical Society on archaeological and geophysical endeavors …
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The use of geophysics in conjunction with archaeology has been shown to be highly advantageous in assessing the potential and existence of archaeologically significant features. In investigating sites with little to no surface features or historical documentation, geophysics can…
Common methods used to locate battlefield features have not been utilized extensively on the Charleston peninsula. This thesis explores methods used to locate battlefield features and their effectiveness on the Charleston peninsula. The methods were utilized in areas related to …
Raised beach ridges in polar environments are recorders of relative sea-level (RSL) change. The South Shetland Islands (SSI) contain large areas of ice-free raised beaches used to resolve paleo-sea-level change. The largest of these ice-free areas is Byers Peninsula (60 km2) on …
Archaeological investigations in the Emirate of Dubai, UAE conducted by the Dubai Department of Archaeology and the University of Arkansas demonstrate that the desert inland of the Oman Peninsula was occupied not only during the Arabian Neolithic (8000–4400 BC), when the region …
Aqaba and Elat are very important port and recreation cities for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Israel, respectively. The two cities are the most susceptible to damage from a destructive future earthquake because they are located over the tectonically active Dead Sea transf…