TY - CHAP
T1 - A Review on the Development and Current Role of Ground-Based Geophysical Methods for Archaeological Prospection in Scandinavia
AU - Stamnes, Arne Anderson
AU - Cuenca-García, Carmen
AU - Gustavsen, Lars
AU - Horsley, Tim
AU - Jónasson, Ómar Valur
AU - Koivisto, Satu
AU - Kristiansen, Søren Munch
AU - Perttola, Wesa
AU - Schneidhofer, Petra
AU - Stott, David
AU - Tonning, Christer
AU - Traustadóttir, Ragnheiður
AU - Trinks, Immo
AU - Viberg, Andreas
AU - Westergaard, Bengt
PY - 2024/7/14
Y1 - 2024/7/14
N2 - This chapter provides an extensive overview of the use of geophysics in archaeological research and cultural heritage management in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. It discusses the current status, role and acceptance of geophysical methods in each country, and outlines the state-of-the-art based on a synthesis of existing knowledge and experience. The authors consider the past, present and future of archaeo-geophysics in the individual regions, taking into account the academic, curatorial and commercial aspects of their use. This, in turn, serves as the basis for a discussion of the reasons for the varying degrees of acceptance and integration of the methods in each country, and aid the distribution of knowledge and experience gained across Scandinavia and beyond. The practical experience, application and general acceptance are not similar in the different Scandinavian countries. There is a general lack of integrating geophysical (and by extension non-intrusive methods) within the archaeological practice and guidelines. The case studies presented here show a range of archaeological applications of geophysics in Scandinavia, demonstrating how geophysical methods should by no means be considered “new” or “untested”. While there is a need for targeted research, there has also been a challenge in disseminating the already generated knowledge and experiences to other actors within the archaeological community. Some of this can be explained by a lack of trained personnel, domestic competence and archaeological institutions undertaking research into the applicability of geophysical methods, and data-sharing and making reports accessible.
AB - This chapter provides an extensive overview of the use of geophysics in archaeological research and cultural heritage management in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. It discusses the current status, role and acceptance of geophysical methods in each country, and outlines the state-of-the-art based on a synthesis of existing knowledge and experience. The authors consider the past, present and future of archaeo-geophysics in the individual regions, taking into account the academic, curatorial and commercial aspects of their use. This, in turn, serves as the basis for a discussion of the reasons for the varying degrees of acceptance and integration of the methods in each country, and aid the distribution of knowledge and experience gained across Scandinavia and beyond. The practical experience, application and general acceptance are not similar in the different Scandinavian countries. There is a general lack of integrating geophysical (and by extension non-intrusive methods) within the archaeological practice and guidelines. The case studies presented here show a range of archaeological applications of geophysics in Scandinavia, demonstrating how geophysical methods should by no means be considered “new” or “untested”. While there is a need for targeted research, there has also been a challenge in disseminating the already generated knowledge and experiences to other actors within the archaeological community. Some of this can be explained by a lack of trained personnel, domestic competence and archaeological institutions undertaking research into the applicability of geophysical methods, and data-sharing and making reports accessible.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-57900-4_6
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-57900-4_6
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-3-031-57900-4
T3 - One World Archaeology
SP - 141
EP - 184
BT - World Archaeo-Geophysics
A2 - Cuenca-Garcia, Carmen
A2 - Asăndulesei, Andrei
A2 - Lowe, Kelsey M.
PB - Springer International Publishing
CY - Cham
ER -