Integrated examination and comparison of prospection methods at japanese historical Kiln sites

Akihiro Kaneda, Yasushi Nishimura, Kazuhiko Nishiguchi · ArchéoSciences · 2009

Magnetic prospection in Japan has been used widely for surveying archaeological sites with thermoremanent magnetism. Kiln sites are a good target and much data has already been accumulated over a long period of time. Magnetic anomalies are two-dimensional, however, while many archaeologists today require three-dimensional data in order to be able to plan for the excavation and preservation of a kiln site.Our group has therefore examined in detail how kiln type can be assessed by archaeologic...

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