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Is there any type of ultrasound-like equipment used by archaeologists that scans below ground and allows some crude-resolution view of whats below?
by EL_Loco 7y ago
Is there any type of ultrasound-like equipment used by archaeologists that scans below ground and allows some crude-resolution view of whats below?
- ryanmarsh 7y agoYes, but it's "crude", and therefore not very high resolution. I've never seen anything high enough resolution to discover bone fragments. The same technology is used for oil and gas exploration. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-penetrating_radar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-penetrating_radar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflection_seismology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflection_seismology https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/energy-and-environment/tools-and-processes/exploration-technology/discovering-hidden-hydrocarbons-using-seismic-imaging-technology-to-map-formations https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/energy-and-environment/tool... https://www.pgs.com/imaging/ https://www.pgs.com/imaging/