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Guide – Mining Glossary

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Mining Terms Adit or Drift A tunnel driven from the surface underground or driven between seams. Used for pumping, transport, ventillation and manriding. Afterdamp Description given to the gases (noxious) […]

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Guide – Bronze Age Mining

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Mining in the Bronze Age In the last twenty years or so, some thirty copper mining sites of Bronze Age date have been identified. This has allowed us to create a reasonably accurate picture of the tools and […]

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Guide – Mining

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Guide to Mining This section illustrates the history of mining and aims to give sufficient information for a researcher to be able to recognise mining features and to be able to identify the periods of working on […]

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Guide – GPR

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Archaeology Techniques Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) GPR for Archaeology Introduction Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a variation on conventional radar, rather than into the air, a radio signal is […]

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Guide – Resistivity

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Archaeology Techniques Resistivity The electrical resistance of the Ground is almost entirely dependant upon the amount and distribution of moisture within it. Buried remains affect this distribution and can […]

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Guide – Hidden Remains

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Hidden Remains Identification of features is simplified when the full extent of remains such as earthworks, can be easily seen. However, once the roof has gone, the walls perished or robbed, the interior […]

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Guide – Visible Remains

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Visible Remains "The identity of an earthwork can be determined to a certain extent by the shape of the field marking that is left. If it is square or rectangular with rounded comers, it is highly likely that the […]

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Guide – Glossary

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Glossary of prehistoric features This section was compiled with the help of the English Heritage NMR record. It currently includes descriptions for those Military, Domestic and Agricultural features that would […]

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Guide – Desktop

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A Guide to DIY archaeology The Desktop Search Virtually all archaeological investigations begin with a desktop search of one form or another, the term desktop search simply means the sort of research you can do […]

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Guide – LOS Analysis

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Line of site analysis The purpose of using line of site analysis is to better understand the sites relationships with other locations, to identify possible trade and communications routes, and the location of […]

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