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Is it possible to contract a geophysics survey?

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moss M
moss Sep 30, 2010 08:05:37
Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:
What a shame, you've just missed the chance to bid for one! http://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2010/09/10/bid-for-your-own-bespoke-geophysical-survey/

Weve talked about this before. I don't think the hardware is beyond the reach of a community group but there's one bizarre possibility - even though it's a non-intrusive technique it may be considered to be in breach of bylaws/planning regs or other rules. You'd need to check.

I believe a Metal Detecting Holiday company that caters for North Americans to come over here is in possession of one - you could ask them how they get on with it (I'm not giving their name as I disapprove of them!)

It reminded me of the Bath and Camerton group who recently with geophys... seemed to show that the Cove at Stanton Drew was in actual fact a long barrow, it was amateur archaeos with the help of their local County archaeologist did the survey, presumably with a machine they owned as a group.. does'nt help much Clair but it can be done... there are land owner issues though.

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/83270

T tiompan
tiompan Sep 30, 2010 08:24:43
Replying to moss

moss wrote:
nigelswift wrote:
What a shame, you've just missed the chance to bid for one! http://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2010/09/10/bid-for-your-own-bespoke-geophysical-survey/

Weve talked about this before. I don't think the hardware is beyond the reach of a community group but there's one bizarre possibility - even though it's a non-intrusive technique it may be considered to be in breach of bylaws/planning regs or other rules. You'd need to check.

I believe a Metal Detecting Holiday company that caters for North Americans to come over here is in possession of one - you could ask them how they get on with it (I'm not giving their name as I disapprove of them!)

It reminded me of the Bath and Camerton group who recently with geophys... seemed to show that the Cove at Stanton Drew was in actual fact a long barrow, it was amateur archaeos with the help of their local County archaeologist did the survey, presumably with a machine they owned as a group.. does'nt help much Clair but it can be done... there are land owner issues though.

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/83270

The gubbins they use .
http://www.bacas.org.uk/geophysics-what.shtml

N nigelswift
nigelswift Sep 30, 2010 08:42:31
Replying to moss

"I had been scanning all day, and then moved next door into the Druid's Arms to download my material on to a computer over a pint.
When I saw the shape of a long barrow appearing on the screen my mouth just dropped open. It was one of those eyes-on-stalks moments, because I knew the civilisation that built stone circles came a thousand years after the civilisation that built long barrows."


Cor blimey how exciting, that could have been any one of us.
We tend to think archaeologists have looked everywhere, but they haven't. They've looked almost nowhere in detail except in advance of roadworks. There's a lot just waiting to be found.

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