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Platform 2: Technical Platform - Field expertise
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Surface geophysics
The Department of Geophysics of the Institute of Geosciences has an extensive array of state-of the-art equipment, such as ground-penetrating radar with antennas from 20 MHz to 1 GHz, instruments for electromagnetic induction measurements, magnetometers, geo-electrical direct current measurements, and portable gamma-ray spectrometers, for the detection and study of near surface geological structures and archaeological sites. A survey of the subsurface will be of great help for the planning of projects of the Graduate School and the efficient use of field time.
Photos by: F. Bauer and S. Bergemann. Geomagnetic prospections in Zauschwitz und Bredenbek.
Surveying equipment such as tachymeter and differential GPS systems are available for use before and during excavations. A multi-method approach is applied, where several techniques, together with more traditional soundings, are used in a single site. The digital integration of the results of geophysical mapping, excavations/soundings, and archaeological finds allows the creation of 3D site representation by GIS or other 3D visualisation techniques.
Courses offered within the Graduate School deal with the application of geophysical instruments, but also foster the students’ ability to plan, carry out, and interpret geophysical measurements in the context of landscape archaeology.
Contact
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rabbel
Applied Geophysics
+49 431 880-3916
wrabbel(at)geophysik.uni-kiel.de
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Götze
Geophysics and Geoinformation
+49 431 880-3805
goetze(at)geophysik.uni-kiel.de