Magnetic survey at Venta Icenorum, Caistor St Edmund: Survey strategies and initial results

Pages & Document Description:
287 - 291; colour pls; fig; refs
Authors:
Bescoby, D; Bowden, W; Chroston, P N
Abstract:
Short report summarizes two seasons of magnetic surveying at the Roman town of Venta Icenorum at Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk. Survey strategies have been developed utilizing caesium vapour magnetometers mounted on a wheeled platform with a global positioning system to map former areas of settlement and their immediate hinterlands. The resulting survey system has enabled the rapid collection of high-resolution magnetic data over an area of 30 ha, providing a detailed magnetic map of the former town. Details of the system configuration and survey strategy are described and data from the survey presented.
Dataset:
biab_online
Classifications:
6G, 1B

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