grave location surveys
grave location surveys
Locating graves without disturbing the ground surface can be accomplished using non-destructive field survey methods. The most common field method used for grave location is ground penetrating radar.
Ground penetrating radar field survey crews can cover large areas in a day depending on the terrain and vegetation cover for grave location. Ground penetrating radar equipment is portable and can be taken to a grave site anywhere in the world.
Grave Location - Introduction
Ground penetrating radar surveys are useful for grave location. The method can locate the coffin, the person, objects buried with the person, or the burial trench into which the coffin or body was placed. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is operated above the ground surface, and produces a cross-sectional image on the screen of the grave location that is underground.
Surveys for grave location are conducted using SIR-2 equipment and a GPR antenna usually with a frequency of 400 MHz. This antenna frequency permits a depth of penetration to about 10 feet with high resolution of subsurface features in the grave site.
GPR surveys for grave location are quickly run and subsurface data is obtained immediately. The pictures below show some of the equipment used in a survey and the results that can be obtained.
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