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A Case Study in Japan

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Sensing the Past

Part of the book series: Geotechnologies and the Environment ((GEOTECH,volume 16))

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In this section, we introduce case studies of archaeological surveys by ground-penetrating radar (GPR) carried out in Japan. Most of the archaeological sites in Japan are small and have uneven topography. We demonstrate that GPR surveys with advanced navigation systems can achieve very good GPR profiles. As an example, with these technologies inside “Kofun,” which is a tumulus, several meters high, could be visualized by GPR. A GPR “Yakumo” could find detailed structure of buried stone structures. Borehole radar could be effectively used for a deep archaeological structure.

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  1. Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku University, 41 Kawauchi, Sendai, 980-8576, Japan

    Motoyuki Sato

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Correspondence to Motoyuki Sato .

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  1. CNR-IBAM Institute of Archaeological and Monumental Heritage, Tito Scalo, Potenza, Italy

    Nicola Masini

  2. Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (CNR-IREA), Napoli, Italy

    Francesco Soldovieri

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Sato, M. (2017). A Case Study in Japan. In: Masini, N., Soldovieri, F. (eds) Sensing the Past. Geotechnologies and the Environment, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50518-3_27

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