Datasets
From www.archaeogeophysics.org
The datasets component of online hold em archaeogeophysics.org is the portion of the website in which real data will be placed. This section is important, because it will allow users to practice data processing with previously recorded geophysical data. The initial datasets section will contain geophysical data recorded from a project conducted by CSULB, with the hope that users will upload their own datasets in the future. The practice dataset will contain the raw data from a GPR, magnetometry, conductivity, and resistivity survey. This practice data will also be utilized in the tutorial section of the wiki, so that users may follow along the steps while practicing with the actual data.
Practice sets:
Practice data sets such as the one from Zzyzx provide a model for conducting archaeological survey using a top down approach method which examines a potentially culturally significant locations starting with large scale examining techniques such as remote sensing (e.g. satellite imagery, aerial photography) and moving on to collect data in a more concentrated area using surface survey and remote sensing.
Practice with the datasets including the one from Zzyzx will allow users to become comfortable with the different software programs associated with processing raw data and interpreting it. The analysis of data collected in the field can contribute to determining a location’s eligibility for the National Register with very little impact to the integrity of the location’s archaeological record.
Submitted sets:
This section will house other collections of geophysical data as users upload them, in an effort to increase accessibility of geophysical data as well as to provide users with alternate data for analysis.