Experiences from motorized GPR surveys in Iceland

• Main Authors: Gabler, Manuel, Paasche, Knut, Traustadóttir, Ragnheiður
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: article; Chapter; ddc:550; archaeological prospection; heritage management; Iceland; landscape archaeology; motorized ground penetrating radar; turf houses
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.38072/978-3-928794-83-1/p23; https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8:3-2023-00142-3; https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/macau_mods_00003462; https://macau.uni-kiel.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/macau_derivate_00004700/kiel-up_978-3-928794-83-1_p23.pdf

Motorized multi-channel GPR investigations in Iceland in July 2022 showed great potential for large-scale archaeological geophysical surveys. Investigations on selected sites demonstrated effective fieldwork opportunities with excellent signal penetration through thick layers of ash and sand and very good contrast of turf houses towards the surrounding soil. Although Iceland has very challenging landscapes, many places are perfect suitable for motorized surveys making them very efficient for landscape archaeological investigations.