Ii. High Sensitivity Magnetometers in Archaeological Exploration

Surveys of archaeological sites with compact, portable, magnetometers have been increasing in popularity as archaeologists come to realize the power of this technique in detecting and delineating subsurface features. From their original use in locating Roman kilns in Britain, magnetometers are now used in virtually all phases of archaeological exploration, from mapping city plans to studying differences in soil profiles between archaeological and non-archaeological sites. In this brief review we will present some of the applications of the newer high-sensitivity magnetometers.