Archeological Investigations
Our integrated geophysical investigations include several high-profile archeological projects, including work at the Statue of Liberty Island National Monument, Bunker Hill Monument, Lexington Battle Green, Secaucus Potters’ Field, and for the History Channel’s search for Blackbeard’s alleged treasure hoard on Lunging Island in the Isles of Shoals.
Geophysical methods offer archeological investigations a major advantage: the ability to detect features of possible historical interest without disturbing the subsurface.
Typical Methods
Practical Objectives
- Locate individual buried objects
- Identify/delineate grave sites
- Detect/delineate former foundations or ground surfaces
- Detect/locate subsurface voids
Archeology Projects
HRGS Searches for Abandoned Military Cemeteries at Civil War Battlefield
HRGS recently conducted surface geophysical surveys at two abandoned military...
HRGS Conducts Geophysical Survey at Liberty Island
HRGS Geoscience, Inc. was awarded a contract from the National Park Service...
Helping the History Channel search for Blackbeard’s lost treasure
It’s not every day that we get a call from a TV producer in LA asking whether…
HRGS searches for artifacts at Boston Light at Little Brewster Island
HRGS conducted surface geophysical surveys at Little Brewster Island in...
Bunker Hill Monument Artifact Search
HRGS Geoscience performed another integrated geophysical survey for the...