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Issue 22 - January 2010 (6.8 MB)
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Geophysical Survey at Whitley Castle Roman Fort and Hinterland, Northumberland by D Hale, R Villis; Resistance vs. Radar. Comparison in a Churchyard by J Oswin; GPR-survey reveals Roman chariot track in Eining “Abusina” by R Linck; Urban Archaeological Investigations using Ground Penetrating Radar: A case Study from Heraklion, Crete (Greece) by N Papadopoulos, A Sarris; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements; Journal Notification; )
Issue 21 - October 2009 (4.2 MB)
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Preservation of Buried Archaeological Patrimony Through Georadar Studies. The Case of the Historical Center of the Merida City, Yucatán, Mexico by L Barba, J Blancas, A Ortiz; Destriping Linears – A new approach to an old problem by T Horsley, D Wilbourn; Georadar Survey in the Roman Dam of Consuegra, Toledo, Castille-La Mancha, Spain by S R Untoria; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements; Announcement; Journal Notification; )
Issue 20 - July 2009 (4.2 MB)
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; The Role of the Amateur in Geophysics by J Oswin; Geophysical surveying around Chichester by N Haskins, G Anelay, A Payne; The Stanbury Hill Project: Archaeological Investigation of a Rock Art Site by K Boughey; Volunteer Archaeogeophysical Investigations at an Historic Caddo Indian Site in East Texas by C Walker; Community archaeology and the archaeological geophysicist by C Gaffney; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements; Announcement; Journal Notification; )
Issue 19 - April 2009 (2.6 MB)
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Using laser-levels for efficient positioning of GPR measurements in buildings by I Trinks; Archaeological Geophysics: From Field to Archive. An Institute for Archaeologists (IfA) Workplace Learning Bursary by T Sparrow, C Gaffney, A Schmidt; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements; Announcement; Publication Notification; Journal Notification )
Issue 18 - January 2009 (0.2 MB)
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Recent Work in Archaeological Geophysics; by P Linford; Obituary; Announcement; Journal Notification; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements )
Issue 17 - October 2008 (1.9 MB)
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; New project on the study of city planning with geophysical maps by C Benech; A Magnetic Survey of the Biesterfeldt Site, North Dakota, USA by S De Vore; Book Notification; Journal Notification; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements )
Issue 16 - July 2008 (2.4 MB)
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Georadar Studies in a Sand Dune Archaeological Site in Bahia De Los Muertos, Baja California Sur, Mexico by L Barba, A Ortiz, J Blancas, A Rosales; Pilot study of the new multichannel GPR system MIRA for large scale, high-resolution archaeological prospection at the site of the Viking town Birka in Sweden by I Trinks, J Nissen, B Johansson, J Emilsson, C Gustafsson, J Friborg, J Gustafsson; A New Magnetic Cart System for Archaeological Prospection by D Pilz, C Meyer, H Zöllner; Preliminary Field Trials with the MVM1 Magnetic Viscosity Meter by D Lynch; ISAP announcement; Journal Notifications; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements )
Issue 15 - April 2008 (2.2 MB)
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Polarity: The Example of Porticus Octaviae in Rome, Italy by P. M. Barone, E. Pettinelli, P. A. Annan, D. J. Redman; Initial Findings Using Comparative Magnetic Datasets by J Lyall, D Powlesland; Towed Magnetic Data for Archaeological Prospection Within a Sand and Gravel Mineral Deposit by J Upwood, C Leech, I Hill, N Linford; Discovering Prehistoric Settlement in Warwickshire, UK by A Roseveare, M Roseveare; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements )
Issue 14 - January 2008
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Geophysics and the IFA by A. Schmidt, C. Gaffney; Non-Destructive Evaluation of Historic Buildings: Zuccari Palace in Rome (Italy) by P. M. Barone, E. Pettinelli, P. A. Annan, D. J. Redman; A Magnetic Survey of Crow Agency II, Montana, USA by S. L. De Vore; Archaeomagnetic Turkey-shoot in the Trent Valley by I. Hill, K. Challis, K. Jeffrey, C. Leech, N. Linford, D. Knight, B. Smith, D. Wardrop; Geophysical Survey in the Archaeologically Un-investigated Parts of Czech Oppida by R. Krivánek; Back to Bedlam: Archaeology, Geophysics and Great War training landscapes by P. Masters; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements; Announcement; Journal Notifications )
Issue 13 - October 2007
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Georadar survey in Borgholm castle, Öland, Sweden by Immo Trinks, P. Karlsson, M. Stibéus, A. Eder-Hinterleitner and L. Larsson; Survey at the Cathedral of Tarragona, Spain by A. Casas, P. L. Cosentino and R. Sala; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements; Journal Notifications )
Issue 12 - July 2007
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Blacklands, Frome, UK by John Oswin; The Use of Magnetic and Electromagnetic Techniques in the Investigation of a World War II Aircraft Crash Site at Warton Marsh, Lancashire by B. Urmston, C. Gaffney, J. Gater and C. Stephens; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements; Journal Notifications )
Issue 11 - April 2007
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Ground-Penetrating Radar’s Ability to Discover and Map Buried Archaeological Sites in Hawaii: an Analysis in Different Soil Types, as a Function of Soil Moisture and Weathering Characteristics by Lawrence Conyers; Revealing the Ibero-Roman Site of Puig-Ciutat (Catalonia, Spain) by Means of Geophysical Survey Methods by Roger Sala and Maria Lafuente; North Sea Palaeolandscape Project Access Grid Seminar by Aaron S. Fogel and Duncan P. McKinnon; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements; Journal Notifications )
Issue 10 - February 2007
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Recent Work in Archaeological Geophysics by Andrew David; ISAP Annual General Meeting 2006 by Chris Gaffney; Announcement by John Gater; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements; Journal Notifications )
Issue 9 - October 2006
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Wrecks on the Seabed Round 2: Search for the Thomas Lawrence by Paul Baggaley; Resistance and Magnetic surveying with the MSP40 Mobile Sensor Platform at Kelmarsh Hall by Roger Walker and Paul Linford; Update on GPR Licensing Issues by Chris Leech; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements; Journal Notifications )
Issue 8 - August 2006
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Private-Public Prospection Partnership in Stade (Germany) by Cornelius Meyer; GPR Investigations at Westminster Abbey by Erica Utsi; A Critical Look at Some Filtering Procedures by Emily Hinz; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements )
Issue 7 - April 2006
( Editor’s Note by Louise Martin; Reflections by Armin Schmidt; Cultural Heritage: A Value for the World by Angelo Guarino; GPR Licensing Issues by Chris Leech; Thermal Prospecting on Vegetation by Ulrich Kiesow; A Comparison of Archaeomagnetic Results from a Towed Magnetometer Array and Traditional Methods by Paul R. Fuller, Ian A. Hill and Christopher Leech; Conference, Seminar and Course Announcements; Commercial Advertisements; Journal Notifications )
Issue 6 - January 2006
( A Structure of Unknown Meaning by Harald von der Osten-Woldenburg; Research – One overlooked area of support? by Chris Gaffney; Conference announcements; Journal notifications )
Issue 5 - October 2005
( Archaeological Prospection 2005, Rome by Salvatore Piro; ISAP’s First Honorary Members by Chris Gaffney; Archaeological prospection and rediscovery of the Geomagnetic Observatory of Johann von Lamont (1805-1879) in Munich-Bogenhausen by Joerg Fassbinder; A Large Area Magnetic Survey of a Hopewell Earthwork, Ohio, USA by John Weymouth; Muffled explosions in Vatican City by Immo Trinks; Conference announcements )
Issue 4 - September 2005
( 3-D Resistivity Inversion Study in an Important Roman Military Center in Turkey by Mahmut G. Drahor; Journal Archaeological Prospection by Chris Gaffney; Games and Entertainments (and a bit of advertisement) by David Jordan; Conferences; Notes )
Issue 3 - December 2004
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Issue 2 - August 2004
( High resolution GPR surveys for the study of "Domus del Centenario" - Pompei, Italy / GAI Archaeo-Geophysics Seminar, Dublin / Recent magnetometer surveys in Eastern Canada / Update from the Far East - Archaeological Prospection Society of Japan / "Lost chapel" of Henllan, Wales / News from Glasgow: a round-up of what's happening at the Department of Archaeology / Update from the UK & Eire / Noticeboard )
Issue 1 - May 2004
( Who's who on the Management Committee / Ghost features / Developing a magnetometer chariot to survive commercial survey / Application of resistivity survey in the Mediterranean area / English Heritage's caesium magnetometer cart / Recent student projects at the University of Bradford / Update from the Near East / Archaeological trials of the University of Leicester Multi Sensor Platform / Noticeboard )

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Last updated on 19 February 2010
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