Archaeogeophysics
at the
Eaker Site
Staff | Databases & Web Sites | GIS | Geophysical Research
Images: eaker1.jpg, eaker2.jpg
Site Name: Eaker
Site Number: 3MS105
County: Mississippi
State: Arkansas
Country: USA
Surveyed by: Jami J. Lockhart with Dr. Claudine Payne, Marion Haynes (Arkansas Archeological Survey), Dr. Richard Proctor and Joe Melton (Arkansas Archeological Society)
References: Report in Progress
Ownership: City of Blytheville, AR
Landform: Pemiscot Bayou
Date of Site: Woodland and Mississippi Periods
Period Type: Prehistoric
Culture:
Site Type: Prehistoric town
Site Size: Undetermined
Survey Type: Electrical resistance (R), Magnetometry (M)
Instruments:
R = Geoscan RM15 with multiplexer
M = Geoscan FM36 gradiometer
Sampling Interval:
R = 50cm sample, 50cm traverse
M = 25cm sample, 50cm traverse
Prospection Depth:
M = 1.5m
Cumulative Area Surveyed: 10,000 sq.m
Date of Survey: March 19-25, 2003 and June 21-25, 2004
Land Cover Type: Fallow agricultural
Ground Truthing: Yes
