Archaeogeophysics at
Mt. Comfort
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Site Name: Mt. Comfort School, Civil War Field Hospital and Cemetery
Site Number: 3WA0880
County: Washington
State: Arkansas
Country: USA
Surveyed by: Jami J. Lockhart with Jerry Hilliard, Dr. Ken Kvamme, and Arkansas Archeological Survey Staff
References:
Ownership: Private
Landform: Second Stream Terrace
Date of Site: Mid 19 th Century
Period Type: Historic
Culture: Anglo American
Site Type: Cemetery, School, Civil War
Site Size: ~2 acres
Survey Type: Electrical resistance (R), Magnetometry (M), Electromagnetic Conductivity (C), Magnetic Susceptibility (S), Ground Penetrating Radar (G)
Instruments:
R = Geoscan RM15 with multiplexer
M = Geoscan FM36 gradiometer
C = Geonics EM38B
S = Geonics EM38B
G = GSSI SIR 2000, 400MHz antenna
Sampling Interval:
R = 50cm sample, 50cm traverse
M = 25cm sample, 50cm traverse
C = 50cm sample, 50cm traverse
S = 50cm sample, 50cm traverse
G = Continuous sample, 50cm traverse
Prospection Depth:
R = 50cm
M = 1.5m
C = 1m
S = 60cm
G = 2 to 3m
Cumulative Area Surveyed: ~ 1200 sq. m.
Date of Survey: 2000 and 2001
Land Cover Type: Mowed
Ground Truthing: Yes
