Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1037609 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
We report the development and field test of a modified method for soil phosphate analysis for survey archaeology. Consideration of relative, rather than absolute, phosphate levels permits the abbreviation of standard extraction techniques, while two-color spectral monitoring provides reliable values without the need for the typical 40–60 min development period. Using this technique, a soil sample may be fully analyzed for phosphate in as little as 6 min. The technique was used in the field simultaneously with a standard woodland shovel-testing survey in an effort to locate a now lost historic farmstead in northwest Loudoun County, Virginia.
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Authors
Heather A. Rypkema, Wayne E. Lee, Michael L. Galaty, Jonathan Haws,