Historical Aerial Photography and Multi‐receiver EMI Soil Sensing, Complementing Techniques for the Study of a Great War Conflict Landscape. Issue 3 (3rd February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gheyle, Wouter; Saey, Timothy; Van Hollebeeke, Yannick; Verplaetse, Stephanie; Note, Nicolas; Bourgeois, Jean; Van Meirvenne, Marc; Van Eetvelde, Veerle; Stichelbaut, Birger
• Is Part Of: Archaeological prospection. Volume 23:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 149
• Page End: 164
• Publication Date: 2016-02-03
• Subjects: World War I -- modern conflict archaeology -- historical aerial photography -- geophysical soil sensing -- EMI survey -- conflict landscape; Archaeology -- Field work -- Periodicals; Prospecting -- Periodicals; 930.1028
• DOI: 10.1002/arp.1534
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1075-2196

Abstract

Abstract: In spite of an increase in World War I (WWI)‐related excavations in Flanders (Belgium), little is known about the nature and extent of the buried heritage of WWI from research on a landscape scale. This paper examines the combination of historical aerial photographic evidence and geophysical soil sensing. A case study in Comines‐Warneton compares data derived from contemporary WWI aerial photographs with multi‐receiver electromagnetic induction surveys. This comparison provides an understanding of the degree of preservation of trenches, dugouts and other military structures, and illustrates the added value of integrating both techniques in an in‐depth, non‐invasive study of conflict landscapes. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.