Geophysical surveys are non-invasive techniques well-suited for cemeteries and other culturally sensitive areas. Our staff has experience conducting geophysical surveys for historic sites, cemetery delineation, and identification investigations.
We are experienced in GPR surveys, magnetometer studies, and operating conductivity/resistivity meters for non-invasive subsurface investigations. These techniques are very successful for cemeteries because graves often show up differently than their surrounding soils, and the maps generated by the surveys are used to help identify the burials. In addition to identifying graves, these survey techniques are also an effective tool to identify buried foundations, structural features on historic farmsteads or domestic sites, possible prehistoric earthworks and monuments, and large buried soil features related to fortifications and trenches on battlefield sites.