Thanks, Tom.  I'll look into that.

Randy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Magnuson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Lost Graves


> Some commercial archaeology firms will have resistivity testing device
which
> measures the electric conductivity of soils.  This device doesn't work
well
> in brush or woods, but is quite effective at discriminating 'disturbed'
soil
> in a context of 'undisturbed soil without a lot of root clutter.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randy Cabell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 6:35 AM
> Subject: Lost Graves
>
>
> Is there any readily available (i.e. inexpensive) technology such a
'ground
> penetrating radar' to use in a known graveyard, to locate old (18th
century)
> unknown graves?  I assume that although long decayed, the dust of bones
will
> give the ground slightly different density, indicating that the ground has
> been disturbed.  We have a couple of old family graveyards in Nelson
County,
> and the siting of known graves makes it appear that there must be missing
> graves.
>
> Randy Cabell
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