Ground-penetrating radar and electromagnetic surveys at the Monroe Crossroads battlefield site, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Kessler, Richard; Strain, R. E.; Marlowe, J. I., II; Currin, K. B.

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A ground-penetrating radar survey was conducted at the Monroe Crossroads Battlefield site at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to determine possible locations of subsurface archaeological features. An electromagnetic survey also was conducted at the site to verify and augment the ground-penetrating radar data. The surveys were conducted over a 67,200-square-foot grid with a grid point spacing of 20 feet. During the ground-penetrating radar survey, 87 subsurface anomalies were detected based on visual inspection of the field records. These anomalies were flagged in the field as they appeared on the ground-penetrating radar records and were located by a land survey. The electromagnetic survey produced two significant readings at ground-penetrating radar anomaly locations. The National Park Service excavated 44 of the 87 anomaly locations at the Civil War battlefield site. Four of these excavations produced significant archaeological features, including one at an abandoned well.

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Kessler, Richard; Strain, R. E.; Marlowe, J. I., II; Currin, K. B.

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1 p. :ill. ;99 x 85 cm. folded to 25 x 22 cm.

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U.S. Geological Survey,

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Open-File Report

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96-112

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Ground-penetrating radar and electromagnetic surveys at the Monroe Crossroads battlefield site, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 1996; OFR; 96-112; Kessler, Richard; Strain, R. E.; Marlowe, J. I., II; Currin, K. B.