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Magnetic Prospecting in Southern California*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Paul Ezell ,
James R. Moriarty ,
John D. Mudie  and
Anthony I. Rees
Paul Ezell
Affiliation:
San Diego State College, San Diego, California
James R. Moriarty
Affiliation:
San Diego State College, San Diego, California Scripps Institution Of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
John D. Mudie
Affiliation:
San Diego State College, San Diego, California Scripps Institution Of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
Anthony I. Rees
Affiliation:
San Diego State College, San Diego, California Scripps Institution Of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
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Abstract

A proton magnetometer was used in a magnetic survey of a site near San Diego, California. Two hearths and a fire pit were located which otherwise would not have been discovered without extensive excavation. Magnetic surveying of a site in southern California has proved successful and further use of the method in North America is warranted.

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American Antiquity , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , July 1965 , pp. 112 - 113
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1965

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Contribution from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.

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