Carmel Locating Services has a small GPR that is no bigger then a lawn mower
with the box where an engine would be. It cost $10,000 and will see down 25
feet. The real expense comes from the technician who has spent considerable
time learning to interpret the findings.
It is too bad that in our lifetime we will not be able to afford this
technology on a wider use scale. It would prove beyond doubt if a cemetery
existed at all in some cases, before the land changes to progress forever.
Bob
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From: inpcrp-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:inpcrp-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
Behalf Of Connie E Fairchild
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 1:31 PM
To: INPCRP(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [INPCRP] ground penetrating radar technology
Ernie,
I think you have and excellent point. Contact you local college or
university to see if the Geology department (or possibly the Geography
department) has the equipment for ground penetrating radar technology. The
machine is taken over the ground inch by inch and will map out the area
covered. It will show where the ground has been disturbed (or the layers of
dirt excetera). Thereby, when seeing the shapes you may be able to see the
area with the graves.
I worked at Western Illinois University in the Geology Dept (I also have a
minor in geology) and one of the professors wrote a grant for this equipment
which is very expensive. There may be a graduate student or a class that
would enjoy having this project.
Connie