M. Dabas et al., Detection of final-Neolithic cultural layers using GPR (Ground PenetratingRadar) under the actual level of Lake Chalain (France), CR AC S IIA, 328(8), 1999, pp. 509-514
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE II FASCICULE A-SCIENCES DELA TERRE ET DES PLANETES
Several GPR profiles are carried out on Lake Chalain (Jura) in order to det
ect several anthropic layers dating from Middle Neolithic rimes. The geomet
ry of the sedimentary deposits is imaged by several GPR reflectors. Several
auger borings allow the GPR reflectors to be correlated with anthropic lev
els (strata interleafed within lacustrine chalk). In particular, the oldest
and finest (5 cm) level (of Horgen culture from the 32nd century BC) is de
tected. This experiment proves that it is possible to characterize the 3-di
mensional geometry of die deposits from Lake Chalain built up in Middle Neo
lithic times. ((C) Academie des sciences / Elsevier, Paris.).