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Remote Scanning
Aerial Photography
Aerial Infrared Photography
Thermographic Infrared Multispectral Scanner (TIMS)
Imaging Radar

Noninvasive Tests

Soil Resistivity
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
Magnetometer
Geophysical Diffraction Tomography (GDT)

Mapping

Global Positioning System (GPS)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Artifact Interpretation and Replication

Virtual Reconstruction - scanning flat artifacts and putting together the puzzle
3D Scanning of Artifacts
Rapid Prototyping and Sintering - Making solid reproductions from computer data
Determining Ages of Sites and Artifacts

Site Preservation

Electron Microscope
Fluron Light Test
Each topic contains information on:

Explanation - Some background and the basic workings of the technology

History - How and when the technology developed

Uses in Archaeology - How it is applied to modern archaeology and what you can expect to find with it

Cost - The approximate price it costs to use the technology

Links - Other sites around the web that focus on the technology

Bibliography

By Neil Young