High Royds: an integrated, analytical approach for mapping the unmarked burials of a pauper cemetery

Harris, C., Gaffney, C., Pope-Carter, F., Bonsall, J., Fry, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9711-1131 and Parkyn, A. (2015) High Royds: an integrated, analytical approach for mapping the unmarked burials of a pauper cemetery. Archaeologia Polona, 53. pp. 467-471. ISSN 0066-5924

Abstract/Summary

Applying geophysical techniques to detect and map the physical extent of individual unmarked graves proves difficult in many cases. The success of individual geophysical techniques for detecting unmarked graves may be due to a poor understanding of the nature of the graves themselves, the context in which they lie in, and temporal changes to the burial state. Given the unpredictability of these variables, it is surprising that grave prospection is often undertaken using only a single method. This paper presents a multi-methodological survey strategy for detecting unmarked burials and utilises an analytical approach for visualising and evaluating survey results.