High Frequency Resistance and Capacitance Measurement for Archaeological Surveying

There are many different ways to map underground archaeological features. The open-ended coaxial probe, described in this paper, is another new prospective method. The principle of this method is to measure the microwave reflection co-efficient at particular points on the surface to map out subsurface features. Apart from non-destructive and low cost, a major advantage of this method is the ease of implementation and the additional data provided. In this paper, the principle of open-ended coaxial probing is discussed, and some experimental results