Thesaurus Term/Concept: DOWSING SURVEY

Identifier	145124
Class	EVENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	The supposed detection of subsurface features by employing a twig, copper rod, pendulum, or other instrument. Discontinuous movements in these instruments are believed by some to record the existence of buried features.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Context	Record
Event Type	EEX24760 Dowsing survey by Maldon Archaeological Group at the former Carmelite Friary site, Maldon, 1984-1985 (Field Survey)
Event Type	EEX25594 Dowsing survey by S.P. Nunn at St Mary's Church, Church Street, 1983 (Field Survey)
Event Type	EEX60994 Evaluation by Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit at 2 Lawford Lane (Remote Sensing)
Event Type	EEX24702 Geophysical survey by Maldon Archaeological Group at St Giles' Leper Hospital, Spital Road, 1983 (Field Survey)