…another point of view

Mapannapolis partners share a light-hearted moment in the Garrison Graveyard preparing to search for what lies beneath.

Boreas Heritage Consulting’s Steve Garcin surveying part of the graveyard with ground penetrating radar. Reporter-photographer Lawrence Powell documenting the work.

Ground pentrating radar is the non-intrusive and labour-saving device archaeologists employ to gather images of what is under the ground. With experience comes the skill of interpreting the digitized output, to recognize what is likely man-made rather than naturally-occurring.

A new point of view

Boreas’ Senior Archaeologist, Sara Beanlands, put it like this in her report on the results:

...with the assistance of Stephen Garcin, Boreas Heritage identified 19 subsurface anomalies,
relatively consistent in size, depth and orientation. All were located at a depth of approximately 1 metre
below ground surface, representing a pattern of spaced anomalies aligned north-south and oriented eastwest... they are believed to represent the remains of unmarked burials...

See how this was accomplished, on our YouTube channel.