The TREMAINE Team
TREMAINE has
a permanent staff that includes archaeologists, soil scientists, geophysicists,
GIS
analysts, and numerous field and laboratory technicians. With over 300
projects behind us, our senior officers, are each solid veterans
of the resource management profession. We employ specialists
in osteology, lithics, lab procedures, and field survey and excavation
techniques. We are thoroughly versed in CEQA, Section 106, and
NHPA compliance. Together we possess the complementary strengths of managerial
excellence,
regulatory
knowledge, academic scholarship, and technical proficiency needed
for your project.
Geophysics & Archaeology
TREMAINE’S
Underground Survey™ technology gives us a capability that is unique
to archaeology. With the right terrain and soil conditions, we can
discover and map archaeological sites or features without the need
for excavation
and testing. This saves time and money by informing you of what lies
below the surface before construction begins. Having such information
at the
planning or reconnaissance phase improves archaeological survey results
by dramatically reducing the number of construction work stoppages
due to buried archaeological sites or features. Our technology and
methods can also reduce the number of archaeological monitors necessary
during
construction.
Depending upon the instrument array,
TREMAINE’S
Underground Survey™ technology
can plot strata to a depth of 10 or 30 meters. Terrain permitting,
we can record at a rate up to 300 data points per meter/sec, each tagged
with a GPS coordinate with centimeter-level accuracy. With this fine
scale
of resolution, we produce accurate maps of near-surface soils and landforms
and pinpoint where to excavate for further analysis. Our geoarchaeological
and geophysical experts will use other remote-sensing instruments as
appropriate for individual project needs.
What this means to you the
Developer or Landowner
By effectively integrating scientific research and field methods with
our geophysical technology, we are able to increase the speed and reliability
of archaeological field survey data. Because our survey tells you of
what lies above and below the ground we can reduce or eliminate work
stoppages due to the inevitable "new discovery" of buried archaeological
sites or features when hidden by grass, fill, or natural deposits.
With our state-of-the-art integration of GPS technology and geophysical
instrument
array we can produce hyper accurate maps of:
- Surface geomorphology and buried soil sediments
- Water loss due to faulty pipe or canal seepage
- Buried infrastructure including pipes, cables, and voids*
- Toxic or other substance plumes
- The location of demolished buildings, vertical drifts (mines)
- Disturbed soils, including filled-in trenches, fence lines, etc.
*This is NOT Utility Locating or Subsurface Utility Engineering
What this means to you the Archaeologist, Soils Scientist and Geologist
The successful integration of GPS and geophysics instrumentation extends the
capability of sediments or soils mapping. TREMAINE’S UST™ system
can discover and map:
- Buried landforms, including filled-in streams, marshes, or ancient lakeshore
- Buried archaeological sites or features detected directly or identify
their potential location with the discovery of buried landforms such as the confluence
of buried streams
- Hyper-accurate soils and geology maps along x, y and z coordinates
- Void detection, including historic mines, cemeteries (tombs and caskets)