https://www.earthmagazine.org/tags/gpr/ Recent content in Gpr on EARTH Magazine Hugo en-US American Geosciences Institute. All rights reserved. Mon, 16 May 2016 11:30:53 -0400 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/radar-reveals-unmarked-graves/ Mon, 16 May 2016 11:30:53 -0400 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/radar-reveals-unmarked-graves/ <p> <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/radar-reveals-unmarked-graves/Pulling1v2.jpg" alt="Kevin Williams (left) and Trevor Jennings conduct a ground-penetrating radar survey at a cemetery in western New York. Credit: courtesy of Kevin Williams." loading="eager" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Kevin Williams (left) and Trevor Jennings conduct a ground-penetrating radar survey at a cemetery in western New York. Credit: courtesy of Kevin Williams.</figcaption> </figure> The occasional excursion to Death Valley or mineralogical study of bloodstone notwithstanding, geoscientists don&rsquo;t often delve into the macabre in the course of their work. But when the administrators of two cemeteries in western New York came calling in 2014, researchers from Buffalo State College ended up using their geophysical field skills to hunt for centuries-old graves.</p> https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/hidden-graves-give-their-secrets-geologists/ Mon, 05 Aug 2013 09:55:50 -0400 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/hidden-graves-give-their-secrets-geologists/ <p>As of April 2013, more than 61,000 people were registered as missing in Colombia, many of whom are feared to be victims of the country&rsquo;s narcotics-fueled gang wars and, presumably, buried in clandestine graves. Now a new study comparing the most effective remote sensing tools for finding hidden graves may help bring justice for victims and closure for families.</p>