Great info, MBK!
At first I was thinking why don't they just DIG and pull out whatever they can find. Your comment helped me understand they are being very careful, very precise and analytical, that they (LE) are not about to mess this retrieval up in any way, everything will be backed up with hard scientific data, and can't be twisted once they take the evidence to trial.
Hi all! Have been on the Annie Le forum for the last few days and am just catching up here.. I found the presser with the technology AMAZING. I took a few notes. I hope you don't mind if I post them:
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They are using
three lines of data to analyze the ground:
1) GPR: radar machine. It can show contrast in the ground. They have three different antenas they are using that can see to different depths. If there is contrast in an area it is first called an
anomaly. Once an anomaly is located they move on to:
2) MAGNATROMETER: which can analyze the material that may be filling the "pit".
3) The third line of data are the cadaver and bone dogs.
Compiling the three lines of data can move an area into a
target of interest where they will then dig using the science behind it to guide location and depth.
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Some other interesting things he said was that he was looking for pits that were graves in the
extended or
flex burial positions. He said further that there may have been a walnut grove on the land earlier and that the builders, when removing the trees, could have left the rootballs of the trees which could be close to the same size as a burial pit. He would not comment on what 'shape' the anomaly was.
Considering that two cadaver dogs have already indicated on the area of the anomaly (LE says they will be back Monday again), I don't see how this could be just a rootball.
LE says they may be digging in that area in the afternoon on Monday.
((aside: for anyone curious, the archeaologist says he is using "GPR SLICE" to look at his data))
