Book reviews ground penetrating radar an introduction for archaeologists lawrence b co nyers and dean go o dman 1997 altamira press sage publicatio ns walnut creek califo rnia 232 pp 5400 hardbo und 2695 paperbo und. In either case ground penetrating radar or gpr is an increasingly applicable technology but one that few archaeologists truly understand that is where this book excels it is tailored towards. In either case ground penetrating radar or gpr is an increasingly applicable technology but one that few archaeologists truly understand that is where this book excels it is tailored towards an archaeological community who are for the most part apprehensive about using high tech instruments and feel more comfortable on their hands and knees digging in the dirt. Ground penetrating radar an introduction for archaeologists by conyers and goodman represents a serious effort by the authors to communicate both the capabilities and promise of a remote sensing technology to archaeologists with little background in geophysics for this effort i believe they should be congratulated