This report presents the findings of a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey by the LAMAR Institute on Lots Q-396 and Q-397 in the Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. The specific area under study is a small family enclosure identified at the entry as “Adler” (Figure 1). These graves lie within the Jewish section of Bonaventure Cemetery. The survey was requested by Sylvia Udinsky, one of the plot owners. The Udinskys desired to determine where precisely burials were located within the cemetery plot. Although seven 20th century grave markers are present within the enclosure, some uncertainty existed as to whether the two easternmost stones marked the head or foot areas of the deceased. GPR was seen as one solution to determining which areas within the enclosure contained burials and which areas were undisturbed.
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