On February 21, 2006, staff archaeologists from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) assessment of a small portion of the Madison City Cemetery, in Morgan County, Georgia (Figure 1). GDOT personnel included Shawn Patch and Teresa Lotti, with assistance from Patsy Harris and Woody Williams, Morgan County Archivist. This investigation focused on an area of the cemetery that contains 24 grave markers for Confederate soldiers that were placed long after the war. Archival research indicated the possibility that the markers may have been misplaced and that additional unmarked graves might be present in close proximity. Because of Georgia state laws restricting cemetery investigations to non-invasive techniques, this case proved an excellent application of GPR technology.
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