This thesis examines multiple remote sensing techniques (electric resistivity, magnetometry, electromagnetic conductivity, magnetic susceptibility, and ground penetrating radar) and their application to human grave prospecting. A literature review was undertaken to provide a brief history of these common remote sensing techniques and assess their use in prospection. By analyzing published literature pertaining to the use of geophysics in grave prospection, a technique's appositeness for differing site, burial type, and environmental conditions can be ascertained. Lastly, a multi-methodological geophysical survey of the Tie Siding Hillside Cemetery in southeastern Wyoming was conducted using a Geoscan RM15 electrical resistivity meter, a Geoscan FM-36 gradiometer, and a Geonics EM38-B electromagnetic conductivity/magnetic susceptibility meter. This multi-methodological survey led to the discovery of multiple unmarked burials within the cemetery boundary.
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