Application of arsenic surveying for determining the position of former mining and metallurgical constructions: an example from the Radzimowice area (Lower Silesia, SW Poland)

Abstract Soil geochemical prospecting is becoming an increasingly important part of archaeological research. Therefore, it possible to determine the location various facilities that no longer exist in study region. In this study, a morphological analysis “Stara Góra” deposit Radzimowice (Lower Silesia, Poland) was performed using LiDAR DTM (light detection and ranging digital terrain model) images historical data describe mining vicinity Radzimowice. This method identified numerous remains centuries-old metallurgical activity. The collected were used create map arsenic soil concentrations area. helped point exact locations old ore-processing facilities. Geochemical mapping on 20 × 20-m grid at sampling depth approximately 0.2 m. samples analysed by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (XRF-EDS). highest element occurred near calciner related dumps, as well dumps created during extraction from Arnold shaft. summary, article, we present possibility soils supported for purposes.