Dowsing
Locating anything underground, whether buried utilities, metal, or even water, is a complex task. While today’s utility locating involves using sophisticated equipment, locating underground objects has a long history. The ancient technique of using dowsing rods to find underground objects is still used by some today. But how do people use them, and is it possible that they could work? Dowsing, or water witching, refers to the act of using two L-shaped instruments, e.g. Hazel twigs, one held in each hand, in an attempt to discover the position of something underground. That something can range from water to underground utilities,…
