This unit provides an overview of archaeological survey from remote sensing to field survey of both landscapes and sites, including issues around sampling strategies. Surveys encompass both underwater, littoral, and terrestrial settings. Students use key equipment for remote sensing (maps, aerial images, GPR, forms of resistivity, sonar), surveying (tape, theodolite, Total Station, cloud), recording (photographic, and scanning), and geo-positioning (GPS, and dGPS). The theory and methods behind archaeological survey are considered, as are technical limits. Students are able to determine the appropriate methods and equipment for different archaeological projects. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Tom Whitley