CLST 129 Chapter Notes -Iliad, Ground-Penetrating Radar, Magnetometer
24 Apr 2013
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Reconnaissance survey: done by land or air. Research designs done before field work: formulation of a research strategy - to resolve a particular question or hypothesis, collecting and recording of evidence- survey, excavation or both, processing and analysis of evidence, publication- books, articles ect. Ground reconnaissance: consultation of documentary sources ex. Legion-lejan: field work ie. monitoring of building development. Lidad- lasar scanning technique which can accurately map out whole landscape, even beneath tree cover= digital plans which can be manipulated to reveal subtle features. Satellite photography useful primarily at the largest scales ex. Mapping out very large sites or tracing ancient irrigation systems. Site surface survey: the study of the distribution of surviving features at a site and the recording and sometimes collecting of artifacts from the surface. Subsurface detection: the use of probes and shovel test pits to find and map sub surface features.
