CLST 129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Photogrammetry, Aerial Photography, Tabula Peutingeriana
6 Sep 2016
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Survey and excavation of sites and features . Investigation not only of sites but also off-site (or non-site) evidence plow marks, field boundaries, scatters or artifacts. Study of entire regional landscapes by regional survey is now a major part of archaeological fieldwork you zoom out to get a larger perspective of the site. Reconnaissance survey to find archaeological evidence (sites and non-sites), either on the ground or in the air. Before any archaeological fieldwork begins, archaeologists try to make explicit what their objectives are and what their plan of campaign will be. Sites which were never lost, such as the massive pyramids of egypt and the great wall of china. Sites which were discovered by chance and by non-archaeologists, such as they were building a house, digging a well, or diving in the sea. Examples include the decorated french cave of lascaux, Cosquer, and the amazing terracotta army of china"s first emperor.
