14th September 2012, 09:56 AM
I have just received a copy of a MA dissertation from a Norwegian colleague Erik Kjellman entitled 'A photogrammetic revolution in archaeology' and detailing the use of PhotoScan as an archaeological recording medium. The dissertation is mighty impressive and I think I am now almost 100% certain that the technique works. Not quite sure how it can be applied to archaeology with even the simplest form of stratigraphic detail, but as a tool for mapping the vast open steppes of northern Norway it seems to have some advantages over traditional topographic survey (Though I would say that there is still an element of georeferencing requiring an external source).
Do you know John whether anyone is researching how to tie the images into the stratigraphic complexity of an archaeological site?
Erik's dissertation is available online at http://munin.uit.no/handle/10037/4306
Do you know John whether anyone is researching how to tie the images into the stratigraphic complexity of an archaeological site?
Erik's dissertation is available online at http://munin.uit.no/handle/10037/4306
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