17th July 2013, 07:40 AM
Quote:but is it such a vital skill as it once was and can the ever increasing 'efficiency' of commercial archaeology justify such 'out-dated' techniques?
simple answer is yes... it is cheaper and more accurate. ( it allows for the human touch... oh it will change. but I would remid you of that bit of Roman track I drew when I visited Birdoswold. I would trust my pencil stone by stone over a robotic station drawing lets not forget that it is also horses for courses. - however I have just taught a 2 day survey course. starting at trig, taped survey, plane table before getting to Total Station and GPS. what we don't need now is a monkey that can push a button. we need skilled staff who know why they push the button. and what to do when the button says no signal ....