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My fieldwork in Egypt taught me to value aerial surveys
I thought aerial surveys were lazy archaeology. A drone shot found a temple complex. Now I push for more tech in digs.
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hugo_sullivan257mo ago
How did that change your step-by-step plan when starting a new site? Do you run the tech stuff first now, before anyone even puts a shovel in the ground?
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spencer8477mo ago
That drone shot finding a temple complex is exactly it. I had the same turn-around with LiDAR on a dig in Belize. We were cutting through jungle for weeks and getting nowhere. Fired up the LiDAR for a single flyover and it showed a whole hidden causeway system right under our feet. Totally changed how I plan any site work now.
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