3D Technologies and Archaeology
About
The use of digital survey techniques has transformed how archaeologists set about detection, recording, analysis and presentation of objects, monuments and landscapes. The exponential increase in computing power means ever more complex, detailed and accurate datasets can be collected, opening up new possibilities to the study of the historic environment. This talk will discuss some of the ways that new surveying technologies and 3D recording techniques have revolutionised field archaeology and the information that can be extracted from these new datasets.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
05 Feb 2025
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Organiser
- Scotland South East Local Network
Registration information
Please register to allow us to estimate catering numbers.
Please note that this talk will be held in the Lindsay Stewart Lecture Theatre and not our usual venue of the Siegfried Room.
Speakers
Dr Graeme Cavers
Director and Head of Geomatics - AOC Archaeology Group
After completing his PhD studies at Nottingham university Graeme has directed excavations and has surveyed and recorded Iron Age sites all over Scotland. He has published and spoken at national and international conferences, including convening sessions at the European Association of Archaeologists, Computer Applications in Archaeology and the World Archaeological Congress.
Graeme has broad experience of Iron Age settlements of all types, as well as extensive technical expertise in database management and digital survey methods. In the last decade, he has led on the design and development of AOC’s digital data management systems, including bespoke mobile applications for field data recording and quality assurance.
In addition to management of major survey projects for infrastructure projects including for WSP, Jacobs, HS2 and Transport Infrastructure Ireland, throughout his career Graeme has been committed to the dissemination of archaeological research, training and archaeological skills development. Over the past 20 years, this has taken the form of partnerships with third-sector groups and management of numerous major community-led survey and excavation project.
Reasons to attend
This talk will be of interest to anyone interested in engineering, computing, data management or archaeology.
Programme
1400 Event start
1500 Refreshmnets
1530 Q & A
1600 Event end