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492067-HS2024-0-Surveying, Mapping and Documenting in Archaeology and Geography





Root number 492067
Semester HS2024
Type of course Exercise
Allocation to subject Archaeology
Type of exam Assignment
Title Surveying, Mapping and Documenting in Archaeology and Geography
Description Surveying, mapping, and documenting (SMD) cover a wide range of applications: from architecture and engineering over construction to geography, geology, and archaeology.
Surveying is the technique of gathering the position of points or objects and the distances and angles between them in relation to a coordinate system. A special type is the archaeological survey. An archaeological survey can be undertaken in preparation for an excavation to gain more knowledge about the extent and chronological classification within a site or for the exploration of the hinterland of a site. Surveying builds the basis for spatial modeling and representations. A survey can be undertaken with a variety of tools and techniques as ground-based measurements like total stations, levels, and GPS but also aerial photography.
Mapping is the process of creating a visual representation of the surveyed area with two-dimensional plans up to complex three-dimensional models and the use of geographic information systems (GIS) to integrate multiple layers of data.
The whole survey process must be documented adequately so that the approach is comprehensible, and the data is reproducible.
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
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Lecturers Dr. Susanne Muriel Rutishauser, Institute of Archaeological Sciences ✉
Tadeáš Červík, Institute of Geography ✉
ECTS 3
Recognition as optional course possible Yes
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Monday 16:15-18:00 Weekly
Friday 13:15-17:00 Weekly
Friday 18/10/2024 13:15-17:00
Friday 13/12/2024 13:15-17:00
 
Rooms Seminarraum 116, Mittelstrasse 43
Hörraum 224, Mittelstrasse 43
Seminarraum 228, Mittelstrasse 43
 
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