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This section of the website explores the different technologies used to record archaeological features on and below the ground surface. Click on each of the technologies using the menu on the left and understand the science behind their use and how they improve our understanding of archaeology.

Recent Capture Articles

Oblique Aerial - bibliography 02 November 2011, 15.25 Bibliography related to Oblique Aerial Imagry topics (under Read More	Vertical aerial - bibliography 02 November 2011, 15.24 Bibliography related to Vertical Aerial Imagry topics (under Read More
Geophysics - bibliography 02 November 2011, 15.23 Bibliography related to Geophysics topics (under Read More	A brief history of lidar 01 November 2011, 13.31 Using the same principles as radar, airborne lidar was first developed in the 1960s for submarine detection, but apart from a brief use in Costa Rica in Read More
UAV - bibliography 02 November 2011, 15.02 Bibliography related to UAV topics H. Eisenbeiss, M. Kunz and H. Ingensand (eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Unmanned Aerial Read More	Airborne lidar technology 01 November 2011, 13.57 Lidar uses an active laser beam transmitted in pulses from an aircraft with sensors recording the returning reflection. The precise location of the sensor Read More
What does lidar provide? 01 November 2011, 14.06 Lidar is seen by some as a tool that will record all aspects of the historic environment, meaning we no longer need other techniques, especially as it is Read More	Height data from lidar 01 November 2011, 14.49 Archaeologists have interpreted historic sites from humps and bumps visible on the ground or from the air for a long time. However, the height data Read More