Field School at Slane, County Meath, Ireland

An Introduction to Multi-Method Archaeological Site Survey: Surface Collection and Remote Sensing

Dates: 8th to 13th April 2012

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Organized by:

• Archaeolandscapes Europe
• Landscape & Geophysical Services
• Dundalk Institute of Technology

Aimed at: Students and graduates in archaeology or related fields

Number of places: 20 maximum

Field School fee: 200 euro (includes tuition, local transport and self-catering accommodation)

Grants: Archaeolandscapes Europe offers 5 grants of up to 500 euro to support students with no extra funding. More information here

Important dates:

• 20th February : deadline for grant applications to the ArcLand project
• 20th February : deadline for Field School Application
• 27th February : notification of accepted Field School students
• 5th March : notification of acceptance/rejection for an ArcLand grant
• 19th March : deadline for non-refundable Field School fee payment
• 7th April : Students arrive in Slane
• 8th to 13th April : Field School
• 14th April : Students depart from Slane

Acceptance will be based on a process of evaluation of the applications received during the application period. A short statement, 2 letters of support and a CV will be required for the ArcLand grant application.

Objectives: This course is aimed at graduates from an archaeology or earth sciences background. It will introduce surface collection, low level aerial photography, upstanding building recording and a range of archaeological geophysical techniques. It will provide an understanding of the principles of and hands-on experience of the basic field operation of the techniques. There will also be instruction in data processing, data interpretation and reporting.

Programme: thematic blocks

1. Site orientation and the archaeological objectives of the site and upstanding building survey
2. Introduction to surface collection, kite aerial photography (KAP) and terrestrial laser scanning. Field survey
3. Introduction to terrestrial remote sensing techniques. Field survey
4. Data downloading, processing and presentation
5. Data Integration: Integrating aerial photographs and ground-based results
6. Interpretation and presentation of results

Organizers:

• Kevin Barton, Landscape and Geophysical Services (LGS), ArchaeoLandscapes Europe Associated Partner
• Conor Brady, Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT), ArchaeoLandscapes Europe Associated Partner

Teaching experts:

ArchaeoLandscapes Europe

• Kevin Barton, Landscape and Geophysical Services
• Conor Brady, Dundalk Institute of Technology
• Anthony Corns, Discovery Programme
• Robert Shaw, Discovery Programme

Field Archaeologist

• Kieran Campbell

University of Warsaw

• Michał Pisz, Arc-Photo/University of Warsaw
• Asia Balcerzak, Arc-Photo/University of Warsaw
• Piotrek Wroniecki, University of Warsaw

Logistical Support

• Finola O’Carroll, Irish Archaeological Field School