Adventures in Spatial Archaeometry: A Survey of Recent High-Resolution Survey and Measurement Applications

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Adventures in Spatial Archaeometry: A Survey of Recent High-Resolution Survey and Measurement Applications" at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Geospatial technology is an increasingly integral component in the measurement and analysis of time, space, and form. The democratization of methods in high-density survey and measurement (HDSM), such as photogrammetry and laser scanning, creates new opportunities and challenges alike. Keeping abreast of rapid advances requires a regular survey of applications. Emerging, early career scholars are often among the most innovative of users. SAROI, the Spatial Archaeology Residential and Online Institute, an NEH-funded initiative hosted by the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies at the University of Arkansas, has provided training to 19 emerging scholars in HDSM. This session showcases the multiple ways that SAROI fellows engage with spatial data to analyze landscapes, sites, features, and objects. Fellowship projects address a wide range of time periods and are unified not just through the use of HDSM techniques but through their commitment to highlighting marginalized histories and through research and representation in the Global South. Applications of HDSM discussed in the session include 3D modeling using sUAS sensors, photogrammetry, and microCT, satellite and aerial imagery analysis, and geospatial database creation and analysis.