Geo-Referenced Spatial Data Analyses on Coastal Erosion Sites: the Final 3D Examination of the Pictish Smithy at the Site of Swandro, Orkney Islands
Author(s): Ruth Maher; Lindsey Kemp; Nicole Burton; Julie Bond; Steve Dockrill
Year: 2019
Summary
This is an abstract from the "Accelerating Environmental Change Threats to Cultural Heritage: Serious Challenges, Promising Responses" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Coastal erosion sites contain the same complexity as any other sites, however, the sequences are often truncated and the recovery conditions require adaptive approaches. During the summer of 2018, the excavation of Structure 3, the ‘Pictish Smithy’, concluded. Here we present the final report on the 3D spatial analyses of Structure 3. Data was collected using a total station and PenMap, photogrammetry, and 3D laser scanning focusing on artifact and soil residue (XRF) locations and distributions as well as structural elements. Using GIS to explore the varied spatial relationships of this complex deposition sequence, this paper presents the final results of the micro-analysis of a single Late Iron Age structure and the potential for future integrated, on-site spatial management.
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Geo-Referenced Spatial Data Analyses on Coastal Erosion Sites: the Final 3D Examination of the Pictish Smithy at the Site of Swandro, Orkney Islands. Ruth Maher, Lindsey Kemp, Nicole Burton, Julie Bond, Steve Dockrill. Presented at The 84th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Albuquerque, NM. 2019 ( tDAR id: 451325)
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Europe: Western Europe
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min long: -13.711; min lat: 35.747 ; max long: 8.965; max lat: 59.086 ;
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Abstract Id(s): 24931