In north east corner of the University garden there will be a conference pub in the old building called “Frokostkjelleren” (Eng: breakfast cellar). During the day this will be the help center as well as point for serving coffee and lunsj, and in the evening it becomes the conference pub, arranged in cooperation with the law students at the campus. Here you will be able to by some drinks at the same prices offered to students. The pub will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Closing a gap with simple toy. How using a tablet affected documentation workflow on the Rozprza ring-fort excavation.
Jerzy Sikora, Piotr Kittel
Abstract
The use of digital documentation, including image-based 3D techniques allows to reduce the role of traditional and time-consuming manual drawings. However it significantly shortens the process of obtaining data in the field, it also need long time for digital processing of images. In fact, this situation is nothing new. Older researchers probably still remember that similar challenges were connected with a traditional archaeological photography of pre-digital era.
During the excavation on the medieval ring-fort and motte in Rozprza 2D and 3D photogrammetric documentation and integration of the results in GIS was widely used, eliminating traditional forms of field documentation. It was particularly important in extreme wet conditions of work in the bottom of Luciąża river valley. Popular Agisoft PhotoScan software and QGIS georepherence module as well as a set of open source graphical raster and vector applications were used.
The key role was the appropriate organization of the field work involving the parallel excavation of several sections by limited team. As a result, it was possible to flip explorers and equipment in situations where it was necessary to suspend work in the section, until the end of documentation process.
An important facilitation was to support the process by using popular tablet on Android OS. It allowed the application of interpretation layers directly onto earlier prepared orthophotos, with direct contact with documented structures. At the same time descriptive documentation and registration of stratigraphic relationships were performed, using a custom Strati5 app, based on a spreadsheet. This way the field documentation based on 3D techniques became a series of actions implemented routinely at the completion of the exploration of the another layer or preparation of the another cross-section. Simple and cheap tablet helped to close the gap between gathering of field data and later processing and interpretations.
The research project has been financed by grants from The National Science Centre based on the decision No. "DEC-2013/11/B/HS3/03785".
In north east corner of the University garden there will be a conference pub in the old building called “Frokostkjelleren” (Eng: breakfast cellar). During the day this will be the help center as well as point for serving coffee and lunsj, and in the evening it becomes the conference pub, arranged in cooperation with the law students at the campus. Here you will be able to by some drinks at the same prices offered to students. The pub will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
On Wednesday 30th March, the CAA Oslo will take you to the Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy. As Norway’s most visited tourist attraction, it offers the chance to see the fantastically preserved Viking ships and the other beautifully conserved artefacts from the burials in a unique, purpose built architectural setting. Travel is by bus, the pickup will be at the University Square (Karl Johansgate) for the short journey to the museum.
In the museum there will be guides giving talks about the famous Viking age finds of Oseberg and Gokstad. A small exhibition on the documentation from the Oseberg excavation in 1904, including the detailed diaries written by the archaeologist Gustafson, will be open in the CAAs honour. The excursion will take about two hours. Time of departure will be 18:00 and 18:30 from the University square. Time at your name tab indicates your departure time (18:00 or 18:30).
In north east corner of the University garden there will be a conference pub in the old building called “Frokostkjelleren” (Eng: breakfast cellar). During the day this will be the help center as well as point for serving coffee and lunsj, and in the evening it becomes the conference pub, arranged in cooperation with the law students at the campus. Here you will be able to by some drinks at the same prices offered to students. The pub will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
