English Heritage: Laser Scanning for Heritage This document has been generated as part of the Heritage3D project. Heritage3D is sponsored by English Heritage’s National Heritage Protection Commissions programme (projects 3789 MAIN and 5496 MAIN) and undertaken by the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at Newcastle University. The project has sought to provide guidance to archaeologists, local planning authorities, instrument manufacturers and software developers on the use of 3D laser scanning in the conservation of cultural heritage. The primary aims of this project were to develop and support best practice in laser scanning for archaeology and architecture, and to disseminate this best practice to users, along with the education of likely beneficiaries. A guidance note arising from Heritage3D, entitled ‘3D Laser Scanning for Heritage’ was published in 2007. The present document, a substantial revision of the 2007 guidance note, has been developed as part of the follow-on project.
The Digital Archaeological Record English Heritage: Metric Survey Paul Bryan, Bill Blake, Jon Bedford, David Barber, Jon Mills, David Andrews Metric survey forms an essential part of the conservation cycle and provides a valuable source of base mapping for analytical projects. In supplying metric survey data to buildings curators, conservators, architects and archaeologists, surveyors need to know what makes survey work for cultural heritage. Getting the right survey for the right job is important. It is a revised and updated second edition of Metric Survey Specifications for English Heritage - the standard specification that English Heritage has successfully used to procure metric survey for the last nine years. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. If you require an alternative accessible version of this document (for instance in audio, Braille or large print) please contact our Customer Services Department.
Collection: Studying Portus ADS Guides to Good Practice untitled ADS: Big data Preservation and Management Strategies for Exceptionally Large Data Formats: 'Big Data' Review of nature of technologies and formats This report has been produced as part of the Big Data Project. It is a technical review of each of the 'Big Data' technologies currently practised by archaeologists, with a consideration of data formats for preservation and future dissemination. The discussion focuses on the following technologies: Sidescan Sonar Sonar (SOund NAvigation and Ranging) is a simple technique used by maritime archaeologists to detect wrecks. Sidescan sonar is a device used by maritime archaeologists to locate submerged structures and artefacts. Illustration: This image created with sidescan data clearly shows a ship wreck protruding from the seabed. The data Why should we archive? For future-interpretation of data. Problems and issues Specialised metadata Metadata to be recorded alongside the data itself includes: Equipment used (make and model)Equipment settingsAssessment of accuracy?
untitled Data management courses and training If you manage research data or are interested in developing a career as a data librarian or data scientist, the table below will help identify opportunities for you. The first part lists short, 'in-career' training courses to bolster your credentials in data management. The second part lists longer, HE-accredited programmes which include a digital data science or librarianship component. See the Roles page for more on the terms data creator, data manager, data librarian or data scientist, including a diagram mapping the core skills covered by each. (Table adapted from Skilling Up to Do Data: Whose Role, Whose Responsibility, Whose Career? If you are interested in finding a professional development course, the following resources may be of assistance. DigCurV training registry - The Digital Curator Vocational Education Europe (DigCurV) project compiles a list of professional development courses available to digital curators in the cultural heritage domain.
Merchant vessels and maritime commerce in Roman times See this text in During the Imperial period Rome was an enormous city inhabited by about one million people. It constituted an extraordinary market, such as would not be found again on western Mediterranean shores until the nineteenth century. Roman commercial ships Merchant ships reached their apogee during the Imperial period. The diverse commercial vessels often bore different names, such as corbita, gaulus, ponto, cladivata, etc., which varied according to their geographical origin and hull shape. Thanks to ship iconography we can reconstruct a significant portion of the characteristics of this class of vessels. The hull sides were protected by wales and featured winglike projections, the housing, which protected the side rudder system. The tonnage of Roman merchant ships In order to satisfy the various requirements of commerce, ship tonnages were quite variable. And yet there were even larger ships! The importance of transport by sea Rome at the centre of Mediterranean trade Pomey, P.
Archives: Southampton University Amphora Project: Introduction Introduction Aims of the website The aim of this website is to provide an online introductory resource for the study of Roman amphorae. Recent research means that we now know more about the origins, contents and trading patterns of amphorae than ever before. The ideal solution would be to "democratize" amphora studies so that the same range of information could be within reach of all scholars irrespective of country, the quality of libraries or the availability of comparative material. The established amphora specialist will be familiar with much of what is presented here. top The Significance of Roman Amphorae It is difficult to underestimate the importance of amphorae to our understanding of trade and commerce in the Roman empire. Amphora forms can vary from one region to another so that, in conjunction with information recorded on stamps and tituli picti, they can inform the purchaser about origin and contents, in a manner akin to modern trade packaging. Monte Testaccio, RomeSimon Keay
untitled Overview: Trajan's Column (Colonna Traiana) in Rome