2018 Total Station & GIS applied in Archaeology

Program Description

The Sanisera Archaeology Institute for International Field Schools offers an annual archaeology dig on the island of Menorca, off the coast of Spain. This course is for students who come from all over the world to study abroad and who are interested in archaeology, anthropology and mapping tools applied to Archaeology, as well as for participants who want to learn about topography, photogrammetry and archaeological recording system with a GIS (Geographic Information System).

Highlights

Use and handling of a Total Station..

Creating a topographical database generated by the Total Station with elementary information from the site to design an archaeological map.

Photograph Collection to create three-dimensional models of tombs, structures and remains from the Roman city of Sanisera.

Learning, handling and practices with AutoCAD, Golden Surfer, Photomodeler, Google Sketchup y ArcGIS.

Design of an archaeological map in AutoCAD with the information provided by the Total Station.

Creating 3D models of various archaeological topics (graves, artifacts, structures).

Design, preparation and management of archaeological information in a GIS platform using the map cr

What`s Included

Course tuition
Electronic Total Station.
Mapping Software: ARCGIS, AutoCAD, Golden, PhotoModeler, Photoshop and
CorelDraw
Accommodation in the Student Residency in Ciutadella. Two to six per room.* Walking distance to the historic center, port and beaches
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Morning snack at the Sanisera site
.Accident insurance at the site.
Daily transportation to/from the archaeological fieldwork.
Excursions
Certificate of participation