Paperless mapping and cave archaeology: A review on the application of DistoX survey method in archaeological cave sites

Konstantinos P. Trimmis

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.01.022

Paperless mapping and cave archaeology: A review on the application of DistoX survey method in archaeological cave sites

Konstantinos P. Trimmis

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Abstract

Geodetic Stations and Differential Global Positioning Systems are the dominant instruments for mapping in archaeological contexts. However, there are not equal counterparts for cave archaeology survey. There is no way for DGPSs to work inside a cave and use of geodetic station is limited only in relatively dry and wide parts of the caves. This paper is reviewing the current available applications on cave mapping and it is presenting the use of Heeb's Paperless Mapping technique as a mainstream survey tool for subterranean archaeological projects. Ultimately a step by step methodology is proposed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	399-407
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Volume	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.01.022
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2018

Keywords

Archaeological survey
Cave archaeology
DistoX
Paperless mapping
Therion
Visual Topo

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