January 22, 2019
ANTHROPOLOGY ***
Survey of Technology in Archaeology
Spring 2016
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January 22, 2019
Instructor:Mark LeoneTeaching Assistant: Stefan Woehlke
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Office: Woods Hall,Rm 1124
Phone: (301) 405-8767
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This Course is designed to introduce students to a wide array of technologies that are becoming increasingly accessible for use by archaeologists. We will begin by getting comfortable working with ArcMAP, a Geographic Information System (GIS) program that will allow us to integrate a wide variety of data into one platform. Experience in GIS will be helpful, but is not required. The first section of the course will focus on GIS familiarization and the introduction of the most common GIS features and tools used by archaeologists. The second section of the course will focus on recording complex 3D archaeological features and artifacts, and bringing them into GIS. From here, we will use the 3D point clouds to create surfaces, as well as to produce 2D line drawings from the 3D point clouds. The third and final section of the course will introduce a suit of geophysical techniques used by archaeologists to gain insight into what may be below the soil before beginning excavation. Finally, this geophysical survey data will be incorporated into a GIS.
The final product for the course will be a GIS database that links up over a dozen types of archaeological data into a single geodatabase. Students will also write a short report outlining each data layer and their basic interpretations. The final project will be worth 30% of your grade. Homework Assignments will be worth 40%, and the in-class assignments will make up the remaining 30% of your final grade.
Required Reading:
All Readings for this course are available online in the course ELMS/CANVAS page.
First Section:
Course Goals: At the completion of this portion of the course, students will be able to…
1)...demonstrate an understanding of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the basic functions used most by archaeologists
The spatial relationships between artifacts within sites, and the sites themselves, is critical to the development of an interpretation of the material culture. GIS allows archaeologists to map these locations, as well as important aspects of the terrain and surrounding vegetation. GIS will be used throughout the course in order to link up spatial data from multiple sources. The first section of the course is designed to get everyone familiar with the basic functions, as well as how to produce basic maps that could be incorporated into site reports.
Week 1:January 25 – January 31
Introduction to the Course and to Geographic Information Systems
Assignment / Link / Due Date- Videos: ArcMAP 10 tutorials from UTM Library. Watch tutorials 1-16
- Download thestudent edition of the ArcGIS software.
- Register for the free ESRI online courses through UMD
- ESRI Course: Learning ArcGIS Desktop (Modules 1, 2, and 3)
Week 2: February 1 – February 7
Building Basic Skills in ArcMAP
Assignment / Due- ESRI Course: Learning ArcGIS Desktop (Module 4 and 5)
- ESRI Course: Learning ArcGIS Desktop (Module 6 and 7)
Week 3: February 8 to February 14
Recording Coordinates in the Field and integrating with GIS
Assignment / Due- Hands on GPS and Total Station Use
- ESRI Course: Learning ArcGIS Desktop (Module 8)
- Bring GPS data into a GIS and Georeference Total Station Data Points. Make a map of the features.
Week 4: February 15 to February 21
Georeferencing and interpreting historic maps and historic Aerial photos
Assignment / Link / Due Date- Downloading and GeoReferencing Historic Maps
- Downloading and georeferencing historic photos
- Integrate a historic map and/or historic aerial into a GIS and map the significant features
- Video: Remote Sensing in Archaeology
Week 5: February 22 to February 28
Georeferencing and Digitizing Plan View Drawings and Site Plans into GIS
Assignment / Link / Due Date- Scaling and georeferencing Unit Photos
- Scaling and GeoReferencing Site Photos
- Video: Intro to AutoCAD 2015 – Watch the Series
- Digitizing Plan View drawings in AutoCAD
- Digitize Archaeological Features into a GIS
Week 6: February 29toMarch 6
Interpreting satellite data in archaeology
Assignment / Link / Due- Opening satellite imagery in ArcMap
- Description of satellite imagery important for archaeologists
- Mapping vegetation around archaeology sites using satellite data
- Video: NASA 360: NASA, Archaeology, and Paleontology
- Video: Remote Sensing in ArcGIS Tutorial 19a: Supervised Classification of Landsat Imagery
- Video: Remote Sensing in ArcGIS Tutorial 19b: Supervised Classification of Landsat Imagery
Week 7: March 7 – March 13
Aerial LiDAR Data in Archaeology
Assignment / Link / Due- Introduction to Aerial LiDAR lecture
- Downloading Maryland LiDAR data and incorporating it into a GIS
- Video: Aspects of Archaeology: LiDAR
- Video: Dr. Nicholas Coops: Introduction to LiDAR Technology
- ESRI Course: Using LiDAR in ArcGIS
- Map a Chesapeake Garden using LiDAR
Week 8: March 14 – March 20
Spring Break!
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January 22, 2019
Second Section:
Course Goals: At the completion of this portion of the course, students will be able to…
2) ...demonstrate understanding of fundamental concepts and methods used to produce and process 3D point Clouds using a Terrestrial LiDAR machine.
Week 9: March 22 to March 28
Introduction to recording archaeological features in 3-D (LiDAR and Photogrammetry)
Assignment / Link / Due- Video: FARO Focus – Scanner Interface Guide
- Video: Tutorial: Setting up your FARO Focus #D Laser Scanner
- Video: Introducting the FARO Focus 3D
- Video: Reality Computing Webinar #3 – From Photos to a 3D model – How to take the Right Photos
- Video: ReCap 360 Tutorial – Manually Stitch Images That Were not Stitched Automatically
- Video: Convert Photos into 3D Models with ReCap 360
- Laser Scanner Demo
- Photogrammetry Demo
- Import Scans into a Scene Project
- Create 3D model from photos in ReCAP
Week 10: March 29 to April 3
Editing Scans and Creating Point Clouds
Assignment / Link / Due- Video:Scene 5.0 - Introduction
- Video: Scene 5.1 – Workflow – Project Generation
- Video: Scene 5.1 – Workflow – View and Analyze
- Video: Scene 5.1 – Workflow - Registration
- Video: Scene 5.2 – Workflow – Registration - Innovations
- Video: Scene 5.0 – Targets – Natural Targets
- Video: Scene 5.0 – Targets – Artificial Targets
- Video: Scene 5.0 – Targets – Scanner Sensors
- Video: Scene 5.0 – Targets – Creating Scan Reference Objects Manually
- Video: Scene 5.0 – Registration – Results Analysis in Correspondence View
- Video: Scene 5.0 – Registration – Improve Registration Results
- Video: Scene 5.0 – Importing – Surveyed Points, Reference Coordinates
- Create, Edit, and Export a Referenced Project Point Cloud
- Create, Edit, and Export a Referenced Project Point Cloud from Homework Data
Week 11: April 4 to April 10
Creating Surfaces from Point Clouds, and Incorporating them into GIS
Assignment / Link / Due- Video: Convert Color Point Cloud to Textured Mesh using Meshlab
- Video: Point Clouds
- Video: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 What’s New – “Surface Creation from Point Cloud Data
Week 12: April 11 to April 17
Making Line Drawings from a Point Cloud
Assignment / Link / Due- Video: AutoCAD and Point Clouds
- Video: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015 Point Cloud Surface Extraction
- Video: Tech Tip: Working with LiDAR Surfaces in AutoDesk
- Video: ASCENT Webcast: Working with Point Clouds in AutoCAD 2016
- Create Line Drawings from 3d Point Cloud Data and export to GIS
Part 3: GeoPhysics- At the completion of this portion of the course, students will be able to…
2) ...demonstrate understanding of the basic geophysical techniques employed by archaeologists. They will also be able to incorporate this data into a GIS in order to compare results of different methods, creating a more comprehensive understanding of subsurface stratigraphy and features.
Week 13: April 18 to April 24
Introduction to Archaeological Geophysics Part II
Assignment / Link / Due- Video: A-Z of Archaeology: ‘G - Geophysics’
- Video: What GeoPhys Missed at Trench 3
- Read: A Field Guide to GeoPhysics in Archaeology (Pg. 1 – 73)
- Geophysics and Archaeology Lecture
- Incorporating Metal Detector Data into a GIS
- Map and interpret Artifacts collected during a Metal Detector Survey
Week 14: April 25 – May 1
Introduction to Archaeological Geophysics Part II (Incorporating into our GIS)
Assignment / Due- Incorporating other geophysical techniques into a GIS
- Read A Field Guide to GeoPhysics in Archaeology (Pg. 74 – 156).
- Georeference resistivity, GPR, and Magnetometry data.
Final Project (30%):
For your final project, you are expected to incorporate a suite of data into a GIS database, making it possible to have a more comprehensive interpretation of the material. Included in your final database will be archaeological sites, features, artifact distributions, Unit locations, topography, standing structures, remote sensing data, geophysical survey data, and the other relevant information compiled through the course.
In addition to your geodatabase you will produce a report describing the data that you incorporated. This will include a description of the metadata such as how the data was collected, where it came from, and its strength and weaknesses. You will also offer an interpretation that is based on a synthesis of the data that is integrated into your geodatabase.
Homework (40%):
There is a homework assignment every week for the course. In order to learn the software it is important to work with it a little every day. The homework assignments will include processing data for your final geodatabase. It is essential that you do these assignments or you will not be able to complete the final project for the course. You will be introduced to the skills you need to complete each assignment through tutorials you are assigned for homework and through in-class tutorials.
In-Class Assignments (30%):
In-class assignments are designed to introduce the skills you will need to complete your assignments and incorporate them into your final geodatabase. They are usually simplified examples of the field data you will be processing for your homework. This is so that we will have time to cover each step necessary to complete the week’s homework assignment.
Some tutorials will be accessed through ESRI online courses. These are designed to give each student the basic knowledge of the GIS software and its capabilities. These will be used regularly through the first part of the course. It is important that you get an online student registration for these courses through the library’s GIS office. You can make a request through this website ______. You can also download a free student trial of ArcMap using this key: ______.
Accessing Online Course Materials
To access online course materials, please access the ELMS/CANVAS page for the course
Religious Observances
It is the policy of the University of Maryland, College Park that students not be penalized in any way for participation in religious observances. However, it is the student's responsibility to inform Professor Leone or his TAs of any intended absences for religious observances in advance and make arrangements for make-up examinations.
Students with Learning, Emotional, Psychological and Physical Disabilities
Students must show documentation from the University’s disability Support Services (DSS) Office acknowledging a disability that warrants some type of accommodation. Please contact Dr. Joann Hutchinson, Director of Disability Support Services at (301) 314-7681, if you have questions about the type of accommodation or to be registered.
Medical Excuses
Examinations are Major Scheduled Grading Events and, if missed, require written documentation before a makeup examination will be provided. See “Make-up Examinations” on page 6 of this syllabus for make-up dates. These dates are the ONLY times available for make-up exams.
The University shall excuse class absences that result from a student’s own illness. As explained below, the procedures and the documentation a student is required to provide to the class instructor for the purpose of obtaining an excused absence differ depending on the frequency of the absence.
Procedures
A. Medically necessitated excused absence from a single lecture, recitation, or labper semester.
1. No written excuses or documentation from the Health Center shall be provided for absences from single lecture, recitation, or lab.
2. For a medically necessitated absence from a single lecture, recitation, or lab, students may submit a self-signed note to their instructor. Such documentation shall be honored as an excused absence unless the absence coincides with a Major Scheduled Grading Event. The procedure for a medically necessitated excused absence for a Major Scheduled Grading event is set forth below.
3. Any student who wishes to be excused for an absence from a single lecture, recitation, or lab due to a medically necessitated absence shall:
a. Make a reasonable attempt to inform the instructor of his/her illness prior to the class; and,
b.Upon returning to class, present their instructor with a self-signed note attesting to the date of their illness. Each note must also contain an acknowledgment by the student that the information provided is true and correct. Providing false information to University officials is prohibited underPart 9(h) of the Code of Student Conduct(V-1.00(B) UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT) and may result indisciplinary action.
B. Non-consecutive medically necessitated absences from more than a single lecture, recitation, or lab.
- At the beginning of each semester, the instructor shall establish a written policy for non-consecutive medically necessitated absences beyond a single lecture, recitation, or lab.
C. Prolonged Absence from Classes and/or Absence from a Major Scheduled Grading Event
- A prolonged absence is defined as multiple consecutive absences from a course during a semester due to the same illness.
- “Major Scheduled Grading Events” shall be identified by the instructor in writing at the beginning of each semester.
- 3. Students who experience a prolonged absence(s), as defined above or an illness during a Major Scheduled Grading Event as identified in writing by the class instructor shall be required to provide written documentation of the illness from the Health Center or from an outside health care provider. In cases where written verification is provided, the Health Center or outside health care provider shall verify dates of treatment and indicate the time frame that the student was unable to meet academic responsibilities. No diagnostic information shall be given.
D. Resolution of Problems
- A student who wishes to contest a decision not to grant a medically necessitated excused absence should first try to resolve the issue with the class instructor. If the issue is not resolved with the instructor, the student should seek the advice of the instructor’s Department Chair; the Dean’s Office of the Department’s College; the Health Center Director; or the Department of Disability Support Services (DSS) Director, if the student is registered with the DSS, in order to identify the proper procedure for resolution.
Accommodations for Students with Documented Disabilities
The University of Maryland, College Park provides accommodations for students with documented disabilities. If you are a student who has special needs, please consult with the Disability Support Service and inform Professor Leone or the TAs at the beginning of the semester of your requirements.
Required Honor Pledge
As a student at the University of Maryland, College Park, each of you has signed a student-administered Honor Code and an Honor Pledge. The Code prohibits students from cheating on examinations, plagiarizing papers, submitting the same paper for credit in two courses without authorization, buying papers, submitting fraudulent documents, and forging signatures. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated and reported directly to the Honor Council. The Honor Pledge will be used in the exams in ANTHXXX. The University of Maryland, College Park has a nationally recognized Code of Academic Integrity, administered by the Student Honor Council. This Code sets standards for academic integrity at Maryland for all undergraduate and graduate students. As a student you are responsible for upholding these standards for this course. It is very important for you to be aware of the consequences of cheating, fabrication, facilitation, and plagiarism. For more information on the Code of Academic Integrity or the Student Honor Council, please visit
No Term Paper
There is no term paper in this course.
Grading
The grade in ANTH xxx is based on completion of homework assignments, and the production of a comprehensive GIS incorporating many types of data used by archaeologists. . Homework assignments are worth 40% of the grade. In Class Assignments are worth 30% of the grade, and your final GIS database is worth 30%
ELMS/Canvas
Canvas will be used to facilitate discussions, provide supplemental material including E-reserves, and is the recommended way to email Stefan Woehlke. You can log on to canvas by going to you will be asked to logon. You should be able to use your university Directory ID and password to logon. Once you log on, you will see a list of all courses that you are registered for that use CANVAS. Click on the ANTHXXX class and you will be taken to the class home page. Class material will be posted to ELMS from time to time. Please check regularly. If you have any problems connecting to canvas please contact myself or the help number that is listed on the main logon page for elms.
On-Line Course Evaluation
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