Sensing Archaeology in the North : the use of non-destructive geophysical and remote sensing methods in archaeology in Scandinavian and North Atlantic Territories

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Cuenca-garcía, Carmen, Risbøl, Ole, Bates, C. Richard, Stamnes, Arne Anderson, Skoglund, Fredrik, Ødegård, Øyvind, Viberg, Andreas, Koivisto, Satu, Fuglsang, Mikkel, Gabler, Manuel, Schlosser Mauritsen, Esben, Perttola, Wesa, Solem, Dag-øyvind
• Other Authors: University of St Andrews. School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews. Centre for Ancient Environmental Studies, University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Institute, University of St Andrews. Coastal Resources Management Group, University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Remote sensing; Near-surface geophysics; Archaeological geophysics; Marine archaeology; Archaeological prospection; Aerial archaeology; Cultural heritage mangement; LiDAR/airborne laser scanning (ALS); Photogrammetry; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/drone mapping; Underwater robotics; Side-scan sonar (SSS); Synthetic aperture sonar (SAS); Underwater hyperspectral imaging (UHI); Magnetoometry; Eart resistance/resistivity; Electromagnetic induction; Ground-penetrating radar (GPR); Reflectance transformation imaging (RTI); Image-based modelling (IBM); CC Archaeology; GE Environmental Sciences; DAS; SDG 13 - Climate Action; SDG 14 - Life Below Water; CC; GE; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10023/20762; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12183102

The Sensing Archaeology in the North workshop was partially funded by the Department of Archaeology and Cultural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. In August 2018, a group of experts working with terrestrial/marine geophysics and remote sensing methods to explore archaeological sites in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Scotland and Sweden gathered together for the first time at the Workshop ‘Sensing Archaeology in The North’. The goal was to exchange experiences, discuss challenges, and consider future directions for further developing these methods and strategies for their use in archaeology. After the event, this special journal issue was arranged to publish papers that are based on the workshop presentations, but also to incorporate work that is produced by other researchers in the field. This paper closes the special issue and further aims to provide current state-of-the-art for the methods represented by the workshop. Here, we introduce the aspects that inspired the organisation of the meeting, a summary of the 12 presentations and eight paper contributions, as well as a discussion about the main outcomes of the workshop roundtables, including the production of two searchable databases (online resources and equipment). We conclude with the position that the ‘North’, together with its unique cultural heritage and thriving research community, is at the forefront of good practice in the application and development of sensing methods in archaeological research and management. However, further method development is required, so we claim the support of funding bodies to back research efforts based on testing/experimental studies to: explore unknown survey environments and identify optimal survey conditions, as well as to monitor the preservation of archaeological remains, especially those that are at risk. It is demonstrated that remote sensing and geophysics not only have an important role in the safeguarding of archaeological sites from ...