Airborne Scanning

Full-waveform airborne laser scanning as tool for archaeological reconnaissance 10.09.2007

ALS finds application in archaeology because working with archaeological sites and landscapes involves also the description of topography. So far, ALS was used as a tool to produce detailed maps of archaeological sites showing in relief. But it has also a high potential to be used for detection of archaeological sites, especially in densely vegetated areas.The goal of this project is to explore the potential of ALS for archaeological reconnaissance in a densely forested area; specifically, to evaluate an approx. 190 km² forest area within an archaeological case study.