International Workshop
Archaeology from Aerial Photographs
18th - 22nd February 2013, University of Bamberg

New: See a report on the workshop published in AARGNews 46, March 2013

Aims and scope:

This ground-based aerial archaeology workshop is targeted at students and professionals alike. It will introduce participants to uses of aerial photographs for archaeological research and conservation. Interactive sessions will guide participants through ways of seeing information on aerial images. This will enable them to use their acquired experiences from fieldwork etc. to understand what can be identified on aerial photographs.
Participants will also be taught use of AirPhoto SE to transform and georeference oblique and vertical aerial photographs. Through use of a GIS, they will complete small projects in an area of Bavaria. For this purpose, participants are asked to bring their own laptop with a GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS etc.).

Lecturers:

• Dave Cowley, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburg, UK
• Rog Palmer, Air Photo Services, Cambridge, UK and Aerial Archaeology Research Group
• Johanna Dressler, University of Bamberg, Germany and Aerial Archaeology Research Group
• Karsten Lambers, University of Bamberg, Germany

Programme outline:

• Mon, Feb 18, 19h: Public lecture by Dave Cowley
• Tue to Wed, Feb 19/20: Theoretical lessons
• Thu to Fri, Feb 21/22: Practical exercises
• Fri, Feb 22, 13h: End of workshop

The detailed programme is available here.

Social events:

• Mon, Feb 18, 19:00h: Welcome reception
• Tue, Feb 19, 18.30h: Guided city tour
• Thu, Feb 21, 19.00h: Visit to local pub Sternla

Venue:

The workshop will be held in the university building at Wilhelmsplatz 3 known as Wilhelmspost, lecture rooms WP3/00.09A and WP3/00.09B. Enter the building from Augustenstraße, take the steps to the ground floor, pass through the glass door on the right. The lecture rooms are at the end of the corridor.

Some practical information is available here.

Registration:

The workshop is fully booked.

Travel:

Bamberg has no airport but can be reached from three airports in reasonable time by train. While  Nuremberg airport is closest to Bamberg, the airports at Frankfurt and Munich offer more flights.

Accommodation:

Board and lodging are not covered by the course fee. Participants are kindly requested to organise their travel and accommodation themselves. Hotels in Bamberg are cheap compared to other German cities, but early booking is recommended. B&B might be a good alternative to a hotel. Information on accommodation and sights is available at www.bamberg.info/en/

Contact:

• Karsten Lambers, karsten.lambers(at)uni-bamberg.de
• Johanna Dressler, johanna.dressler(at)googlemail.com