Digital Site Mapping: Initial Steps (Patreon)

Key to each new dig will be the multi-layered, data-rich 3D site map that enables us to select targets with pinpoint precision. We've called in data supremo and experienced digging archaeologist Pete Spencer, to help us collate and visualise the data.

To kickstart the process, we take a look at the Roman fort at Brancaster previously evaluated by Time Team. The available data makes it an ideal example to demonstrate how the layering and comparison of discreet information can help our understanding of a site.

As we'll see from this introductory session, much of the key data used by archaeologists for initial assessment is openly available and can be accessed through a web browser. This can then be enhanced by additional information, such as new geophysical survey data commissioned by Time Team.

In future videos, we'll develop our site map further as we build an interactive and interrogatable model for each site.