Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The background and the history of photogrammetry and its application in archaeology.
- The theoretical and practical approaches of photogrammetry.
- Survey techniques and the workflow of photogrammetry.
- Camera types and settings.
- The contribution of photogrammetry and the theoretical and methodological developments in archaeological research trends.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Document digital workflow methods and techniques.
- Operate photogrammetry software for both industry and academia.
- Learn and apply new data visualization skills through self-study.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Evaluate archaeological interpretations based on photogrammetric modelling.
- Design and develop a photogrammetry workflow to archaeological problems.
- Understand alternative methods for visualizing data in archaeological interpretation and presentation.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Capture still and video imagery using various camera types.
- Create photogrammetry models for research.
- Document the photogrammetry workflow.
- Design and develop photogrammetric survey methods in a range of environments.
- Integrate and visualize photogrammetric data in 3D software.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 102 |
| Teaching | 48 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Pacheco-Ruiz, R., Adams, J., Pedrotti, F., Grant, M., Holmlund, J. and Bailey, C. (2019). Deep sea archaeological survey in the Black Sea–Robotic documentation of 2,500 years of human seafaring.. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 152, pp. 103087.
Pacheco-Ruiz, R., Adams, J. and Pedrotti, F. (2018). 4D modelling of low visibility Underwater Archaeological excavations using multi-source photogrammetry in the Bulgarian Black Sea.. Journal of Archaeological Science, 100, pp. 120-129.
Yamafune, K., R. Torres, and F. Castro. (2016). Multi-image photogrammetry to record and reconstruct underwater shipwreck sites. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, pp. 1-23.
Textbooks
Hadjimitsis, D., Themistocleous, K., Cuca, B., Agapiou, A., Lysandrou, V., Lasaponara, R., Masini, N., Schreier, G. (2019). Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Landscapes: Best Practices and Perspectives Across Europe and the Middle East. Springer.
McCarthy, J.K., Benjamin, J., Winton, T. and van Duivenvoorde, W. (2019). 3D Recording and Interpretation for Maritime Archaeology. Springer.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Digital project
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Verbal feeedback through discussion in class.
- Final Assessment:
- Group Work: No
Practical exercise
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Verbal feedback in the practical and the following week.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Digital project | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal