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Title:
AARGnews 24
Series:
AARGnews
Volume:
24
Publication Type:
Journal
Editor:
Rog Palmer
Publisher:
Aerial Archaeology Research Group
Year of Publication:
2002
Source:
BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
Relations:
URI:
http://aarg.univie.ac.at/
Created Date:
21 Aug 2007
Article Title
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Author / Editor
Page Start/End
Abstract
A bird's eye view of the Welsh uplands
Toby Driver
8
Note on a report on the website of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) on the Uplands Initiative, a programme of archaeological survey on the Welsh upland heritage.
The Vienna experience
Matthew Oakey
9 - 10
Report on the 2001 AARG annual conference, held in Vienna, with descriptions of some of the papers.
Sub-metre resolution satellite imagery
Martin J F Fowler
11 - 13
Short article on the 0.5 metre resolution images produced by the QuickBird satellite, and the level of detail of archaeological features provided by them.
The map maker's ``Tower of Babel''
Irwin Scollar
14 - 25
Article on the wide range of different mapping systems and grids in use in different countries and regions, and at different times within countries (including the United Kingdom and Ireland).
Recording industrial buildings from the air --; the case of the Brynmawr Rubber Factory
Toby Driver
26 - 32
Article on the aerial photographic record made of the Dunlop Semtex Factory Complex at Brynmawr shortly before its demolition in 2000. The record included monochrome and colour stereoscopic oblique images.
Thinking and doing aerial photography
Kenneth Brophy
33 - 39
The paper considers the role of subjectivity within aerial archaeology, looking at two areas of practice in aerial photography -- the process of flying and photographing, and the role of interpretation; and three sub-themes -- the metaphors used to describe the practice and practitioners of aerial photography; the random nature of aerial photography and the role of luck; and the experience in the air.
Printing photographs: a quest for acceptable quality
Otto Braasch
Z Kobylinski
Rog Palmer
46 - 51
The article discusses the variable quality of photographic and other images produced for publication, and the techniques involved in producing good quality photographic images for printing.
