8/09/09
Today I began tying up loose ends and also had a chance to use photosynth. Photosynth is software that strings together a collection of photos of an area or object to produce a 3D interactive layout of it. I did thhis process on the office, an apple and a mini ROV. It is required that you take alot of photos that overlap in order for them to synth. This made it tricky and patience was required, however the photosynth of the office seemed to work quite well. This software could be applied to exploring artefacts or wreck as means of survey or an interactive point of a projects database.
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
Duncan - Day 18
7/09/09
The ROV data I had collected was now ready to be put into an article on the website today. It meant getting to grips with website editing software. I tried to make the article as interesting and factual as I could, hopefully It will be found both useful and stimulating to the reader as long as it is present on the web site.
The ROV data I had collected was now ready to be put into an article on the website today. It meant getting to grips with website editing software. I tried to make the article as interesting and factual as I could, hopefully It will be found both useful and stimulating to the reader as long as it is present on the web site.
Duncan - Day 17
4/09/09
Today I worked on the media directory I have been putting together to help with the HWTMA Annual Report. I also had a chat with Brendon over dredging companies and the role of side scan and maritime archaeology in allowing these companies to function.
Today I worked on the media directory I have been putting together to help with the HWTMA Annual Report. I also had a chat with Brendon over dredging companies and the role of side scan and maritime archaeology in allowing these companies to function.
Friday, 4 September 2009
Duncan - Day 16
3/09/09
The morning was spent uploading the photos taken yesterday of the lithics and organising them by types such as worked flints and burnt flints. To identify burnt flints for example i would look for cracks, rough texture and also presence of white or brown colour on the stone.
Later on I went back to the cold store and photographed the contents of most of the boxes containing samples from the bouldnor clif site. These ranged from clay, soil and sediment samples to lithics, wood and shell fragments. This was to help provide a visual aid to allow the trust to understand what they had stored away and at what status of being analysed these samples were at. Some still required sieving and cleaning, others needed organisng and further preservation.
The morning was spent uploading the photos taken yesterday of the lithics and organising them by types such as worked flints and burnt flints. To identify burnt flints for example i would look for cracks, rough texture and also presence of white or brown colour on the stone.
Later on I went back to the cold store and photographed the contents of most of the boxes containing samples from the bouldnor clif site. These ranged from clay, soil and sediment samples to lithics, wood and shell fragments. This was to help provide a visual aid to allow the trust to understand what they had stored away and at what status of being analysed these samples were at. Some still required sieving and cleaning, others needed organisng and further preservation.
Duncan - Day 15
2/09/09
The day was spent over at the National Oceanographic Centre working with Garry. My task was to help with the organising of samples from the Bouldnor Cliff site, off the Isle of Wight. At first I helped order photos already taken of samples and artefacts including laser imagery of some wood samples. Garry and I then discussed knapping (the chipping of flint) and what signs could be interpreted as proof of workmanship or being burnt.
I then went over to the cold store and photographed a selection of lithics (flints) which required pictures for the Bouldnor database. This gave me the opportunity to handle many different examples of lithics and get to handle 8,000 year old artefacts.
The day was spent over at the National Oceanographic Centre working with Garry. My task was to help with the organising of samples from the Bouldnor Cliff site, off the Isle of Wight. At first I helped order photos already taken of samples and artefacts including laser imagery of some wood samples. Garry and I then discussed knapping (the chipping of flint) and what signs could be interpreted as proof of workmanship or being burnt.
I then went over to the cold store and photographed a selection of lithics (flints) which required pictures for the Bouldnor database. This gave me the opportunity to handle many different examples of lithics and get to handle 8,000 year old artefacts.
Duncan - Day 14
1/09/09
Today was spent beggining to bring together my ROV project that I was given at the start of my placement here. This included looking at what material was relevant and would interest the reader. Also I looked at what case studies of the use of ROVs in archaelogy would appeal most to the average reader, one such case study could be the use of ROVs on the Mary Rose excavation.
Today was spent beggining to bring together my ROV project that I was given at the start of my placement here. This included looking at what material was relevant and would interest the reader. Also I looked at what case studies of the use of ROVs in archaelogy would appeal most to the average reader, one such case study could be the use of ROVs on the Mary Rose excavation.
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Duncan - Day 13
28/8/09
Today I helped Brendon do some research on the Mystery Wreck project in Southampton library. We looked through the records of shipwrecks to find details of the possible boats that the mystery wreck could be. The 1800s was the period of interest. The boats seen as potential candidates were Amity (Built 1822), Arrow (Built 1839), Flowers of Ugie and Hopewell. Some new information on Amity was found, however a trip to the archives in London is requiered to delve deeper into the research.
Today I helped Brendon do some research on the Mystery Wreck project in Southampton library. We looked through the records of shipwrecks to find details of the possible boats that the mystery wreck could be. The 1800s was the period of interest. The boats seen as potential candidates were Amity (Built 1822), Arrow (Built 1839), Flowers of Ugie and Hopewell. Some new information on Amity was found, however a trip to the archives in London is requiered to delve deeper into the research.
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