A report i'm working on for Archaeology sites, designed to incorporate drone technology and ubiquitous computing during the excavation process in Archaeology.

1. Visualizing History
Presentation by: Clinton Jones

2. Problems in Archaeology
• First surveyed in GIS
(Geological information
system)
• When Archaeology sites
are set up, they need to be
painstakingly marked and
recorded for scientific
purposes
• Information about site is
recorded and organized;
but not visually
represented.
An example of recording data points
on map grid

3. Augmentive Proposal
• Node based system which interacts
with augmented interface
-Nodes dug into ground
• User visualizes data through GUI on
a piece of hardware
• Viewfinder being drone w/ camera
system or handheld device (Ipad,
tablet-like)
-User sees real world site with
visualized data
Prototype nodes – detects grid area

4. GUI Interface
• User navigates through interface which connects to relevant IOT data
such as:
• Heat map of previous finds
• Geological overlays which integrates with G.I.S system, showing users topographical
data
• Provides additional visualization of area – possibly integrating models of real world
objects (Pillars, Huts, historical objects)
• Projects visualized grid onto area and records any areas in which artifacts are found
Grid data sketch
IOT’s prototype
interface w/
heat map

5. Potential Pitfalls
• Complex system interweaving outside data
(GIS) and VR overlays
• Would require a substantial amount of back end
programming
• User interface would need to be easy to use
• User base would have a wide range of experience
handling technology; UI would have to focus on
simple design
• Equipment would need to be durable;
capable of withstanding a moderate amount
of wear

6. Potential for Research
• Project would allow advanced visualization of Archaeological data/GIS
system
• This would allow researchers to fully integrate data sets with another, allowing them to
see in sites in vastly different perspectives
• Would allow a greater range of mobility in dig sites
• Reduces human error in recording artifact finds
• Would impact education in society, allowing greater knowledge and
retention of open source data within Anthropology

7. Summary
• Archaeology digs need to integrate digital datasets to achieve greater
results in the field
• Augmented reality could potentially change the way Archaeologists
preform digs and record results
• My proposal would ease the burden on expeditions, and allow
researchers to have a wide breadth of data to analyze during
expeditions.
• Questions?