Spot an ancient burial mound from your armchair for science
4 years, 9 months ago

Spot an ancient burial mound from your armchair for science

Dutch News  

The Dutch landscape is dotted with ancient burial mounds, Celtic fields and cart tracks and eagle-eyed volunteers can now help discover them without leaving the comfort of their armchair. Project Heritage Quest uses high-resolution elevation maps created by airplanes fitted with lasers which can pass through often dense vegetation to reveal the telltale signs of activities or structures left behind by ancient populations. Last year some 2,000 volunteers pored over them to find hundreds of previously undiscovered burial mounds on the Veluwe national park and Celtic fields stretching for kilometres. ‘Our main aim is to protect ancient heritage sites but if we don’t know where they are we can’t protect them,’ project leader Eva Kaptijn told broadcaster NOS.

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Citizens archaeology project finds hundreds of new burial mounds
1 year, 11 months ago

Citizens archaeology project finds hundreds of new burial mounds

Dutch News  

A Dutch archaeological project in which thousands of amateur sleuths combed specialised maps and high resolution photographs has led to 1200 more possible bronze age burial mounds in the Utrecht and Veluwe region being found. ‘We have found so much more than we expected a few years ago, and that is really down to so many people coming forward to …

Citizens archaeology project finds hundreds of new burial mounds
1 year, 11 months ago

Citizens archaeology project finds hundreds of new burial mounds

Dutch News  

A Dutch archaeological project in which thousands of amateur sleuths combed specialised maps and high resolution photographs has led to 1200 more possible bronze age burial mounds in the Utrecht and Veluwe region being found. ‘We have found so much more than we expected a few years ago, and that is really down to so many people coming forward to …

Britain’s newly discovered ancient sites
4 years, 5 months ago

Britain’s newly discovered ancient sites

BBC  

Britain’s newly discovered ancient sites Joe Dunckley/Getty Images Documented human activity on the Isle of Arran dates as far back as 10,000 years, including these Bronze Age stone circles Lidar technology has revealed a whole new timeline of human occupation across the UK, from prehistoric burial mounds to hidden Roman roads to medieval farmsteads. “One word is ‘transformative’,” said Dr …

Spot an ancient burial mound from your armchair for science
4 years, 9 months ago

Spot an ancient burial mound from your armchair for science

Dutch News  

The Dutch landscape is dotted with ancient burial mounds, Celtic fields and cart tracks and eagle-eyed volunteers can now help discover them without leaving the comfort of their armchair. Project Heritage Quest uses high-resolution elevation maps created by airplanes fitted with lasers which can pass through often dense vegetation to reveal the telltale signs of activities or structures left behind …

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