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A twelve page paper which looks at the history and development of aerial photography in archaeological research, with reference to its advantages and disadvantages in comparison to more traditional techniques, and analyses a selection of aerial photographs in terms of the information they contribute to the body of archaeological knowledge of Roman military sites in Britain.
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12 pages (~225 words per page)
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In order to investigate the value of aerial photography in
archaeology and the limitations to its usage, it would be helpful to take a brief overview of the development of this form of technology with reference to the study of
archaeological sites, the different kinds of aerial photography which may be used and the way in which these can be utilised in conjunction with other forms of archaeological investigation. The
earliest recorded aerial photographs of an archaeological site were taken by an Air Force officer in the early 1900s and were of Stonehenge.
Interest in the possibilities offered by aerial
photography was sparked when military reconnaissance photographers during the First World War recorded sites of archaeological note in the course of their missions, and those airmen who had an interest
in the subject began to look for sites on their own initiative. Initially, it is evident that the way in which aerial photography revealed structures which were not visible at
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