Knowledge Transfer Project between AOC Archaeology Group and University of Nottingham

AOC Archaeology Group and the University of Nottingham have entered into a research partnership to develop the application of laser scanning and other high-precision survey techniques in archaeology. This two-year project aims to develop the ways in which new technologies like laser scanning can be most effectively adapted and put to use in the recording of standing buildings, archaeological landscapes and excavations. Working in the commercial and research sectors of archaeology, this project aims to develop standard operating procedures for high-precision survey techniques and to explore the range of applications of survey technology to archaeological recording.

One of the principal aims of the KTP project is to develop professional standards in high-precision archaeological recording, with the findings of this research feeding into standard operating procedures of AOC Archaeology Group’s field survey and historic building recording teams. We have also incorporated the research and recommendations of existing heritage survey special interest groups into our standard methodologies, and it is a further aim of the project to liaise closely with client users, regional archaeological data curators and heritage agencies to tailor our data collection to the most effective end product. Ultimately, pushing techniques of digital recording in archaeology forward is the driving force behind this work.

KTP Associate: Dr Graeme Cavers
AOC Partner: John Barber
University of Nottingham Partner: Dr Jon Henderson