Engaging with the visual : re-thinking interpretive archaeological visualisation
Archaeology is a visually rich discipline with multiple avenues for visualisation within the field. In recent years the rising dominance of digital techniques for archaeological three dimensional surveys and interpretive visualisation has resulted in a rapid uptake of technologies without adequate assessment of their impact on the interpretive process and practitioner engagement. As such, fundamental issues with their application remain problematic and largely unresolved. This research moves the current debate forward by assessing the practices and practical application of visualisation within archaeology in order to understand and develop its role when framed within academic research practice. Through the observation, exploration and collaboration of various techniques and approaches to visualising the archaeological record this research challenges common preconceptions and assumptions associated with âreconstructionâ, redefining its role within the field by investigating the following research questions: - In what way is a practitionerâs interpretive engagement with an archaeological site mediated by different data capture and visualisation methods in the field? - How might practitioners of archaeological
Watterson, Alice
Engaging with the visual : re-thinking interpretive archaeological visualisation. Archaeology is a visually rich discipline with multiple avenues for visualisation within the field. In recent years the rising dominance of digital techniques for archaeological three dimensional surveys and interpretive visualisation has resulted in a rapid uptake of technologies without adequate assessment of their impact on the interpretive process and practitioner engagement. As such, fundamental issues with their application remain problematic and largely unresolved. This research moves the current debate forward by assessing the practices and practical application of visualisation within archaeology in order to understand and develop its role when framed within academic research practice. Through the observation, exploration and collaboration of various techniques and approaches to visualising the archaeological record this research challenges common preconceptions and assumptions associated with âreconstructionâ, redefining its role within the field by investigating the following research questions: - In what way is a practitionerâs interpretive engagement with an archaeological site mediated by different data capture and visualisation methods in the field? - How might practitioners of archaeological
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