Between the Piles. Studying Excavation Photographs to Determine the Area of Physical Disturbance Caused by Piling in the Netherlands |
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Authors: | Maarten Groenendijk Henk Kars Hans Huisman |
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Institution: | 1. Municipality Gouda, the Netherlands;2. VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;3. Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, Amersfoort, the Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Excavation photographs that show piles can be used to determine and measure the area of disturbance around piles. Until now, this has only been done at a small scale and with ideal examples. The present study shows that less ideal photographs can also be used to determine the disturbance around piles, at a much larger scale. Using predefined methods of documentation and registration, data can be collected about the disturbance of different types of piles, with varied piling techniques, in various burial environments and archaeological contexts. This data will be used in the second phase of the research to determine the loss of archaeological information due to piling. |
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Keywords: | piling photographs disturbance database information loss heritage management |
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