EVALUATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL LAYERS AIDED BY SPECTROMETRY AND ROBOTICS

Authors: LEMAIRE, A.¹; LUCE, J.-M.¹; CHILOT, P.¹; BOUCHER, Y.²; TONDU, B.³; IPPOLITO, S.³

Source: Archaeometry, Volume 50, Number 3, June 2008 , pp. 535-553(19)

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Abstract:

All archaeologists have faced the problem of interpreting stratigraphy. While this task can sometimes be very clear and unambiguous, this is far from always being the case. Because human beings are limited in their appreciation of soil by subjectivity and by the ability of their senses, it can be useful to turn to technology for help. Here, we present our research on the characterization of archaeological soils by spectrometric analyses, and we demonstrate the perspectives offered by robotics to excavate in fieldwork and to record the stiffness of the earth.

Keywords: STRATIGRAPHY; SPECTROMETRY; ROBOTICS; GEOLOGY; SPACE; REFLECTANCE; HARDNESS; COMPLIANCE ARCHAEOLOGY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00361.x

Affiliations: 1: Cultures, Représentation, Archéologie et Théâtre antique (CRATA), Université Toulouse le Mirail, 5 allées A. Machado, 31058 Toulouse cédex 1, France 2: Scenes Optical Properties Research Unit (POS), Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA), BP 4025- 2 av. Edouard-Bélin, 31055 Toulouse, France 3: Laboratoire d'Etude des Systèmes Informatiques et Automatiques, Département du Génie Electrique, Institut National de Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Campus de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse cédex, France

Publication date: 2008-06-01