Keywords
UAV, archaeology, Mexico
Abstract
In 2017, we used UAVs (drones) to record eight archaeological sites from the air. As this type of technology becomes more refined, we have found that it is especially useful in carrying out three specific tasks: contour mapping, archiving site conditions, and identifying architecture. This paper reports our findings resulting from aerial images captured while flying archaeological sites in Nayarit and Chihuahua, Mexico.
Original Publication Citation
Searcy, Michael T., Scott Ure, Michael Mathiowetz, Haylie Ferguson, Jaclyn Eckersley, Mauricio Garduño Ambriz, Jose Carlos Beltran Medina, and Jorge Morales Monroy 2018 Aerial Imaging Using UAVs (Drones) in Chihuahua and Nayarit, Mexico, to Map and Archive Archaeological Sites. Paper presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington D.C.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Searcy, Michael T.; Ure, Scott; Mathiowetz, Michael; Ferguson, Haylie; Eckersley, Jaclyn; Garduno Ambriz, Mauricio; Beltran Medina, Jose Carlos; and Monroy, Jorge Morales, "Aerial Imaging Using UAVs (Drones) in Chihuahua and Nayarit, Mexico, to Map and Archive Archaeological Sites" (2018). Faculty Publications. 6689.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/6689
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2018
Publisher
Society for American Archaeology
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Anthropology
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