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Archaeologist Explains How We Know Where To Dig

This video shares the various methods archaeologists use to decide where to dig. A full transcript and additional references can be found here: habitsofatravellingarchaeolog...
#archaeology #excavation #archaeologist #remotesensing
// Additional References 📓
- Video Blog Post: habitsofatravellingarchaeolog...
- Discovery of Aqir al-Shamoos: habitsofatravellingarchaeolog...
- ArWHO Project: sites.krieger.jhu.edu/solar/o...
- ArWHO Oman Survey: www.researchgate.net/publicat...
- ‪@thearchaeologistslaborator6591‬ survey video: • Boots on the Ground: A...
- Remote Sensing & Archaeology: habitsofatravellingarchaeolog...
// Time Stamps ⏱️
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Local Knowledge
01:56 Archival & Historical Records
02:28 Ground Survey
03:51 Remote Sensing
05:01 Magnetometry
05:49 Zooming Out
06:09 LIDAR
07:53 Salvage Archaeology
09:34 Takeaways
10:30 Outro
// Let’s Connect 👋🏾
Personal Website: smitinathan.com/
Company Website: anthico.com/
Instagram: / travellingarchaeologist
LinkedIn: / smiti-nathan-staudt
Twitter: / travellingarch
// Team 👥
Anya Gruber: www.anyaegruber.com (website) & / anyagruber (Instagram)
Noor Hanania: ‪@BarknoorZ‬
// Gear List ⚙️
What I Use To Make My Videos: habitsofatravellingarchaeolog...
// Who Am I? 🙋🏾
Hi! I’m Smiti. I've studied and traveled the world doing archaeology for the past 15+ years [yes, I have a Ph.D. in it :)]. While I still do research, I love sharing what we do beyond the confines of academic journal articles.
// Acknowledgements 🙌🏾
Thanks to ‪@ioanaandradadumitru2292‬ and Michael Harrower for consulting on aspects that contributed to this video. Also, thanks to ‪@gabchomp‬ and ‪@Katharine_Chen‬ for thumbnail feedback.

Пікірлер: 28

  • @hannahbrown2728
    @hannahbrown27287 ай бұрын

    Stoked to find this channel, thanks so much for putting this information out there! Im eager to go through your backlog

  • @smitinathan

    @smitinathan

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much! I appreciate you taking the time to comment and your support 🙂

  • @raraavis7782
    @raraavis77825 ай бұрын

    We're so lucky, to have these new technologies. What with most (or all) of the really obvious spots already been discovered long ago, they open up so many more places to discover new stuff.

  • @smitinathan

    @smitinathan

    5 ай бұрын

    It's fascinating to see how various technologies help us learn more. There have been some pretty cool advances in the last few years. Thanks for your kind note :)

  • @jorrit.f
    @jorrit.f7 ай бұрын

    Such a great video! How do you only have 260 subscribers?

  • @smitinathan

    @smitinathan

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for your kind words! We really appreciate your support :)

  • @INeyxI
    @INeyxI7 ай бұрын

    That was neat, thank you for the answers. Good luck with the channel and i hope there's more interesting and fascinating content to come.

  • @smitinathan

    @smitinathan

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging comment! It's very much appreciated 🙂

  • @gildafontoura1340
    @gildafontoura13405 ай бұрын

    Love the videos!

  • @smitinathan

    @smitinathan

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @gabchomp
    @gabchomp7 ай бұрын

    I FEEL AN IQ BOOST JUST WATCHING THE VIDEO!! LOL and cool I didn't know archaeologists used LiDAR too!!

  • @smitinathan

    @smitinathan

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much! We definitely love using LiDAR :)

  • @Art.ASMR-You2
    @Art.ASMR-You2Ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @smitinathan

    @smitinathan

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! You're our first-ever Super Thanks :)

  • @nishadnishad1344
    @nishadnishad13442 ай бұрын

    nice love the video

  • @smitinathan

    @smitinathan

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the kind note :)

  • @dhemascupoftea8201
    @dhemascupoftea82017 ай бұрын

    Next time, when u visit India, I can show u megalithic burial monument nearby our home..

  • @smitinathan

    @smitinathan

    7 ай бұрын

    Sounds good! I'm looking forward to it :)

  • @MossyMozart
    @MossyMozart3 ай бұрын

    Having background music if okay if you really want it, but try making it far more subtle.

  • @smitinathan

    @smitinathan

    3 ай бұрын

    We’re constantly tinkering with our production. Our more recent videos have subtler background music.

  • @theshivelyshow5784
    @theshivelyshow5784Ай бұрын

    sorry i’m a little ignorant - would some kind of sensor for organic compounds help? like to find fossils? and could you technically just dig any kind of area? like if you dip deep enough are you bound to find something?

  • @smitinathan

    @smitinathan

    Ай бұрын

    Hi there! Great questions. Let me offer my perspective on each of them: 1. Would some kind of sensor for organic compounds help? Sure, but it would depend on what types of organic compounds and the context you want to detect. We're usually looking for human activity so it would be important to separate out areas that have had human activity vs. those that haven't. 2. Could you technically just dig any kind of area? like if you dip deep enough are you bound to find something? If you have limited time, money, and resources, you usually want to target areas that are relevant to the research questions you're interested in. Also, no matter how deep you dig, in some areas, you won't get evidence of human activity. So there are always trade-offs.

  • @brianschmidt9919
    @brianschmidt99197 ай бұрын

    Any suggestions on the best way to buff an obelisk ?

  • @Oddball5.0

    @Oddball5.0

    7 ай бұрын

    You buff your obelisk on your own time, pal.

  • @brianschmidt9919

    @brianschmidt9919

    7 ай бұрын

    lol@@Oddball5.0

  • @SofaKingShit
    @SofaKingShit7 ай бұрын

    Perhaps the places where you didn't dig actually would have been better places to dig but no one will ever know because you didn't try to dig there. Have to properly think things through.

  • @MossyMozart

    @MossyMozart

    3 ай бұрын

    @SofaKingShit - Perhaps you would be willing to donate money so she can do more digs?

  • @brianschmidt9919
    @brianschmidt99197 ай бұрын

    Any suggestions on the best way to buff an obelisk ?