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- Photography serves as an indispensable tool in archaeology, providing a visual record that complements written documentation and analysis. It allows for the preservation of intricate details that may be lost through other forms of documentation.
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This section presents a brief overview of the history and role of aerial photography and remote sensing in archaeology. It discusses the principal methods employed.
May 7, 2021 · Archaeology and Photography: Time, Objectivity and Archive Lesley McFadyen and Dan Hicks (eds). Bloomsbury, London, New York, 2020. 264 pages, with 70 black & white illustrations. Hardcover £90.00, ISBN 978-1-350-02968-2.
- Colin Sterling
- 2020
Sep 27, 2021 · The practice of archaeology is one that has been recorded through photography for over a hundred years. But how do we unpack archaeological photography, and how do these photographs themselves become artefacts?
Photography is a powerful tool in archaeology, enhancing the understanding and preservation of historical contexts. It offers methods to capture artifacts and sites accurately, serving educational and conservation purposes.
Archaeological photography is often largely deserted, to be scanned with a forensic gaze, towards finding evidence of what once took place. At the same time, photographs of excavated sites and artefacts have revealed stunning ancient works, shot as works of art.
Photography has been a particularly important though often under-theorized aspect of archaeological research. Although seemingly simple representations, photographs are simultaneously objective and subjective, truthful and creative.
Photography and archaeology: a modern(ist) genealogy. Our topic in this paper is the intersection of photography and archaeology. Photographic documentation has been at the heart of archaeological practice since the formalization of the discipline in the mid nineteenth century.
