Satellite imagery is very precise but can still exhibit parallax. This is a particular issue for georeferencing historic maps, demonstrated here with reference to the Giza Pyramids.
Category: GIS
Shifting mastabas: Georeferencing a plan of a Fourth Dynasty Egyptian mastaba cemetery, at Abu Rawash.
How do archaeologists relate historic maps and plans to modern satellite imagery and maps? This post and video shows how a historic map of mastaba cemetery F at Abu Rawash, Egypt was georeferenced with ArcGIS.
Ditch that total station and grab your tablet? ArcGIS Collector and QGIS QField mobile-GIS survey apps reviewed.
How do the latest mobile-GIS apps measure up in the field? I review two new approaches to archaeological survey.
Scribe in the House of Life: Hannah Pethen Ph.D. 