LiDAR...Roman Ruins Discovered

sirch said:
If you like that sort of thing this is great
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sid...=56.00000&lon=-4.00000&layers=1&right=BingHyb

You get a choice of maps on the left and mathcing LIDAR on the right and they zoom and pan in snyc
Click to expand...

Thanks for that, it was interesting for me as I visited Hadrians Wall last year and went to the fort at Vindolanda. They said that they thought they had about another 50 years of exploration until they saw the LIDAR and other satellite images. They now think they will be digging for another 100 to 150 years at least! It was great to see what is under the ground there.

It was also useful as my wife and I go for a daily walk around a local park which used to have a swimming pool that my wife visited when she was younger. She has been trying to work out exactly where it was but there are no indications, fortunately using the LH map on that site I could change it to 1937-61 and get the map co-ordinates, we will take the Garmin out tomorrow and find the corners of the plot!
 
Not a flat earther honest, but i do wonder what is under the desert,the ice and oceans, i know we may think we know but i bet we don't,
 
Suvv said:
Thanks for that, it was interesting for me as I visited Hadrians Wall last year and went to the fort at Vindolanda. They said that they thought they had about another 50 years of exploration until they saw the LIDAR and other satellite images. They now think they will be digging for another 100 to 150 years at least! It was great to see what is under the ground there.

It was also useful as my wife and I go for a daily walk around a local park which used to have a swimming pool that my wife visited when she was younger. She has been trying to work out exactly where it was but there are no indications, fortunately using the LH map on that site I could change it to 1937-61 and get the map co-ordinates, we will take the Garmin out tomorrow and find the corners of the plot!
Click to expand...

Vindolanda is rewarding, particularly from an archeological point of view, but try to visit the fort at Housesteads too, if you get the chance. It complements Vindolanda very well, and there are more than enough remains above ground to get a real sense of how a Roman fort was set out. The wall runs along an escarpment at this point and view to the north is stunning.
 
Glad you are all enjoying it. The really interesting thing for me is the ability to hide the trees and see what's underneath.
 
I'm pretty sure I saw a documentary about archeologists using Lidar in a new investigation that was trying to pinpoint the correct location for the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. They stripped away the trees and foliage in the areas they were interested in, and followed with with ground visits if the results looked promising. Unfortunately I can't remember any more about it, or if their search was successful.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top