TUTORIAL INTRO 3: Integration of interdisciplinary data for landscape mapping of submerged ancient cities: the uBlueTec approach
In this tutorial, we will work on the treatment of a series of interdisciplinary data from an archaeological submerged site, that was a pilot of the EU uBlueTec project (www.ubluetec.eu ). The data were collected in the maritime façade of the ancient city of Aigina, Greece, dating at the 6th c. BC. The extensive archaeological remains consist of submerged harbour structures and fortification walls, two breakwaters more than 300 m long, a naval harbour, and an outer defence fortification system.
The databases are issued from Total Station topographical surveys, UW photogrammetry treated in @Metashape and SSS/multibeam prospections. Firstly, data will be treated in order to generate a Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Secondly, they will be integrated in a Geographic Information System(GIS) database using @QGIS software, in order to perform different levels of data analysis (Extraction of contours – Sections – Visualisation – Exporting maps, etc).