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Infrared RTI

Last night i took the artwork from my wall and did my first infrared RTI. I would say it is even more exiting than normal RTI as you will see things you are not able to see with naked eye. Artwork I was taking photos of was not maybe the best to show the potential of IR RTI but I hope to try it it again with bigger light-source (I used converted Maglite Mini) and more challenging art-piece. Click on image to switch in between normal photo and IR RTI with specular enhancement filter. Continue reading →

CAHO Seminars 2012/13

Welcome to the Centre for the Archaeology of Human Origins (CAHO) seminar blog. This page will display all the information you need to know for this year’s seminar series starting on the 26th October 2012.  The seminars are 40 minutes long from 5pm every other Friday and culminate in a discussion session and wine reception.  Each seminar takes place in the Wymer Lab, Archaeology Building (65A), University of Southampton, Avenue Campus. Continue reading →

GigaPan work at Bodiam Castle

Between the 4th and the 24th August I spent some time at Bodiam Castle and the surrounding area completing a geophysical and building survey of the castle and grounds. The work is a collaboration between North Western University, Chicago, USA (Prof Matthew Johnson) and Southampton (Kris Strutt) and has been used as a teaching aid to first, second and third years. I have spent three years working at this wonderful site and I have never taken a single photograph of the castle. Continue reading →

ACRG Collaboration with the Department of Classics, Cambridge

I have recently completed some work with Dr Rebecca Flemming in the hope of a future collaboration between ACRG and the department of Classics at the University of Cambridge. The work that I have completed relates to the laser scanning of Roman anatomical votive terracottas. The work is in its early stages but I have included some images of the three dimensional models that I have created from the recent laser scan work on objects that are similar in shape and size. Continue reading →

Recent RTI work at the National Archives, Kew

Myself and Peter Wheeler spent a week working at the National Archives recording a number of different items using RTI. The work was a continuation of the DEDEFI project that Hembo Pagi completed in 2011. The majority of the work was from the 19th century Records of the Patent Office books specifically looking at Patents, Designs and Trade Marks Office and predecessor. In total we recorded 56 RTIs over the space of the week and we had time to also record a few Medieval seals for Adrian Ailes. Continue reading →

Building survey

Ahead of the restoration work, that has now moved to another wall within the excavation area, we undertook further building survey of the standing structures. The focus of today’s work was to plan the top of a long wall (c.8m), ahead of its restoration, that leads into the area of the latrines. Continue reading →

Finds processing at the BSR

The brick with textile embedded in it Jude and I are currently in Rome carrying out finds processing in the laboratory of the British School at Rome. We have been processing for a few days discovering fairly run-of-the-mill stuff in the bags and boxes. For Jude this is brick stamps and for me a lot of nails, rusty and corroded. Today, however, was a good day when pearls came out of the many oysters we have opened. Continue reading →

Topographic survey

Following the start of the new season of excavation at the Palazzo Imperiale, being undertaken together with a restoration project, we have started planning all the walls and floor surfaces. A few months back I undertook a photogrammetric survey of all the standing walls that will be restored in the area, and am now fixing these into the site plan. Yesterday we cleaned USM11043 and began a detailed survey of the wall. Continue reading →

Multispectral world

Last weekend I spend some time with ACRG multispectral camera (converted Nikon D700). I got Hoya R72 infrared filter and walked on the fields of Western Estonia. I am very happy with results (see below). When it became dark outside I took the soldering iron and made two-led IR torch. This will be used for RTI testing later this week. One thing I found out already, you need quite long exposure time for a sharp image or/and much brighter light source. Continue reading →