LiDAR and Ancient Landscapes Workshop

Now widely used in archaeology, airborne laser scan (LiDAR) is a powerful mapping tool. By revealing the often-unexpected extent of developments around known archaeological sites, especially beneath the forest canopy, it is transforming our understanding of these settlements and provides new insights into their spatial, socio-economic, political and territorial interpretation on an unprecedented scale. On September 17 and 18, Newcastle University is holding a workshop entitled ‘LiDAR and Ancient Landscapes’ (links below) that will bring together several leading specialists to discuss the various ways in which LiDAR is transforming landscape research, from typological upheavals (session 1) to emerging theories (session 4), through to the integration of sites into their environment (session 2) and the changes that the technology entails in terms of landscapes experienced and perceived as genuine heritage (session 3).