Sunken Landscape
Graphical representations of three-dimensional landscape data and their influence on archaeological hypothesis formation.
Which role do design and technical design aspects play regarding the visualization of data of three- dimensional landscape surveying for the effective knowledge gain of an archaeological finding situation?
Methods of three-dimensional landscape surveying have been used in archaeology for almost a decade. They serve both the record keeping of archaeological sites as well as drawing conclusions about their former usage and meaning. Striking structures in the data sets are analyzed. Thus, 3D models of a landscape are often the only source of information of a newly discovered archaeological site. Using scientific 3D data on the so-called „Bodensee-Hügeli“, an underwater archaeological mystery, this thesis investigates how three-dimensional landscape survey data must be presented and communicated in archaeology in order to ensure an accurate scientific archaeological process and to enable the maximum gain of knowledge.
