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Getting Started

4/17/2017

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Well here we are at last. Over the long winter months Jon and I have been hard at work identifying sites that will showcase the YAA service.

Its not always been easy: a local group, on being offered a free survey to showcase their site, thought a drone in the air for 15 minutes would 'distract people from the archaeology'! Well thankfully not everyone has such views, as the amazing images produced in the Survey Library attest!

Which site do we like the best? Certainly Wharram Percy showcases the potential te best, but I personally love Maiden Bower, or Topcliffe Castle, with the associated medieval manor, with its solid links into documented historical events and concluding with the sad but beautiful tomb in Beverley Minster its an evocative site begging to be explored.

Next time we will be discussing the most often asked question: How are you extrapolating the elevation images?

Additionally we are working on some exciting developments, including terrain sectioning across a site and true 3D mapping, with perhaps point cloud support to get your favorite site into google Sketchup. How fab would that be to showcase your project?

we would love to get some more live projects mapped: keep emailing us ideas!
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Watch this space!
3 Comments
Margaret Brearley link
4/23/2017 07:43:06 pm

What an innovative way of researching your local history.The results are amazing, so clear and easy to follow
Its a relatively easy way to see if there are hidden features on the landscape
A really useful new tool for archaeological investigation..
Should be on the list of tools for research along with digging. A great company. ..
So inspirational and supportive of local groups trying to discover their local history. Well done Jon and Tony and thanks for allowing our group to be first project
We are so grateful.xxx

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Tony Hunt
4/23/2017 07:54:46 pm

Hey Margaret!

Great pleasure to work with you! Looking forward to lots more exciting expeditions

Tony

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Margaret Brearley
4/23/2017 08:11:34 pm

Hope to see you both soon
Margaret

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    Tony Hunt is a keen local historian and gadget fan. Responsible for the  operation of the site and the programming and piloting of the aircraft. The site and Tony and. YAA are not commercial in any way whatsoever.

    Jon Kenney is an award winning community archaeologist well known for his love of local history and dodgy sporting teams. Jons role is to provide archaeological consultancy and interpretation to the YAA findings and surveys

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    • Medieval Castles & Villages >
      • Middleham Old Castle
      • Marton cum Grafton
      • Wharram Percy
      • Lead Chapel And DMV
      • East Tanfield DMV
      • North Deighton Motte & Bailey
      • Topcliffe Castle
    • Bronze Age Barrows & Enclosures >
      • Kipling House Farm
    • Henges and Barrows >
      • Nunwick Henge
      • Thornborough Henges
      • Cana Barn Henge
      • Hutton Moor Henge
      • Langthorpe Earthworks
    • Abbeys and Islands >
      • Jervaulx Abbey
      • Ellerton Priory
      • Little Ouseburn Tunulii
      • St. Cuthberts Island
    • Iron Age & Roman >
      • Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications
      • Newton Kyme Roman Fort
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      • Marston Moor
      • Agincourt Battlefield
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