{"id":21996,"date":"2024-05-15T15:39:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/?p=21996"},"modified":"2024-06-03T12:33:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T10:33:57","slug":"technology-meets-archaeology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/en\/2024\/05\/technology-meets-archaeology\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Technology meets Archaeology\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<header class=\"article-header\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"sm-all lm-all t-all sd-10of12 sd-margin-left-1of12 d-2of3 d-margin-left-1of6 cf\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0815-scaled.jpg\" class=\"niku-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0815-1240x710.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">Robot on historical ground<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\tThe famous Gokstad mound is lit up in the background. Photo: Sara Langvik Berge, NIKU.\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sm-all lm-all t-all sd-10of12 sd-margin-left-1of12 d-2of3 d-margin-left-1of6 cf\">Where Technology meets Archaeology\u00a0<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"category-container sm-all lm-all t-all sd-10of12 sd-margin-left-1of12 d-2of3 d-margin-left-1of6 cf\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/en\/emner\/digital-arkeologi-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Digital arkeologi<\/a> <span class=\"category-seperator\">&mdash;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/en\/emner\/digital-arkeologi-en\/geofysiske-undersokelser-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Geofysiske unders\u00f8kelser<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ingress\" class=\"ingress sm-all lm-all t-all sd-10of12 sd-margin-left-1of12 d-2of3 d-margin-left-1of6 cf\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>It is large, red, and drives around the field on its own in search of archaeological traces no one can see. No, it&#8217;s not part of the Transformers universe, but an entirely new type of ground-penetrating radar robot. This spring, archaeologists from NIKU are using a revolutionary new technology to search for unknown cultural heritage sites. The technology promises increased efficiency, environmentally friendly solutions, and more accurate mapping of cultural heritage sites underground. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"post-date-container post-meta-container sm-all lm-all t-all sd-10of12 sd-margin-left-1of12 d-2of3 d-margin-left-1of6 cf\">\n\t<p class=\"post-date\">Published <time datetime=\"2024-05-15\">May 15, 2024<\/time><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t<p class=\"post-date\">Updated <time datetime=\"2024-06-03\">June 3, 2024<\/time><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\r\n\n\n\t<div class=\"facts-container sm-all lm-1of3 t-1of3 sd-1of4 d-1of3 right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fact\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Collaberation combining archaeological expertise with cutting-edge technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>AutoAgri AS<\/strong> is a technology company based in Tr\u00f8ndelag that develops and manufactures self-driving electric equipment carriers for agriculture, parks, and construction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guideline Geo\/MAL\u00c5<\/strong>, based in northern Sweden, is a leading technology company focused on geophysical measurement equipment and is a supplier of ground-penetrating radar technology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NIKU<\/strong> is an independent research and competence center for Norwegian and international cultural heritage. NIKU works on the development and use of high-tech solutions in archaeological surveys.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>Over the past weeks, this newly developed system, called AutoMIRA, has been deployed in the historically rich landscapes of Vestfold County for field tests and the first proper archaeological surveys. These tests served multiple purposes: to identify and resolve minor equipment issues, to develop new fieldwork routines, and to train NIKU\u2019s personnel who will operate the system in the future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-robot-on-the-hunt-for-cultural-heritage\">Robot on the hunt for cultural heritage\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>The test sites were selected in collaboration with archaeologists from the <a href=\"https:\/\/vestfoldfylke.no\/#\">Vestfold County<\/a> Administration to address current challenges in cultural heritage management.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>As the main test site Heimdalsjordet, located some 500 m south of the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gokstad_Mound\">Gokstad Mound<\/a> in Sandefjord municipality was chosen. It is in this mound that one of the best-preserved Viking ships, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gokstad_ship\">Gokstad Ship<\/a>, was found.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>&#8220;On this field, a trading place from the Viking Age has previously been identified,&#8221; says project leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/en\/ansatt\/erich-nau\/\">Erich Nau<\/a> from NIKU. He is one of Norway&#8217;s most experienced ground-penetrating radar experts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>&#8220;We have driven several times in the same place with different types of ground-penetrating radar equipment since 2011. Now we can compare the new data with the old ones and see how significant the improvements are.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-intersection-of-technology-and-archaeology\">The Intersection of Technology and Archaeology\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>In the evolving field of archaeology, the intersection of technology and archaeology is an exciting frontier, where innovative tools and methods are transforming how we explore and understand the past. One such groundbreaking advancement is the integration of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technology into archaeological fieldwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"sn-image size-niku_big\"><a data-src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AutoMira-4-of-6-scaled.jpg\" class=\"niku-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AutoMira-4-of-6-1240x558.jpg\"\/><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"title\">Automatic data transfer<\/span><span class=\"caption\">While the robot collects data, the archaeologist can do readings and make interpretations in real-time. This saves a lot of time. Photo: Jani Causevic, NIKU.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"sn-image size-niku_small\"><a data-src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/erich_graaskala.jpg\" class=\"niku-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/erich_graaskala-420x378.jpg\"\/><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"title\">Project manager and ground-penetrating radar expert<\/span><span class=\"caption\">Erich Nau leads the project and the development of the revolutionary ground-penetrating radar. Photo: NIKU.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>The development of AutoMIRA, a groundbreaking initiative at the intersection of technology and archaeology, showcases the collaborative efforts between NIKU (Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research), <a href=\"https:\/\/autoagri.no\/\">AutoAgri AS<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidelinegeo.com\/\">Guideline Geo\/MAL\u00c5<\/a>. This partnership not only draws on past experiences from the previous <a href=\"https:\/\/archpro.lbg.ac.at\/projekte\/?lang=en\">LBI-ArchPro project<\/a> but also taps into current international collaborations with the <a href=\"https:\/\/vias.univie.ac.at\/vias\/\">Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science<\/a> (VIAS, University of Vienna) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geologie.ac.at\/en\/about-us\/geosphere-austria\">Geosphere Austria<\/a>. Together, these partnerships fuse deep archaeological expertise with cutting-edge technology to push the boundaries of cultural heritage research.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>&#8220;We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved together,&#8221; says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/en\/ansatt\/knut-paasche\/\">Knut Paasche<\/a> from NIKU. Paasche is the head of the Digital Archaeology department at NIKU and a driving force behind the development of the new ground-penetrating radar. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>&#8220;This is a great example of how interdisciplinary collaboration brings about innovative solutions.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-automira-a-paradigm-shift-in-fieldwork-nbsp\">AutoMira: A Paradigm Shift in Fieldwork&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>AutoMIRA has the potential to revolutionize archaeological surveys. Unlike traditional methods where archaeologists manually operate GPR equipment, AutoMIRA is a fully autonomous machine equipped with a high-resolution, multi-channel GPR system. This allows it to navigate terrain independently, collecting data with unprecedented efficiency and accuracy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"sn-image size-niku_medium\"><a data-src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OFU_5364-scaled.jpg\" class=\"niku-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OFU_5364-780x521.jpg\"\/><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"title\">Big and red<\/span><span class=\"caption\">The new ground-penetrating radar is easy to spot. Here with archaeologist Monica Kristiansen as a scale. Photo: Erich Nau, NIKU.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"sn-image size-niku_medium\"><a data-src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OFU_5347-scaled.jpg\" class=\"niku-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OFU_5347-780x521.jpg\"\/><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"title\">Immediate results<\/span><span class=\"caption\"> Previously, it could take a long time before the results were available. Now that archaeologists no longer have to operate the ground-penetrating radar themselves, they will be able to start interpretation immediately. Photo: Erich Nau, NIKU.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>The new survey workflow begins with pre-survey mapping, where AutoMIRA\u2019s routes are programmed using aerial imagery and a manual mapping of the field boundaries to ensure comprehensive coverage. During the survey, the system autonomously navigates these predefined routes while archaeologists can monitor the robot\u2019s progress remotely. Simultaneously, the collected data is available for preliminary analysis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>&#8220;Previously, archaeologists themselves would drive the ground-penetrating radar equipment around the field. Now, we only need a small amount of time to set up the system and the route, then the machine handles the rest on its own,&#8221; says Nau.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>Designed with sustainability in mind, AutoMIRA operates on a fully electric power system, significantly reducing carbon emissions and noise compared to traditional fuel-powered survey equipment. This shift towards a more automated and data-driven approach enhances survey efficiency, promising to open new avenues in the exploration of cultural heritage sites and entire cultural landscapes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-applications-and-implications-nbsp\">Applications and Implications&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>The implications of this technology are profound. By scanning the subsurface without excavation, AutoMIRA can detect hidden objects, structures, and features buried beneath the ground, providing archaeologists with a non-invasive means of exploration akin to taking an X-ray of the soil.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"sn-image size-niku_small\"><a data-src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Knut-Paasche-2022-scaled.jpg\" class=\"niku-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niku.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Knut-Paasche-2022-420x420.jpg\"\/><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"title\">Knut Paasche <\/span><span class=\"caption\">is NIKU&#8217;s department head for Digital Archaeology. He works on the development and utilization of high-tech solutions in archaeological surveys. Photo: NIKU.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>The potential applications are vast. From identifying prehistoric settlements and infrastructure to mapping burial sites and entire cultural landscapes, AutoMIRA opens new avenues for archaeological research. Its ability to cover large areas in a fraction of the time compared to manual surveys not only increases efficiency but also minimizes environmental impact\u2014a crucial consideration in heritage preservation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>Beyond archaeology, AutoMIRA&#8217;s capabilities extend to soil science, where it can map soil properties to aid in precision agriculture, optimizing resource use and increasing sustainability. In geology, it allows for detailed sedimentology studies over extensive areas, supporting environmental assessments and planning. Furthermore, the ability to map existing drainage infrastructure with greater accuracy holds immense potential for more sustainable water management in agricultural fields.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-looking-ahead-nbsp\">Looking Ahead&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>The ongoing research and development collaboration exemplifies the power of interdisciplinary cooperation in driving technological innovation for archaeological purposes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text-wrapper paragraph\">\n<p>Looking forward, the team will continue to address issues identified during the initial field tests. Plans are already in place to transport AutoMIRA to Austria during the summer for further field tests and demonstrations in collaboration with our Austrian partners. These activities will not only enhance the system&#8217;s capabilities but also expand its application scope, ensuring that AutoMIRA can meet a variety of field conditions and research demands, thereby solidifying its role as a transformative tool in archaeology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past weeks, this newly developed system, called AutoMIRA, has been deployed in the historically rich landscapes of Vestfold County for field tests and the first proper archaeological surveys. 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