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What is Archaeological Illustration & Survey?   Aspects of Illustration & Survey
 
AAI&S Careers.Field archaeology is a very visual subject – it is what we see in the soil, in the landscape and in objects that we record and discuss. Archaeological illustration and survey together cover all types of graphic, non verbal communication. Like other forms of communication, it has a ‘language’ of its own, expressed through the use of accepted conventions, which is a powerful means of expressing ideas. Archaeological illustration and survey are central to recording fieldwork, publishing results, presenting analysis and communicating interpretation. Practitioners must combine skill in technology, understanding of the subject matter and a creative approach to communication through graphic means..
 
Landscape Survey: field recording, mapping and interpretation of archaeological sites and landscapes. Aerial photography, remote sensing CAD & GIS

Building Survey: recroding standing buildings, rectified photography, photogrammetric recording, isometric/axonometric drawing; plans and elevations, CAD

Excavation: excavation site recording and publication drawings of plans and section.

Artefact illustration: drawing objects of pottery, glass, leather, bronze, iron, wood, flint, antler and worked bone. Finds photography.

Interpretation, Reconstruction, Display: Publication design, site interpretation and information literature, museum display, reconstruction artwork

3D, VR, Web graphics: 3D modelling, Virtual Reality, video & film graphics, web based graphics

Current job vacancies
We are pleased to offer information on current archaeological illustration and surveying vacancies courtesy of BAJR.