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The data are entered
into a central relational
database during the excavation period. Daily field diaries
are also entered into this database. Field measurements are
recorded with an Electronic Distance Measurement(EDM) total
station and downloaded immediately into the computerized
database. Field drawings are also digitized during the excavation
(Laura Steele).
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Since 1998 we
have used a number of digital recording media (Michael
Ashley-Lopez, Jason Quinlan). Regular
frequent digital video recording is characteristic of the
BACH team excavation procedure. These videos can act as formal
description of the features during their excavation; they
can also act as a place for informal soliloquies and discussions
with team members and lab specialists, as well as regular
diary entries of excavators. Although we record images with
color transparency film for archiving purposes, our main reliance
for still photography is now digital photography. The digital
images and media are catalogued using Extensis Portfolio
software and provide an immediate visual record while the
features are still being excavated as well as being incorporated
into the main Çatalhöyük relational database.
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In addition Quicktime
VR (including Cubic VR) movies are made at regular intervals
during the excavation and provide valuable research record
as well as a powerful demonstration tool for visitors to Virtual
Çatalhöyük.
In 2001 in order
to capture completely horizontal aerial views, a mountaineering
trapeze was constructed by which the media specialists
were suspended from the tent rafters.
what
else we do.....
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