Non-invasive Archaeology Training School
Pécs, 4-11 June 2013
Non-invasive Archaeology Training School (NATS)
Principles, Methods, Applications
4-11 June 2013, Pécs, Hungary
GENERAL INFORMATI ON
The school is open t o student and p rofessional app licants an d will take pl ace at Pécs in
south-west Hungary. It is org anized b y the Department of Archaeology of th e Janus
Pannonius Museum in Pécs within the framework of the ArchaeoLandscapes Europe
(ArcLand) project http://www.archaeolandscapes.eu/.
The aim of the school i s to give students and profession als a general u nderstand ing of the
subjects below:

use of non-invasi ve methods of prospection for archaeol ogical heritage research,
protection and p romotion;

aerial arch aeological reconnaissance, mapping and int erpret ation of vert ical an d
oblique ae rial im ages and use of LiDAR data;

basic knowled ge and practical skills of GIS ;

geophysical field work and interp retation of data.
The school will be de livered b y a team of tutors from the Unite d Kingdom, Poland , Ireland ,
Sloven ia, and Hungary. It will p rovide stu dents with a wide overview on the potent ial and
practical aspects of non-in vasive arch aeology . The course wil l include 1.5 to 2 hours of
flying experience an d practical trainin g at two archaeologic al sites in the use of v arious
geophysical instrum ents . Student p articipants will also have the opport unit y to work with
the data they collect ed during the lab sessions on data processing and interpretation .
The workshop fee i s 120 EUR. This includes accom modation, 2 meals per da y, local
transport to sites, and flyi ng costs for participants . Travel costs to Pécs are th e
responsibil ity of the student participants . The number of students is limited to 16; please
make sure to registe r early!
If possible pl ease bring your (preferably Windows -based) lap top and D SLR camera to th e
training school . The teaching language during the course will be Englis h, so a good
command of the language will be necessary.
Please note that du e to the low part icipation fee there is only very limited suppo rt
avail able from ArcLand in the form of student grants.
The deadline for applications is 25 April 2013. Please send your application via e-mail to:
nats2013pecs@gmail.com
Applicants will be informed of the decision before 4 May 2013.
With the support of the Culture Programme of the
European Union.
Also supported by the National Cultural Fund of
Hungary
Non-invasive Archaeology Training School
Pécs, 4-11 June 2013
REGISTRATION FORM
Name :
Family name:
Address:
Nationality :
Date of birth (dd/mm/YYYY) :
Sex (M/ F) :
Institution and study level/position:
Fields of interests/research:
Experience in the topics of aerial archaeology, geophysics, LiDAR and GIS:
Do you have any flying experience ?
Can you bring and are you willing to use for training purposes your Windows-based laptop? (Y/N)
DSLR camera? (Y/N)
If you can, please specify the main technical parameters of your device(s):
LAPTOP:
DSLR:
RAM:
Make:
CPU:
CCD resolution:
HDD free space
Lens:
Do you have any special dietary requirements? Please specify:
Email :
Tel.:
Date (dd/mm/YYYY)
Signature
The Registration Form should be sent by email BEFORE 4 May 2013 to:
nats2013pecs@gmail.com
Privacy statement: the personal data provided by you in this form will be treated confidentially and solely used in connection with the organization of the NATS.
The data will not be made available or sold to any third parties, and we will store personal data insofar as it is relevant to the organization of NATS.
With the support of the Culture Programme of the
European Union.
Also supported by the National Cultural Fund of
Hungary