Mapping the Late Iron Age of the Vredefort Dome, South Africa

Patrick Joseph Byrne

University of Southampton OCS (beta), CAA 2012

Patrick Joseph Byrne

Last modified: 2011-12-18

Abstract

Poster: Explores the difficulty in mapping Late Iron Age sites of the Vredefort Dome and solutions employed in overcoming them. Evaluates various techniques, from aerial photography to GPS mapping, to overcome the various challenges presented by the local conditions. Explores several analytical possibilities in a GIS environment with these maps.

Keywords

GIS; GPS; aerial photography; south africa; mapping