Discuss: The Way in Which Technology Now Plays a Vital Role in Archaeology

Technology does more than bring the field to life by recreating visual images of the past. Technology helps people visualise as well as convey arguments and ideas linked to what might have existed in the past. For example, Imaging Radar allows scientists to do aerial mapping of areas that were difficult to map previously, due to heavy forests or dense cloud coverage. Imaging radar uses multispectral radar frequencies sent from something such as a space shuttle or satellite. …