PHOENIX-UASL. Research on PHOENIcian-punic sites in Andalusia with eXperimental Unmanned Aerial System with Lidar

PHOENIX-UASL

The project aims to study and experiment with the use of LiDAR-equipped drones (UASL) on selected archaeological sites in the Bay of Cádiz (Spain). It has two main objectives: the first focuses on methodology, testing the application of drones on archaeological sites and landscapes; the second focuses on the historical, topographical, and environmental analysis of the case studies, aimed at their reconstruction. The sites will be examined to understand human settlement, environmental use, and natural and anthropogenic transformations from Prehistory to the Early Medieval period. Traditional archaeological methods will be integrated with topographical surveying using LiDAR-equipped UASL to develop an innovative, systematic, and replicable approach to landscape archaeology.

The PHOENIX-UASL project (“Research on PHOENIcian-Punic sites in Andalusia with eXperimental Unmanned Aerial System with LiDAR”) is funded through a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF, Project 101155484) from the European Commission. The fellowship is awarded to PhD. Antonio Pecci, under the supervision of prof. Ana María de Niveau de Villedary y Mariñas at University of Cadiz (Spain).