17 April 2015 – 31 October 2015
The methods and technologies used in archaeological excavations are constantly changing and developing, as in the case of other sciences. Our possibilities have significantly increased in the recent decades: we no longer rely only on pickaxes, shovels and brushes, but also have for instance laser scanners, georadars and underwater sonar at our disposal. We can also use DNA technology, or pollen analysis. These new methods and technologies are playing an increasingly important role in the preliminary survey and mapping of sites and in the evaluation of finds. They help our work by refining, supplementing, or even modifying our knowledge and they open up new possibilities for us to find out more about our past.
With our exhibition, we would like to present an accessible yet thorough overview of these new methods and technologies and the development and expansion of the tools of archaeology using examples from archaeological excavations in Óbuda and elsewhere in the Hungarian capital.
Curators: Orsolya Láng, Farkas Márton Tóth
