Photo report: 'Ground-truthing' on the Veluwe
Dr Quentin Bourgeois and a group of students are currently exploring the Veluwe. In 2019 and 2020 volunteers looked at altitude maps of the Veluwe and indicated potential burial mound locations. Now the team from Leiden is 'ground-truthing', checking on the spot whether we are dealing with an actual burial mound.
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In 2019 and 2020 volunteers studied altitude maps and indicated potential burial mounds in the project Heritage Quest. -
The potential burial mounds are investigated by taking ground samples. -
Each day the team hikes to several locations that are suspected of featuring burial mounds. -
In accordance to the Covid-19 regulations, the students need to keep a distance of 1.5 meter. -
Doing fieldwork in winter makes for beautiful pictures, but it is COLD!
About the project
The Heritage Quest project is a citizen science project in which volunteers participate in archaeological research. Discover the aims and methodology of the project, the sub-projects and how to participate yourself.