Geodesy and photogrammetry in archaeology. Advanced documentation methods used by the Kuwaiti–Polish Archaeological Expedition

Fast and precise archaeological fieldwork relies on the use ofadvanced documentation methods. Needless to say, the applicationof sophisticated tools and modern technologies for archaeologicalpurposes is becoming nowadays a common practice. Working asa surveyor and documentalist for the Kuwaiti–Polish ArchaeologicalMission, the author was charged with developing and implementingnew technologies and documentation techniques to improvesignificantly the process of collecting and interpreting archaeologicaldata. To that end, a multi-disciplinary approach was used, combininggeodetic and photogrammetric methodology, and equipment. Thispaper describes the methods, presenting their capabilities andlimitations, and possible ways of application.