In November and December 2018, ISEAA and Lao colleagues headed to the area of Thakhek, Laos to conduct a survey in an area that had never been recorded by archaeologists before. The team set to do two things: produce a digital map of the historic...
Read moreGolden Buddha uncovered!
The technical team wanted to model a location within easy walking distance from Vat Sikhottabong so that visitors could get a better sense of the evidence of the old city. Hiring local residents to assist, the project cleared vegetation off of...
Read moreDrone practice at Vat Sikhottabong
ISEAA and Lao colleagues – Joyce White, Jared Koller, Peter Cobb, Bounheuang Bouasisengpaseuth, and Arnon Pong (Souksamone) – did drone practice and trial flights at Vat Sikhottabong. The next phase is drone mapping for the historic...
Read moreSurvey in Thakhek
ISEAA undertook a survey near the old city of Thakhek, Laos for an Asian Development Bank-funded project. In this phase, Joyce White collected local knowledge of ancient features. She used a smartphone with an app configured to link photographs...
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