Author: avaughan4@gsu.edu
Intercoastal Collaboration and Innovation Abroad
As an archaeologist, it is understood that one must wear multiple hats – as it were. During my time at Georgia State University I have worn many – Anthropology Student, Archaeology Student... Read More
Thoughts on the Recent Proposed FAA Action on Unmanned Aerial Systems
Federal regulations have never been a bigger part of my life. As many of you may have heard, this week the Federal Communication Commission enacted regulations which classify internet carriers as util... Read More
What can you do with Unmanned Aerial Systems?
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) is a very broad topic. Part of my role as a student innovation fellow is to build and experiment with UAS, with the goal of developing a “Manual” for UAS use ... Read More
Space, Settlement and Environment: Using Remote Sensing to Identify Hidden Maya Sites
So far this semester, I have made progress on many fronts, not the least of which involves my thesis research. Anyone reading my blog regularly will have gotten a taste for my own internal dialog in n... Read More
Happy New Year
This gentleman had a less than stellar first outing with his DJI Phantom.... Read More
Social Theory and Popular Culture
Earlier this week I was reading and thinking about the problem of trying to practice science with weight of the post-modern critique weighing heavily upon all scientific analysis of human behavior. In... Read More
Collaboration in Action
Earlier this semester , Georgia State Anthropology hosted a visit from Dr. Dominique Rissolo. Dr. Rissolo is an accomplished researcher and is currently a program director at the Waitt Institute and ... Read More
Archaeology and Cartography: Why Theory Matters
Maps are graphic representations that facilitate a spatial understanding of things, concepts, conditions, processes, or events in the human world. [Harley and Woodward 1987:xvi, quoted in Crampton and... Read More