Archaeology and Total Station

The student assigned to the total station set up will measure and record the laser level before any other measurements (or shots) are taken and before the laser level is turned on.

The data that a student collects using the total station is used to map units and profiles.

The main purpose of using a total station for archaeological fieldwork is to impose a grid (X-northing,Y-easting, Z-elevation) on the site to locate every artifact and feature in 3-D space and to make topographic maps of the site.