Drones and Modeling with Dr. Jessica Kowalski

In this presentation, Dr. Jessica Kowalski will talk about some of the tools that archeologists use to create maps or geographic representations of places on the landscape, including archeological sites. Students will learn how archeologists use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to interpret the indigenous history of North America.
Kowalski is a Research Station Archeologist for the Fayetteville Station of the Arkansas Archeological Survey and a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arkansas. She studies ancient settlement patterns and ceramics in Northwest Arkansas.