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Since
the beginning of the XXè Century, several Palaeolithic
sites were discovered in Morocco. But the scientific searches
began only in the late 70's. These searches are accompanied
by several operations of prospections in various zones.
In 1999, we began archaeological excavations and prospections
in the North of Morocco which is only 14 kilometres far from
the South of Europe. We tried since the year 2001 to computerize
the data issued from our searches and the EDM system was used
for the first time in a Middle Palaeolithic site in the Tangier
area (North of Morocco).
The computerization of our archaeological searches consists
in:
The use of a Total Station connected with a computer. The
survey results and the archaeological objects are recorded
in the field and downloaded to a central computer.
The use of the bar codes which minimize the errors in the
identification and the sorting of the archaeological objects.
To make ready data bases which contain the results of the
prospections and the use of GIS.
It is true that the use of these techniques is new in Morocco,
but the first results are very encouraging and will help us
know better and to protect our Cultural Heritage.
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