Balla Secondary School’s transition year class have been selected to take part in an archaeological remote sensing module/workshop in partnership with Archaeolandscapes Europe.
This module seeks to promote the use of remote sensing techniques by engaging with students, community members, and with specialists in various aspects of heritage exploration, management, and presentation.
The remote sensing module, from the perspective of the teaching activity at Balla Secondary School, provides input to the overall objectives of the TY programme. In addition it provides an opportunity to integrate elements of a number of subjects in the syllabus; in particular, history, geography, physics, ICT (information and communications technology ) and art.
The module has been designed to investigate a moated site at the edge of the town of Balla. The site is likely to date from the medieval period. The module is being delivered over 12 weeks and involves collaboration with Balla No Name Club which is providing resources to assist with field work and presentation of the results to the local community.
Further information can be found on www.archaeolandscapes.eu
