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Terrain reconstruction and sub-surface modeling over archaeological sites , using geophysical prospection data . Geophysical survey data from archaeological sites is now widely used in prospecting and evaluating archaeological sites prior to more detailed investigation such as excavation . Visual inspection of geophysical data can reveal much about the organizational structure , form and extent of the archaeological site . However , information contained in such images potentially contains a rich , currently untapped , source of information about the physical nature and depth of buildings and ditch structures . To access this information requires application of reconstruction and modeling methods to able to build a realistic 3-dimensional model of the sub-surface features . Such modeling from geophysical images would provide the next generation of archaeologists with detailed structural information prior to potential excavation . A substantive part of this will include utilization of new image-processing reconstruction techniques , with ground-truth data from physical properties of site materials . The student undertaking this research should have a numerate background in a physical science , good mathematical ability and experience of programming ( or willingness to learn ) . IT and geophysical methods skills training will be provided . The project will be working extensively with English Heritage , Ancient Monuments Laboratory .