Dave
        We have been using a laser level at Jamestown over the last season with
great results. We still shoot all our elevations with a total station but
the laser level has been a very successful replacement for the string and
line level for drawing sections. The laser never sags and can hold a level
for long sections, 50 feet plus. For the money they can't be beat.

                                                                        ``                                      Eric Deetz
                                                                                                                Senior Archaeologist
                                                                                                                APVA Jamestown Rediscovery

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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Archaeology
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:51 AM
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Subject: Laser Level


One of my volunteers is going to donate a laser level to the archaeology
program here at Gunston Hall Plantation. Has anyone on the List had any
experience using such a device to determine excavation unit elevations?

Dave Shonyo
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