Photo feature: Flying high for science

Published 12:06 am Friday, June 28, 2013

Justin Sellers / The Natchez Democrat — Archaeologist and geophysicist Chet Walker, Ph.D., downloads topographic data from a drone used to map the Grand Village of Natchez Indians Thursday. Walker, who works for Archaeo-Geophysical Associates, partnered with other archaeologists who are investigating Indian mounds for the Mississippi Mound Trail Project.

Justin Sellers / The Natchez Democrat — Archaeologist and geophysicist Chet Walker, Ph.D., downloads topographic data from a drone used to map the Grand Village of Natchez Indians Thursday. Walker, who works for Archaeo-Geophysical Associates, partnered with other archaeologists who are investigating Indian mounds for the Mississippi Mound Trail Project.

 

Justin Sellers / The Natchez Democrat — Walker flies the drone.

Justin Sellers / The Natchez Democrat — Walker flies the drone.