Airborne laser scanning for the management of archaeological sites in Lorraine (France)

This paper reports on two study areas in Lorraine recorded with airborne laser scanning (or LiDAR) for management of archeological sites. The first, in the large Haye Forest near Nancy, recorded a very broad range of monuments of all types and periods, from which it was possible to propose measures to protect the sites during forest work. The second was undertaken within the framework of the construction of the second phase of the high speed rail link between Paris and Strasbourg and illustrates the contribution of this method for in development of (?) preventive archaeology to all the phases of the process, but also its limits.