Part of the "Springerbriefs Archaeologial Heritage Management" series, this title gives the rising awareness and interest in aerial and satellite remote sensing, there is a need to familiarize archaeologists with the basic principles and applications of what have become the most useful technologies.
? Given the rising awareness and interest in aerial and satellite remote sensing, there is a need to familiarize archaeologists with the basic principles and applications of what have become the most useful technologies. This volume, in the Springerbriefs Archaeologial Heritage Management series, accomplishes this. Contributions to the volume come from those who have been active in developing key technologies as well as those who have been most successful in applying them. Leading experts, most of them from NASA, concisely describe what needs to be understood in order to utilize images produced from data collected by the most important airborne and satellite sensing devices.. Exemplary applications of these technologies are presented in brief by archaeologists who have made notable discoveries using them or have contributed to archaeological resource preservation. Among the technologies examined are those that are undergoing rapid refinement and will be carried by an increasing number of aerial and satellite platforms, such as synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Lidar, and multispectral/hyperspectral sensors, as well as older space technologies now made more useful by the availability of increasingly sophisticated computer hardware and software. Of particular importance is the ability to model how development in and around archaeological sites and landscapes can damage or destroy archaeological materials. Nurturing the development and application of space and aerial technologies in archaeology is therefore a matter of the greatest urgency, an appropriate goal to adopt by governments and universities at the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Researchers gain a sense of what is possible by the use of these technologies, and why they should be used.
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From the book reviews:
This book explores the research potential and use of remote sensing technologies and analysis in archaeology. the volume contains 22 chapters ranging from historical descriptions to technical treatises and comprehensive case studies that emphasize the research value of geospatial technologies and remote sensing data. Overall, the book is a great reference source for archaeologistsgeospatial novices and aficionados alikeinterested in leveraging remote sensing and geospatial analysis in their work. (Wetherbee Dorshow, Journal of Anthropological Research, Vol. 70, 2014)
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1 Introduction: The History and Future of Geospatial and Space Technologies in Archaeology |
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Part I Historic Air and Spaceborne Imagery |
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2 An Overview of the Application of Remote Sensing to Archaeology During the Twentieth Century |
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3 CORONA Satellite Imagery and Ancient Near Eastern Landscapes |
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4 The CORONA Atlas Project: Orthorectification of CORONA Satellite Imagery and Regional-Scale Archaeological Exploration in the Near East |
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5 Archaeological Landscapes of China and the Application of Corona Images |
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Part II Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery |
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6 Multispectral and Hyperspectral Technology and Archaeological Applications |
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7 Petra and the Paradox of a Great City Built by Nomads: An Explanation Suggested by Satellite Imagery |
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8 Beyond the Bend: Remotely Sensed Data and Archaeological Site Prospection in the Boyne Valley, Ireland |
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9 Archaeological Remote Sensing in Jordan's Faynan Copper Mining District with Hyperspectral Imagery |
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Part III SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) |
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10 Synthetic Aperture Radar, Technology, Past and Future Applications to Archaeology |
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11 The Use of Multispectral Imagery and Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar for the Detection of Archaeological Sites and Features in the Western Maya Wetlands of Chunchucmil, Yucatan, Mexico |
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12 The Promise and Problem of Modeling Viewsheds in the Western Maya Lowlands |
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13 The Influence of Viewshed on Prehistoric Archaeological Site Patterning at San Clemente Island as Suggested by Analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar Images |
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Part IV LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) |
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14 LIDAR, Point Clouds, and Their Archaeological Applications |
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15 The Use of LiDAR at the Maya Site of Caracol, Belize |
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16 New Perspectives on Purepecha Urbanism Through the Use of LiDAR at the Site of Angamuco, Mexico |
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Part V Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling |
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17 Methods, Concepts and Challenges in Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling |
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18 Multi-Temporal Classification of Multi-Spectral Images for Settlement Survey in Northeastern Syria |
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19 New Geospatial Technologies Leading to New Strategies: The Case of Kerkenes Dag, Turkey |
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20 Identifying Probable Archaeological Sites on Santa Catalina Island, California Using SAR and Ikonos Data |
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21 Refinement of a Method for Identifying Probable Archaeological Sites from Remotely Sensed Data |
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22 Survey, Automated Detection, and Spatial Distribution Analysis of Cairn Tombs in Ancient Southern Arabia |
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Douglas Comer holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the recipient of numerous grants for the development of aerial and satellite remote sensing technologies and GIS for archaeological research and cultural resource preservation, and has published extensively on archaeology and landscape management. A Fulbright Scholar in cultural resource management and former Chair of the Maryland Governors Advisory Committee on Archaeology, he served two terms on the Board of Trustees for the United States Committee for the International Council of Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS) and has been Chair of the Nominations Committee for the Register of Professional Archaeologists. He is currently Co-President of the International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) for ICOMOS, and ex-officio member of the US/ICOMOS Board of Trustees representing the Society for American Archaeology (SAA).
Michael Harrower is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University and Research Associate of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. He is a specialist in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), satellite remote sensing, and advanced GPS mapping in archaeology. His field research in Yemen, Ethiopia and Oman has been funded by agencies including NASA, The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada. In the past ten years he has more than ten publications in international peer-reviewed journals, many involving the use advanced geospatial technologies.
Chapter Outline Introduction: The History and Future of Geospatial Technologies in Archaeology The Corona NASA ROSES Project Use of Corona in Archaeology of China Section 1: Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery Multispectral Technology and Archaeological Applications Understanding the Development of Nabataean Agriculture Through the Use of Landsat and Aster Imagery Using Hyperion at Faynan, Jordan Using Satellite Imagery to Monitor Change at Ancient Gordian, in Turkey Merging Satellite Observations and Hydrological Models Section 2: Synthetic Aperture Radar Synthetic Aperture Radar, Technology, Past and Future Applications to Archaeology The use of multispectral imagery and airborne synthetic aperture radar for the detection of archaeological sites and features in the western Maya wetlands of Chunchucmil, Yucatan, Mexico. Using SAR to Model Spatial Relationships among Mayan Groups on the Usumacinta River Site Detection Using Synthetic Aperture Radar on the Southern Channel Islands, California Section 3: Lidar LIDAR Technology and Applications to Archaeology The Use of LIDAR at the Maya Site of Caracol, in Belize The Lake Patzcuraro Archaeology Project Section 4: Site Distribution Modelling and Detection Agent Based Modelling for Archaeological Landscapes as Reconstructed in Aerial and Satellite Remote Sensing Imagery Archaeological Site Pattern Analysis on San Clemente Island, California Statistical Advances for the Automated Detection of Archaeological Sites Detection of Archaeological Sites Using Merged Sensor Input from Airborne and Satellite Platforms On tomb detection and distribution modelling in Yemen/Oman Cultural Factors in Archaeological Predictive Modelling
