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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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SpringerBriefs in archaeology,
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SpringerBriefs in archaeology.
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Historic Air and Spaceborne Imagery -- An Overview of the Application of Remote Sensing to Archaeology During the Twentieth Century / Stephen J. Leisz -- CORONA Satellite Imagery and Ancient Near Eastern Landscapes / Jason A. Ur -- CORONA Atlas Project: Orthorectification of CORONA Satellite Imagery and Regional-Scale Archaeological Exploration in the Near East / Jesse Casana, Jackson Cothren -- Archaeological Landscapes of China and the Application of Corona Images / Li Min -- Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery -- Multispectral and Hyperspectral Technology and Archaeological Applications / Michael J. Abrams, Douglas C. Comer -- Petra and the Paradox of a Great City Built by Nomads: An Explanation Suggested by Satellite Imagery / Douglas C. Comer -- Beyond the Bend: Remotely Sensed Data and Archaeological Site Prospection in the Boyne Valley, Ireland / William Megarry, Stephen Davis -- Archaeological Remote Sensing in Jordan's Faynan Copper Mining District with Hyperspectral Imagery / Stephen H. Savage, Thomas E. Levy, Ian W. Jones. |
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SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) -- Synthetic Aperture Radar, Technology, Past and Future Applications to Archaeology / Bruce Chapman, Ronald G. Blom -- 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 / David R. Hixson -- Promise and Problem of Modeling Viewsheds in the Western Maya Lowlands / Charles Golden, Bryce Davenport -- Influence of Viewshed on Prehistoric Archaeological Site Patterning at San Clemente Island as Suggested by Analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar Images / Douglas C. Comer, Ronald G. Blom, William Megarry -- LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) -- LIDAR, Point Clouds, and Their Archaeological Applications / Devin Alan White -- Use of LiDAR at the Maya Site of Caracol, Belize / Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, John F. Weishampel -- New Perspectives on Purépecha Urbanism Through the Use of LiDAR at the Site of Angamuco, Mexico / Christopher T. Fisher, Stephen J. Leisz. |
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Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling -- Methods, Concepts and Challenges in Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling / Michael J. Harrower -- Multi-Temporal Classification of Multi-Spectral Images for Settlement Survey in Northeastern Syria / Bjoern H. Menze, Jason A. Ur -- New Geospatial Technologies Leading to New Strategies: The Case of Kerkenes Dağ, Turkey / Scott Branting -- Identifying Probable Archaeological Sites on Santa Catalina Island, California Using SAR and Ikonos Data / James C. Tilton, Douglas C. Comer -- Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling -- Refinement of a Method for Identifying Probable Archaeological Sites from Remotely Sensed Data / Li Chen, Douglas C. Comer, Carey E. Priebe, Daniel Sussman, James C. Tilton -- Survey, Automated Detection, and Spatial Distribution Analysis of Cairn Tombs in Ancient Southern Arabia / Michael J. Harrower, Jared Schuetter, Joy McCorriston, Prem K. Goel, Matthew J. Senn. |
| Summary |
Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space: In Observance of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention offers a concise overview of air and spaceborne imagery and related geospatial technologies tailored to the needs of archaeologists. Leading experts including scientists involved in NASA's Space Archaeology program provide technical introductions to five sections: 1) Historic Air and Spaceborne Imagery, 2) Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery, 3) Synthetic Aperture Radar, 4) Lidar, and 5) Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling. Each of these five sections includes two or more case study applications that have enriched understanding of archaeological landscapes in regions including the Near East, East Asia, Europe, Meso- and North America. Targeted to the needs of researchers and heritage managers as well as graduate and advanced undergraduate students, this volume conveys a basic technological sense of what is currently possible and, it is hoped, will inspire new pioneering applications. Particular attention is paid to the tandem goals of research (understanding) and archaeological heritage management (preserving) the ancient past. The technologies and applications presented can be used to characterize environments, detect archaeological sites, model sites and settlement patterns and, more generally, reveal the dialectic landscape-scale dynamics among ancient peoples and their social and environmental surroundings. In light of contemporary economic development and resultant damage to and destruction of archaeological sites and landscapes, reflexively nurturing advances in applications of air and spaceborne technologies in archaeology is a matter of wide utility and a particularly appropriate goal at the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Archaeology -- Remote sensing.
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Archaeology -- Remote sensing. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology. |
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Social sciences. |
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Astronautics. |
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Archaeology. |
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Regional and Cultural Studies. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Harrower, Michael J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Comer, Douglas. A Primer on Space Archaeology : In Observance of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Dordrecht : Springer, ©2013 9781461460732 |
| ISBN |
9781461460749 (electronic book) |
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1461460743 (electronic book) |
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1461460735 |
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9781461460732 |
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9781461460732 |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-1-4614-6074-9 |
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