Satellite Remote Sensing A New Tool for Archaeology

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of satellite archaeology and it is an invaluable volume for archaeologists, scientists, and managers interested in using satellite Earth Observation (EO) to improve the traditional approach for archaeological investigation, protection and management of...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lasaponara, Rosa (Editor), Masini, Nicola (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 6 Integrated Methodologies for the Archaeological Map of an Ancient City and Its Territory: The Case of Hierapolis in Phrygia; Giuseppe Scardozzi
  • 7 NASA Remote Sensing and Archaeology; Marco J. Giardino.- 8 Satellite-Based Monitoring of Archaeological Looting in Peru; Rosa Lasaponara, Maria Danese, and Nicola Masini
  • Part III Palaeoenvironment and Archaeology: The Contribution of Satellite Observation
  • 9 Uncovering Angkor: Integrated Remote Sensing  Applications in the Archaeology of Early Cambodia; Damian Evans and Arianna Traviglia.- 10 Remote Sensing Study of the Ancient Jabali Silver  Mines (Yemen): From Past to Present;  Jean-Paul Deroin, Florian Téreygeol, and Jűrgen Heckes
  • 11 Irrigation Is Forever: A Study of the Post-destruction Movement of Water Across the Ancient Site of Sri Ksetra, Central Burma; Janice Stargardt, Gabriel Amable, and Bernard Devereux
  • 12 Following the Ancient Nasca Puquios from Space;  Rosa Lasaponara and Nicola Masini
  • Foreword by Volker Liebig
  • Foreword by Tom G. Farr
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part I Optical Satellite Remote Sensing in Archaeology: An Overview
  • 1 Remote Sensing in Archaeology: From Visual Data Interpretation to Digital Data Manipulation;  Rosa Lasaponara and Nicola Masini
  • 2 Image Enhancement, Feature Extraction and Geospatial Analysis in an Archaeological Perspective; Rosa Lasaponara and Nicola Masini
  • 3 Pattern Recognition and Classification Using VHR Data for Archaeological Research; Rosa Lasaponara and Nicola Masini
  • 4 Pan-Sharpening Techniques to Enhance Archaeological Marks: An Overview; Rosa Lasaponara and Nicola Masini.- Part II Satellite Remote Sensing for Cultural Heritage Documentation and Management
  • 5 Remote Sensing and Integration with Other Geomatic Techniques in Archaeology; Gabriele Bitelli
  • 13 High-Resolution Satellite Imagery and the Detection of Buried Archaeological Features in Ploughed Landscapes;  Ioana A. Oltean and Lauren L. Abell
  • 14 Integrated Remote Sensing Approach in Cahuachi  (Peru): Studies and Results of the ITACA  Mission (2007–2010);  Nicola Masini, Rosa Lasaponara, Enzo Rizzo, and Giuseppe Orefici
  • Index