LEADER 05903nam 2201549z- 450 001 9910346843203321 005 20231214133009.0 010 $a3-03921-194-3 035 $a(CKB)4920000000095208 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/45637 035 $a(EXLCZ)994920000000095208 100 $a20202102d2019 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEarth Observation, Remote Sensing and Geoscientific Ground Investigations for Archaeological and Heritage Research 210 $cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2019 215 $a1 electronic resource (304 p.) 311 $a3-03921-193-5 330 $aThis book collects 15 papers written by renowned scholars from across the globe that showcase the forefront research in Earth observation (EO), remote sensing (RS), and geoscientific ground investigations to study archaeological records and cultural heritage.Archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, remote sensing, and archaeometry experts share their methodologies relying on a wealth of techniques and data including, but not limited to: very high resolution satellite images from optical and radar space-borne sensors, air-borne surveys, geographic information systems (GIS), archaeological fieldwork, and historical maps.A couple of the contributions highlight the value of noninvasive and nondestructive laboratory analyses (e.g., neutron diffraction) to reconstruct ancient manufacturing technologies, and of geological ground investigations to corroborate hypotheses of historical events that shaped cultural landscapes.Case studies encompass famous UNESCO World Heritage Sites (e.g., the Nasca Lines in Peru), remote and yet-to-discover archaeological areas in tropical forests in central America, European countries, south Asian changing landscapes, and environments which are arid nowadays but were probably full of woody vegetation in the past.Finally, the reader can learn about the state-of-the-art of education initiatives to train site managers in the use of space technologies in support of their activities, and can understand the legal aspects involved in the application of EO and RS to address current challenges of African heritage preservation. 610 $asettlements 610 $ahistorical landscapes 610 $afloods 610 $alandscape archaeology 610 $aeducation 610 $aarchaeological fieldwork 610 $aBurial Mound 610 $ageoglyph Pista 610 $aOBIA 610 $asatellite imagery 610 $amulti-criteria 610 $aairborne LiDAR 610 $ainternational law 610 $aSurvey of India 610 $amapping 610 $aLandscape 610 $aAfrica 610 $aheritage 610 $aBelize 610 $arelict boundaries 610 $acapacity development 610 $asynthetic aperture radar 610 $adisaster and conservation management 610 $aMotte-and-Bailey castle 610 $aneutron techniques 610 $aCuenca Pisco 610 $agrain-size 610 $ageological mapping 610 $aPeru 610 $aVisualization 610 $adrones 610 $avolcaniclastic layer 610 $aUAV 610 $aHarra 610 $astratigraphy 610 $aArchaeology 610 $ae-learning 610 $afield reconnaissance 610 $aneutron diffraction 610 $aarchaeological prospection 610 $aJordan 610 $aMesoamerica 610 $apredictive model 610 $aRidge and Furrow 610 $aMega El Niņo 610 $aEarth Observation 610 $aarchaeological landscapes 610 $acolonial studies 610 $ariver morphology 610 $apampa of Nazca 610 $aoptical 610 $aBoundary Demarcation 610 $aspace law 610 $aorthophotographs 610 $aOman 610 $aGoogleEarth 610 $aarchaeometry 610 $aCameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission 610 $anational archaeological mapping programme 610 $aMaya 610 $aSacred 610 $asubsurface imaging 610 $abasalt desert 610 $aIndus 610 $aarchaeological survey 610 $aSentinel-2 610 $asurface survey 610 $aRitual 610 $aremote sensing 610 $amicrowave penetration 610 $aDifference Map 610 $adrone 610 $atumuli 610 $aGIS 610 $ainternational boundaries 610 $aLidar 610 $aCaves 610 $aArchaeological Survey of India 610 $achemometric analysis 610 $aUNESCO 610 $aRio Grande de Nazca 610 $aSAR 610 $aphotogrammetry 610 $aEarth observation 610 $aarid environments 610 $aSumerian pottery 610 $acultural and natural heritage 610 $afree satellite imagery 610 $afield monument 610 $aRPAS 610 $aarchaeology 610 $ahistorical maps 610 $asatellite 610 $apetrography 610 $aautomated detection 610 $apattern recognition 610 $aArran 610 $aLiDAR 610 $aairborne laser scanning 610 $alandscape accessibility 610 $aGeographic Information System (GIS) 610 $aBing Maps 610 $aanalytic hierarchy process (AHP) 610 $aRoman archaeology 610 $aSaharan Morocco 700 $aTapete$b Deodato$4auth$0327370 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910346843203321 996 $aEarth Observation, Remote Sensing and Geoscientific Ground Investigations for Archaeological and Heritage Research$93019268 997 $aUNINA