Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space.

1. Verfasser: Comer, Douglas C.
Weitere Verfasser: Harrower, Michael J.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York, NY : Springer, 2013.
Ausgabe: 1st ed.
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource (275 pages).
Schriftenreihe: SpringerBriefs in archaeology
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Parallelausgabe: Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space (Print version:)
Online Zugang: Available online
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505 0 |a Intro -- Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The History and Future of Geospatial and Space Technologies in Archaeology -- 1.1 Historic Air and Spaceborne Imagery -- 1.2 Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery -- 1.3 SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) -- 1.4 LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) -- 1.5 Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling -- References -- Part I: Historic Air and Spaceborne Imagery -- Chapter 2: An Overview of the Application of Remote Sensing to Archaeology During the Twentieth Century -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Aerial Photographs and Archaeology, 1908 to the 1960s -- 2.3 Post 1950s Through the End of the Twentieth Century: Photography from Space, Satellite Imagery, and Radar -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: CORONA Satellite Imagery and Ancient Near Eastern Landscapes -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Settlements -- 3.3 "Off-site" Landscape Features -- 3.3.1 Roads and Tracks -- 3.3.2 Irrigation and Water Management -- 3.3.3 Field Systems -- 3.4 Nomadic Landscapes -- 3.5 Landscapes and Environments -- 3.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: The CORONA Atlas Project: Orthorectification of CORONA Satellite Imagery and Regional-Scale Archaeological Exploration in the Near East -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Geometric Correction of CORONA Imagery -- 4.3 Exploring Regional-Scale CORONA in the Northern Fertile Crescent -- 4.3.1 Revisiting Previous Surveys -- 4.3.2 Discovering New Sites -- 4.3.3 Documenting Landscape Features -- 4.3.4 Mapping Regional Settlement Systems -- References -- Chapter 5: Archaeological Landscapes of China and the Application of Corona Images -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Teaching Chinese Archaeology with Corona Images -- 5.3 Research Application of Corona Images in Chinese Archaeology. 
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505 8 |a 5.3.1 Bronze Age and Early Imperial City -- 5.3.2 The Royal Cemetery of the Lu State -- 5.3.3 The Sacred Landscape -- 5.4 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery -- Chapter 6: Multispectral and Hyperspectral Technology and Archaeological Applications -- 6.1 The Universe of Multispectral and Hyperspectral Data -- 6.2 Creation of Imagery -- 6.2.1 Transmission of Electromagnetic Waves to Materials of Interest -- 6.2.2 Interaction of Radiation with the Atmosphere -- 6.2.3 Interaction with the Target -- 6.2.4 Recording of Energy by the Sensor -- 6.2.5 Transmission, Reception, and Processing -- 6.2.6 Concepts of Resolution -- 6.2.7 Analysis and Interpretation -- 6.2.8 Application -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7: Petra and the Paradox of a Great City Built by Nomads: An Explanation Suggested by Satellite Imagery -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Agriculture -- 7.1.2 Attenuation of Nabataean Control Over Trade -- 7.1.3 The Landscape in Aerial and Satellite Imagery -- References -- Chapter 8: Beyond the Bend: Remotely Sensed Data and Archaeological Site Prospection in the Boyne Valley, Ireland -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Regional Introduction -- 8.3 LiDAR Survey -- 8.4 Multispectral Imagery Survey -- 8.5 Project Review and Avenues for Future Research -- 8.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Archaeological Remote Sensing in Jordan's Faynan Copper Mining District with Hyperspectral Imagery -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Geology of the Faynan District -- 9.3 The Earth Observer 1 (EO-1) Satellite and the Hyperion Instrument -- 9.4 Principal Components Analysis and the Search for Ore Processing Sites -- 9.5 A Similarity Matrix for Khirbat en-Nahas Slag Mounds -- 9.6 Spectral Mixture Analysis -- 9.7 Summary and Evaluation -- References -- Part III: SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar). 
505 8 |a Chapter 10: Synthetic Aperture Radar, Technology, Past and Future Applications to Archaeology -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Examples of the Use of Synthetic Aperture Radar in Archaeology -- 10.2.1 Observing Sub-Surface Features in Arid Environments -- 10.2.2 Application of Multiple Polarizations and Digital Elevation Models in a Vegetated Environment -- 10.2.3 San Clemente Island, Developing Predictive Archaeological models -- 10.3 What Is Synthetic Aperture Radar? -- 10.3.1 SAR Geometry -- 10.3.2 SAR Frequency and Polarization -- 10.3.3 SAR Image Brightness -- 10.3.4 Interferometric SAR -- 10.4 Application of SAR Data -- 10.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 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 -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Multispectral Remote Sensing of the Maya Area -- 11.3 Multispectral Remote Sensing of the Chunchucmil Region -- 11.4 Synthetic Aperture Radar Survey of the Chunchucmil Region -- 11.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12: The Promise and Problem of Modeling Viewsheds in the Western Maya Lowlands -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Background -- 12.3 Understanding Maya Viewsheds: Y-ichnal -- 12.4 SRTM, ASTER, AirSAR: Approaching a Human Perspective -- 12.5 Approaching Ancient Viewsheds -- 12.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: The In uence of Viewshed on Prehistoric Archaeological Site Patterning at San Clemente Island as Suggested by Analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar Images -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Site Distribution and Viewshed -- 13.3 San Clemente Island -- 13.4 The Detection of Sites Using Synthetic Aperture Radar -- 13.5 Site Distribution and Viewshed -- 13.5.1 Marine Viewshed -- 13.5.2 Viewsheds to and From Santa Catalina Island. 
505 8 |a 13.6 Location of Sites Within a Cost Surface -- 13.7 Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) -- Chapter 14: LIDAR, Point Clouds, and Their Archaeological Applications -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 De nition, Construction, and Storage of a Point Cloud -- 14.2.1 What Is a Point Cloud? -- 14.2.2 How Point Clouds Are Constructed -- 14.2.2.1 Active Scanning Systems -- 14.2.2.2 Passive Scanning Systems -- 14.3 Exploring and Analyzing Point Clouds -- 14.3.1 Available Software -- 14.3.2 Common Derived Products -- 14.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: The Use of LiDAR at the Maya Site of Caracol, Belize -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) -- 15.3 The Caracol LiDAR Application -- 15.4 Signi cance -- References -- Chapter 16: New Perspectives on Purépecha Urbanism Through the Use of LiDAR at the Site of Angamuco, Mexico -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Background -- 16.3 Angamuco -- 16.4 Spatial Complexity at Angamuco -- 16.5 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: LiDAR Technical Data -- References -- Part V: Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling -- Chapter 17: Methods, Concepts and Challenges in Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 De nitions and Taxonomies of Archaeological Sites -- 17.3 Sampling Based Versus Full Coverage Survey -- 17.4 Detection Errors of Omission and Commission -- 17.5 The Modi able Areal Unit Problem -- 17.6 Social and Cultural Dimensions of Ancient Life -- References -- Chapter 18: Multi-Temporal Classi cation of Multi-Spectral Images for Settlement Survey in Northeastern Syria -- 18.1 Patterns of Sites and Soils -- 18.2 Archaeological Survey and Remote Sensing in the Near East -- 18.3 Mapping Settlement Sites in the Upper Khabur Basin -- 18.3.1 A Multi-Temporal Classi cation Strategy. 
505 8 |a 18.3.2 Comparison with Archaeological Survey and Validation -- 18.4 Generalization and Limitations -- References -- Chapter 19: New Geospatial Technologies Leading to New Strategies: The Case of Kerkenes Dağ, Turkey -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Geospatial Technologies at Kerkenes Dağ -- 19.3 New Strategies for Using Geospatial Technologies -- 19.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 20: Identifying Probable Archaeological Sites on Santa Catalina Island, California Using SAR and Ikonos Data -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Description of the Data and Necessary Preprocessing Steps -- 20.2.1 The Archaeological Site Data -- 20.2.2 The Remotely Sensed Data -- 20.2.2.1 Data from the Airborne GeoSAR System -- 20.2.2.2 Multispectral Data from the Ikonos Satellite and Features Derived from this Data -- 20.2.2.3 Data Quantization Approaches -- 20.3 Analysis Approach and Results -- 20.4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 21: Re nement of a Method for Identifying Probable Archaeological Sites from Remotely Sensed Data -- References -- Chapter 22: Survey, Automated Detection, and Spatial Distribution Analysis of Cairn Tombs in Ancient Southern Arabia -- 22.1 Introduction -- 22.2 Archaeological Survey and Data Collection for Detection and GIS Analysis -- 22.3 Automated Detection: A Preliminary Description -- 22.4 GIS Analysis of Association Between HCT Tombs and Water Flow -- 22.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Index. 
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