Satellite remote sensing for archaeology

• Main Author: Parcak, Sarah H.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
• Subjects: Archaeology > Remote sensing.; Imaging systems in archaeology.; Remote-sensing images.; Archaeology > Fieldwork.; Excavations (Archaeology); Historic sites > Conservation and restoration.; Antiquities > Collection and preservation.; Archaeology > Methodology.; Archaeology > Moral and ethical aspects.; Archaeologists > Professional ethics.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.; Electronic books.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Parcak, Sarah H. Satellite remote sensing for archaeology / Sarah H. Parcak. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-415-44877-2 (hardback : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-415-44878-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-203-88146-0 (ebook) 1. Archaeology--Remote sensing. 2. Im...

Table of Contents:

• BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; TABLES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 A HISTORY OF SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING FOR ARCHAEOLOGY; 3 SATELLITE IMAGE TYPES; 4 PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND IMAGERY ANALYSIS; 5 LANDSCAPE APPROACHES AND PROJECT DESIGN; 6 CASE STUDIES; 7 REMOTE SENSING AND SURVEY; 8 CONSERVATION, HERITAGE MANAGEMENT, AND THE ETHICS OF REMOTE SENSING FOR ARCHAEOLOGY; 9 CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;