scholarly journals Permittivity mapping in the VLF-LF range using a multi-frequency EMI device: first tests in archaeological prospection

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fançois-Xavier Simon ◽  
Alain Tabbagh ◽  
Jamieson C. Donati ◽  
Apostolos Sarris
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Prospection

scholarly journals Documentation of Archaeology-Specific Workflow for Airborne LiDAR Data Processing

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Edisa Lozić ◽  
Benjamin Štular
Keyword(s):  
Data Processing ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Airborne Lidar ◽  
Archaeological Prospection ◽  
Hard Data ◽  
Cloud Processing ◽  
Archaeological Interpretation ◽  
Point Cloud Processing ◽  
Data Acquisition And Processing ◽  
Airborne Lidar Data

Airborne LiDAR is a widely accepted tool for archaeological prospection. Over the last decade an archaeology-specific data processing workflow has been evolving, ranging from raw data acquisition and processing, point cloud processing and product derivation to archaeological interpretation, dissemination and archiving. Currently, though, there is no agreement on the specific steps or terminology. This workflow is an interpretative knowledge production process that must be documented as such to ensure the intellectual transparency and accountability required for evidence-based archaeological interpretation. However, this is rarely the case, and there are no accepted schemas, let alone standards, to do so. As a result, there is a risk that the data processing steps of the workflow will be accepted as a black box process and its results as “hard data”. The first step in documenting a scientific process is to define it. Therefore, this paper provides a critical review of existing archaeology-specific workflows for airborne LiDAR-derived topographic data processing, resulting in an 18-step workflow with consistent terminology. Its novelty and significance lies in the fact that the existing comprehensive studies are outdated and the newer ones focus on selected aspects of the workflow. Based on the updated workflow, a good practice example for its documentation is presented.

Specific spectral bands for different land cover contexts to improve the efficiency of remote sensing archaeological prospection: The Arpi case study

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. e41-e48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiana Bassani ◽  
Rosa Maria Cavalli ◽  
Roberto Goffredo ◽  
Angelo Palombo ◽  
Simone Pascucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Archaeological Prospection ◽  
Spectral Bands

scholarly journals Integrating Geophysical and Photographic Data to Visualize the Quarried Structures of the Roman Town of Bassianae

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2384
Author(s):  
Roland Filzwieser ◽  
Vujadin Ivanišević ◽  
Geert J. Verhoeven ◽  
Christian Gugl ◽  
Klaus Löcker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Aerial Photographs ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Buried Structures ◽  
Archaeological Prospection ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
Geophysical Prospection ◽  
Strong Agreement

Large parts of the urban layout of the abandoned Roman town of Bassianae (in present-day Serbia) are still discernible on the surface today due to the deliberate and targeted quarrying of the Roman foundations. In 2014, all of the town's intramural (and some extramural) areas were surveyed using aerial photography, ground-penetrating radar, and magnetometry to analyze the site's topography and to map remaining buried structures. The surveys showed a strong agreement between the digital surface model derived from the aerial photographs and the geophysical prospection data. However, many structures could only be detected by one method, underlining the benefits of a complementary archaeological prospection approach using multiple methods. This article presents the results of the extensive surveys and their comprehensive integrative interpretation, discussing Bassianae's ground plan and urban infrastructure. Starting with an overview of this Roman town's research history, we present the details of the triple prospection approach, followed by the processing, integrative analysis, and interpretation of the acquired data sets. Finally, this newly gained information is contrasted with a plan of Roman Bassianae compiled in 1935.

Archaeological prospection of forested areas using full-waveform airborne laser scanning

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 882-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Doneus ◽  
Christian Briese ◽  
Martin Fera ◽  
Martin Janner
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanning ◽  
Archaeological Prospection ◽  
Full Waveform ◽  
Airborne Laser ◽  
Forested Areas

scholarly journals The effectiveness of cartographic visualisations in landscape archaeology

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
David Fairbairn
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Landscape Archaeology ◽  
Archaeological Prospection ◽  
Archaeological Interpretation

The use of maps and other geovisualisation methods has been longstanding in archaeology. Archaeologists employ advanced contemporary tools in their data collection, analysis and presentation. Maps can be used to render the ‘big data’ commonly collected by archaeological prospection techniques, but are also fundamental output instru-ments for the dissemination of archaeological interpretation and modelling. This paper addresses, through case studies, alternate methods of geovisualisation in archaeology and identifies the efficiencies of each.

scholarly journals The Seat of the Roman Governor at Carnuntum (Pannonia Superior)

Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 3009-3031
Author(s):  
Christian Gugl ◽  
Mario Wallner ◽  
Alois Hinterleitner ◽  
Wolfgang Neubauer
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Topographic Analysis ◽  
Archaeological Prospection ◽  
Military Camp ◽  
Roman Province ◽  
The Military

The Roman site of Carnuntum was once a flourishing center on the frontiers of the Roman Empire. In its heyday as the capital of the province of Pannonia superior, Carnuntum probably covered an area of almost 9 km². The whole site was divided into a military settlement (castra and canabae legionis) and a civil town (municipium/colonia). Through a large-scale archaeological prospection project, this huge area could be investigated and analyzed in great detail using a wide variety of nondestructive prospection methods. One of the main discoveries of the project was observed in the military settlement, where it was possible to identify a previously unknown military camp, interpreted as the garrison of the governor’s guard, the castra singularium. Through the topographic analysis of the immediate surroundings, the Roman fort was determined to be embedded in a large administrative complex related to the governor’s seat in Carnuntum. This article presents these new discoveries and shows what an important part they formed in the administration of the Roman province of Upper Pannonia.

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