Obtaining ground deformations by multitemporal DInSAR processing in vicinity of archaeological site “Solnitsata-Provadia”

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hristo Nikolov ◽  
Mila S. Atanasova-Zlatareva
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Ground Deformations

scholarly journals Evidence of late-Holocene mud-volcanic eruptions in the Modena foothills (northern Italy)

The Holocene ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 975-991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Borgatti ◽  
Bosi Giovanna ◽  
Bracci Antonio Edoardo ◽  
Cremonini Stefano ◽  
Falsone Gloria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Data ◽  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Mud Volcano ◽  
Mud Volcanoes ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Scales ◽  
Ground Deformations ◽  
Hillslope Evolution ◽  
Initial Location ◽  
Roman Age

Among natural hazards, mud volcanoes can damage property and infrastructures and affect hillslope evolution at different spatial and temporal scales. The results of 10-year-long multidisciplinary investigations performed on a Roman-age archaeological site, La Rovina di Montegibbio, are presented, showing a peculiar example of mutual interplay between human settlement and geological forcing in the mud-volcanic environment. The site (350 m a.s.l.) lies at the termination of the upper Secchia River catchment, near the town of Sassuolo (Modena Province). Here, a 4-km-long mud volcano belt borders the Apennines chain front, comprising one of the most prominent mud volcanoes of Italy ( Salsa di Montegibbio), and the still-active chain hinge tectonics gives origin to gas and oil seeps. Based on geological, geoarchaeological, palaeobotanical, geochemical, geophysical records and analytical data, we unravel the onset, the evolution and the abandonment of the settlement in relation to the existence of a previously unknown mud volcano, belonging to the larger Montegibbio mud volcano system. The damages affecting the Roman-age buildings record the ground deformations in the context of mud volcano tectonics. In particular, the pattern of faults set buried under the archaeological site is shown and compared with that of the main mud volcano conduit. At least two Roman-age eruptive episodes have been recorded, whose ejected muds are geochemically characterized. The first recorded eruption must be regarded as the reason for the initial location and function of the sacred ancient settlement. The final site abandonment was because of subsequent severe ground deformations affecting the hillslope as a consequence of mud volcano activity.

Biocultural Species Enhancement in the Archaeological Site of Tzintzuntzan, the “Place of Hummingbirds”

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-198
Author(s):  
Marina Barajas-Arroyo ◽  
Brenda Brown ◽  
José Luis Punzo ◽  
Jorge E. Schondube ◽  
Ian MacGregor-Fors ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Site

Mapping and Monitoring of the Land Use/Cover Changes in the Wider Area of ltanos, Crete, Using Very High Resolution EO Imagery With Specific Interest in Archaeological Sites

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sawyer Reid stippa ◽  
George Petropoulos ◽  
Leonidas Toulios ◽  
Prashant K. Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Digital Photography ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Large Area ◽  
High Resolution Imagery ◽  
Site Mapping ◽  
Rule Sets

Archaeological site mapping is important for both understanding the history as well as protecting them from excavation during the developmental activities. As archaeological sites generally spread over a large area, use of high spatial resolution remote sensing imagery is becoming increasingly applicable in the world. The main objective of this study was to map the land cover of the Itanos area of Crete and of its changes, with specific focus on the detection of the landscape’s archaeological features. Six satellite images were acquired from the Pleiades and WorldView-2 satellites over a period of 3 years. In addition, digital photography of two known archaeological sites was used for validation. An Object Based Image Analysis (OBIA) classification was subsequently developed using the five acquired satellite images. Two rule-sets were created, one using the standard four bands which both satellites have and another for the two WorldView-2 images their four extra bands included. Validation of the thematic maps produced from the classification scenarios confirmed a difference in accuracy amongst the five images. Comparing the results of a 4-band rule-set versus the 8-band showed a slight increase in classification accuracy using extra bands. The resultant classifications showed a good level of accuracy exceeding 70%. Yet, separating the archaeological sites from the open spaces with little or no vegetation proved challenging. This was mainly due to the high spectral similarity between rocks and the archaeological ruins. The satellite data spatial resolution allowed for the accuracy in defining larger archaeological sites, but still was a difficulty in distinguishing smaller areas of interest. The digital photography data provided a very good 3D representation for the archaeological sites, assisting as well in validating the satellite-derived classification maps. All in all, our study provided further evidence that use of high resolution imagery may allow for archaeological sites to be located, but only where they are of a suitable size archaeological features.

Archaeological Site Survey: Some Sociocultural Perspectives

1981 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Larry L. Naylor
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Survey Techniques ◽  
Sociocultural Perspectives ◽  
Site Survey ◽  
The Social ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Increased Sensitivity

Basically, this paper concentrates on two major ideas: 1) archaeologists have not utilized informants as much as they could or perhaps should in site survey; and, 2) the use of serious amateur archaeologists as sources of information on sites and site locations may be more efficient and effective than traditional site survey techniques that tend to emphasize only on-ground visitations. The paper stresses the idea that survey results can be improved upon given the development of increased sensitivity to the social/cultural environment in which the survey is to be undertaken and by broadening survey skills to encompass the identification, locating and interviewing of local informants.

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