Archaeology from Historical Aerial and Satellite Archives
Hanson William S.
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Description for Archaeology from Historical Aerial and Satellite Archives
Hardcover. This book describes the existence and the scope of archived historical aerial and satellite photographs, and their value to archaeological and landscape research. Offers examples of their use, and advice on how to access and utilise this massive resource. Editor(s): Hanson, William S.; Oltean, Ioana A. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HDW; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 684.
Historical archives of vertical photographs and satellite images acquired for other purposes (mainly declassified military reconnaissance) offer considerable potential for archaeological and historical landscape research. They provide a unique insight into the character of the landscape as it was over half a century ago, before the destructive impact of later 20th century development and intensive land use. They provide a high quality photographic record not merely of the landscape at that time, but offer the prospect of the better survival of remains reflecting its earlier history, whether manifest as earthworks, cropmarks or soilmarks. These various sources of imagery also provide ... Read more
Historical archives of vertical photographs and satellite images acquired for other purposes (mainly declassified military reconnaissance) offer considerable potential for archaeological and historical landscape research. They provide a unique insight into the character of the landscape as it was over half a century ago, before the destructive impact of later 20th century development and intensive land use. They provide a high quality photographic record not merely of the landscape at that time, but offer the prospect of the better survival of remains reflecting its earlier history, whether manifest as earthworks, cropmarks or soilmarks. These various sources of imagery also provide ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461445043
SKU
V9781461445043
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99-15
About Hanson William S.
Bill Hanson is the author or co-author of 4 books/monographs and editor or co-editor of 4 more, with over 100 published papers to his name in the fields of Roman and aerial archaeology. He has been active in aerial photographic research for over 25 years, having directed aerial survey programmes in both Scotland and Romania. He teaches archaeological remote sensing ... Read more
Reviews for Archaeology from Historical Aerial and Satellite Archives
From the reviews: “Hanson, Oltean, and 27 colleagues (mostly British) focus on historical aerial and satellite images, motivated by a NATO-sponsored workshop (2000) and a 2007 conference on aerial photography. The editors provide informative discussions on the existence, scope, and potential access to images. … The 18 chapters are supplemented by 101 figures (28 in color) and four tables. ... Read more