干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): The Application of Freely-Available Satellite Imagery for Informing and Complementing Archaeological Fieldwork in the "Black Desert" of North-Eastern Jordan

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DOI	10.3390/geosciences8120491
	The Application of Freely-Available Satellite Imagery for Informing and Complementing Archaeological Fieldwork in the "Black Desert" of North-Eastern Jordan
	Smith, Stefan L.; Chambrade, Marie-Laure
通讯作者	Smith, SL
来源期刊	GEOSCIENCES
EISSN	2076-3263
出版年	2018
卷号	8 期号:12
英文摘要	Recent developments in the availability of very high-resolution satellite imagery through platforms like GoogleEarth (Google, Santa Clara County, CA, USA) and Bing Maps (Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA) have greatly opened up the possibilities of their use by researchers. This paper focusses on the exclusive use of free remote sensing data by the Western Harra Survey (WHS), an archaeological project investigating the arid "Black Desert" of north-eastern Jordan, a largely impenetrable landscape densely strewn with basalt blocks. The systematic analysis of such data by conducting a holistic satellite survey prior to the commencement of fieldwork allowed for the precise planning of ground surveys, with advanced knowledge of which sites were vehicle-accessible and how to efficiently visit a stratified sample of different site types. By subsequently correlating the obtained ground data with this analysis, it was possible to create a typological seriation of the site forms known as "wheels", determine that at least two-thirds of sites are within 500 m of valleys or mudflats (highlighting these features roles as access routes and resource clusters) and identify numerous anthropogenic paths cleared through the basalt for site access and long-distance travel. These results offer new insights into this underrepresented region and allow for supra-regional comparisons with better investigated areas by a method that is rapid and cost-effective.
英文关键词	remote sensing free satellite imagery GoogleEarth Bing Maps archaeological fieldwork arid environments basalt desert landscape accessibility Harra Jordan
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, Other Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000455388200064
WOS关键词	OLD MEN ; COLONIZATION ; PHOTOGRAPHY ; REGION ; ARABIA ; WORKS
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Geology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/333211
作者单位	[Smith, Stefan L.] Univ Ghent, Dept Archaeol, Campus Ufo,Sint Pietersnieuwstr 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; [Chambrade, Marie-Laure] Univ Lyon, CNRS, Archeorient UMR 5133, Maison Orient & Mediterranee,5-7 Rue Raulin, F-69365 Lyon 07, France
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Smith, Stefan L.,Chambrade, Marie-Laure. The Application of Freely-Available Satellite Imagery for Informing and Complementing Archaeological Fieldwork in the "Black Desert" of North-Eastern Jordan[J],2018,8(12).
APA	Smith, Stefan L.,&Chambrade, Marie-Laure.(2018).The Application of Freely-Available Satellite Imagery for Informing and Complementing Archaeological Fieldwork in the "Black Desert" of North-Eastern Jordan.GEOSCIENCES,8(12).
MLA	Smith, Stefan L.,et al."The Application of Freely-Available Satellite Imagery for Informing and Complementing Archaeological Fieldwork in the "Black Desert" of North-Eastern Jordan".GEOSCIENCES 8.12(2018).