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Multiscale and Multitemporal High-Resolution Remote Sensing for Archaeology

A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing Image Processing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 5222

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lara De Giorgi

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Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale, Institute of Heritage Science, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, National Research Council, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni c/o Ecotekne, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: applied geophysics; ground-penetrating radar; electromagnetometry; magnetometry; electrical resistivity tomography
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Dr. Giovanni Leucci

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Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences (ISPC) – National Research Council (CNR), Lecce, Italy
Interests: applied geophysics; archaeology; forensics; engineering; geology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The availability of high-resolution remote sensing techniques provides multiscale and multitemporal approaches to the study of ancient settlements and landscapes in order to reconstruct the development over the centuries. At present, this research requires the integration of different high-resolution remote sensing techniques: satellite (optical and radar data), aerial (photos, IR, and Lidar data) from airplanes and UAVs, as well as ground-based observations (integration of different geophysical techniques, field walking, DGPS topographical surveys). These investigations are based on a geoarchaeological approach, and are aimed at both historical reconstruction and the production of tools for preventive archaeology and the preservation of archaeological and monumental heritage.

The main topics will be:

- Satellite remote sensing for archaeology using optical and radar data: new perspectives, semiautomatic and automatic approaches for extracting cultural information, study of the interconnection between environmental changes and dynamics of human frequentation;
- Aerial archaeology: from historical and traditional air-photos to IR and Lidar data;
- Integration of ground remote sensing techniques (geophysical prospecting) and field walking and DGPS topographical surveys for the study of ancient settlements and landscapes;
- Integration of non-invasive methods for the preservation and protection of monumental heritage.

Dr. Lara De Giorgi
Dr. Giovanni Leucci
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • satellite remote sensing
  • aerial archaeology
  • ground-penetrating radar
  • magnetometry
  • electrical resistivity tomography

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Principles and Practice of Investigating Buried Adobe Features with Ground-Penetrating Radar
by Scott Byram and Jun Ueno Sunseri
Remote Sens. 2021, 13(24), 4980; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13244980 - 8 Dec 2021
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Because so many ancestral populations, at various times, have lived within the constraints of earthen architectural technology, it has significant representation in building traditions across large temporal and geographic expanses. Adobe, known also as dagga, ferey, cob, and by other names, is a [...] Read more.
Because so many ancestral populations, at various times, have lived within the constraints of earthen architectural technology, it has significant representation in building traditions across large temporal and geographic expanses. Adobe, known also as dagga, ferey, cob, and by other names, is a variant in which clays and other sediments are combined with organic materials and formulated into discrete construction components, often in communities of practice for which adobe recipes, preparation, and application are integral to daily intersections of home and community. For archaeologists, community partners, and interested publics who wish to learn more about it, a large portion of this architectural culture is no longer visible above the surface but is accessible through archaeology. Yet low impact sampling, such as probing and test excavation, rarely reveals adobe features. Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) allows a tantalizing and non-invasive perspective on subsurface adobe features; increasingly there is a buried structural landscape emerging at sites where adobe architecture prevailed. The case studies presented here from 18th and 19th century sites in central and southern California serve as a guide for further survey. Full article
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Ground-Penetrating Radar Prospections in Lecce Cathedral: New Data about the Crypt and the Structures under the Church
by Giovanni Leucci, Lara De Giorgi, Immacolata Ditaranto, Ilaria Miccoli and Giuseppe Scardozzi
Remote Sens. 2021, 13(9), 1692; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13091692 - 27 Apr 2021
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Lecce is a city located in the southern part of the Apulia region (south Italy). Its subsoil is rich in the remains of superimposed ancient settlements from the Messapian period (7th–3rd century BC) to the Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Lecce Cathedral [...] Read more.
Lecce is a city located in the southern part of the Apulia region (south Italy). Its subsoil is rich in the remains of superimposed ancient settlements from the Messapian period (7th–3rd century BC) to the Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Lecce Cathedral is one of the most important buildings in the town. It was built in the 12th century and transformed in the 16th and 17th centuries. Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys were carried out in the cathedral and its crypt with the aim to evidence both probably buried structures related to the known crypt and other features such as tombs. The GPR investigations allow us to locate many features under the floor of the church. Some of them are unknown and could belong to the previous building of the Romanesque period. Furthermore, most of the identified structures are related to tombs and underground rooms (ossuaries). Under the crypt floor, six tombs of the 19th and 20th centuries and other ancient structures were documented. Full article
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