Journal
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 1454-1470Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.11.001
Keywords
Remote sensing archaeology; Geophysical surveys; Spectroradiometric measurements; Satellite and aerial images; Archaeological prospection
Funding
- Alexander Onassis Foundation
- Remote Sensing Laboratory of the Department of Civil Engineering & Geomatics at the Cyprus University of Technology
- USA-NSF (U.S.-Hungarian-Greek Collaborative International Research Experience for Students on Origins and Development of Prehistoric European Villages)
- Wenner-Gren Foundation (International Collaborative Research Grant, Early Village Social Dynamics: Prehistoric Settlement Nucleation On The Great Hungarian Plain)
- Culture Programme of the European Union (Archaeolandscapes Europe project)
- Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie
- Division Of Behavioral and Cognitive Sci [0911336] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Office Of The Director
- Office Of Internatl Science &Engineering [1030436] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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An integration of geophysical surveys, ground hyperspectral data, aerial photographs and high resolution satellite imagery for supporting archaeological investigations at the multi-component Veszto-Magor Tell, located in the southeastern Great Hungarian Plain, is presented in this study. This is one of the first times that all these techniques have been combined and evaluated for retrieving archaeological information. Geophysical explorations, specifically magnetic gradiometry and ground penetrating radar methods, have revealed shallow linear anomalies and curvilinear rings at the Tell. The use of remote sensing images has confirmed the diverse anomalies with respect to geophysics through photointerpretation, radiometric and spatial enhancements. Moreover, several indices from ground hyperspectral data also have revealed stress vegetation anomalies. These integrated results were used to map the main areas of archaeological interest at the Veszto-Magor Tell and plan future excavations. It was found that these multiscalar data can be used efficiently for detecting buried archaeological features. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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