
Remote Sensing in Archaeology
An Explicitly North American Perspective
Jay Johnson(Editor)
The University of Alabama Press
Will be published approx. on 19. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-0-8173-5343-8 (ISBN)
Description
The coming of age of a technology first developed in the 1950s. All the money spent by the United States space program is not spent looking at the stars. NASA is composed of a vast and varied network of scientists across the academic spectrum involved in research and development programs that have wide application on planet Earth. Several of the leaders in the field of remote sensing and archaeology were recently brought together for a NASA-funded workshop in Biloxi, Mississippi. The workshop was organized specifically to show these archaeologists and cultural resource managers how close we are to being able to 'see' under the dirt in order to know where to excavate before ever putting a shovel in the ground. As the book that resulted from this workshop demonstrates, this fantasy is quickly becoming a reality. In this volume, eleven archaeologists reveal how the broad application of remote sensing, and especially geophysical techniques, is altering the usual conduct of dirt archaeology. Using case studies that both succeeded and failed, they offer a comprehensive guide to remote sensing techniques on archaeological sites throughout North America. Because this new technology is advancing on a daily basis, the book is accompanied by a CD intended for periodic update that provides additional data and illustrations. with contributions by: R. Berle Clay, Lawrence B. Conyers, Rinita A. Dalan, Marco Giardino, Thomas J. Green, Michael L. Hargrave, Bryan S. Haley, Jay K. Johnson, Kenneth L. Kvamme, J. J. Lockhart, Lewis Somers
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Language
English
Place of publication
Alabama
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8173-5343-8 (9780817353438)
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E-Book
10/2007
1st Edition
University of Alabama Press
€114.99
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Persons
Jay K. Johnson is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Archaeological Research at The University of Mississippi and editor of The Development of Southeastern Archaeology.