Multitemporal High-Resolution Satellite Images for the Study and Monitoring of an Ancient Mesopotamian City and its Surrounding Landscape : The Case of Ur
Joint Authors
Di Giacomo, Giacomo
Scardozzi, Giuseppe
Source
International Journal of Geophysics
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The paper concerns the use of multitemporal high-resolution satellite images for the study of the ancient city of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, inaccessible to scholars from 2003.
The acquired dataset is composed by two Gambit KH-7 (1966) and one Corona KH-4B (1968) declassified spy space photos and by few images taken by the recent satellites for civilian use QuickBird-2 (2002, 2004, 2007), Ikonos-2 (2008), and WorldView-1 (2008).
The processing of all these images and the integration with ASTER and SRTM DEMs allowed the acquisition of new data about the topographical layout of the city and its monuments and ancient roads; the georeferencing of all archaeological remains and traces visible on the images allowed the upgrade of the archaeological map of Ur.
The research also provided important data concerning the reconstruction of the surrounding landscape, where a lot of traces of old channels and riverbeds of the Euphrates were identified in areas much modified and altered during the last decades by urbanization and agricultural works.
Moreover, the multitemporal images allowed the monitoring of the conservation of the archaeological area, particularly before and after second Gulf War.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Di Giacomo, Giacomo& Scardozzi, Giuseppe. 2012. Multitemporal High-Resolution Satellite Images for the Study and Monitoring of an Ancient Mesopotamian City and its Surrounding Landscape : The Case of Ur. International Journal of Geophysics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492889
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Di Giacomo, Giacomo& Scardozzi, Giuseppe. Multitemporal High-Resolution Satellite Images for the Study and Monitoring of an Ancient Mesopotamian City and its Surrounding Landscape : The Case of Ur. International Journal of Geophysics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492889
American Medical Association (AMA)
Di Giacomo, Giacomo& Scardozzi, Giuseppe. Multitemporal High-Resolution Satellite Images for the Study and Monitoring of an Ancient Mesopotamian City and its Surrounding Landscape : The Case of Ur. International Journal of Geophysics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492889
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492889