Remote sensing in archaeology : an explicitly North American perspective /
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| Imprint: | Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 322 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11157265 |
| Summary: | 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. <br> 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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| Item Description: | Based on presentations made at a workshop held in Biloxi, Miss. in 2002, preceding the annual meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference. "Published for the Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Mississippi, the University of Mississippi Geoinformatics Center, and NASA Earth Science Applications Directorate at the Stennis Space Center." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 322 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780817380915 0817380914 9780817353438 0817353437 |