CORONA satellite photography: An archaeological application from the Middle East

Antiquity

Volumn 76, Issue 291, 2002, Pages 109-118

  Philip, G ^a   Donoghue, D ^a   Beck, A ^a   Galiatsatos, N ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeological survey; CORONA; Landscapes; Satellite imagery; Syria

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 0036131319     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00089869     Document Type: Article

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