Detection of exposed and subsurface archaeological remains using multi-sensor remote sensing

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 795-803

  Rowlands, Aled ^a   Sarris, Apostolos ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Mediterranean Studies   (Greece)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Crete; Hyperspectral; Remote sensing; Subsurface; Thermal

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSOR; ARCHAEOLOGY; LIDAR; REMOTE SENSING;

CRETE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; ITANOS; LASITHI; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845681667     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.06.018     Document Type: Article

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