A case study in the analysis of patterns of aerial reconnaissance in a lowland area of southwest Scotland

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 255-265

  Cowley, D C ^a  

^a HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Aerial reconnaissance; Cropmark; Parchmark; Southwest Scotland; Survey bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749083390     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.199     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Bradley R, Durden T, Spencer N. 1994. The creative use of bias in field survey. Antiquity 68: 343-346.
2. British Academy. 2001. Aerial Survey for Archaeology. Report of a British Academy Working Party 1999. The British Academy: London.
3. Carter A. 1998. The contribution of aerial survey: Understanding the results. In Lincolnshire's Archaeology from the Air, Bewley RH (ed.). Occasional Papers in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, 11: 96-104.
4. Clark DV. 1978. Excavation and volunteers: A cautionary tale. World Archaeology 10: 63-70.
5. Cowley DC, Brophy K. 2001. The impact of aerial photography across the lowlands of South-west Scotland. Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society 75: 47-72.
6. Crawford OGS. 1930. Editorial notes. Antiquity 4(15): 273-278.
7. Crawford OGS. 1939. Air reconnaissance of Roman Scotland. Antiquity 8(51): 280-292.
8. Doody M 2001. Medium altitude aerial photographic survey in east Limerick, west Tipperary. The Journal of Irish Archaeology X: 13-24.
9. Evans RJA, Jones R. 1975. Soil and crop marks in the recognition of archaeological sites by air photography. In Aerial Reconnaissance for Archaeology, Wilson DR (ed.). Research Report 12, The Council for British Archaeology: London; 1-11.
10. Featherstone R, Bewley R. 2000. Recent aerial reconnaissance in north Oxfordshire. Oxoniensia 65: 13-26.
11. Gaffney V, Tingle M. 1989. The Maddle Farm Project—an Integrated Survey of Prehistoric and Roman Landscapes on the Berkshire Downs. British Series Number 200, British Archaeological Reports: Oxford.
12. Halliday S. 1990. Patterns of fieldwork and the distribution of burnt mounds in Scotland. In Burnt Offerings—International Contributions to Burnt Mound Archaeology, Buckley V (compiler). Wordwell Ltd: Dublin; 60-61.
13. Oakey M. 2002. An analysis of the aerial photographic coverage for archaeological reconnaissance, with particular reference to the Central Midlands of England. Thesis submitted to the University of Liverpool for the degree of Master of Philosophy.
14. Palmer R. 2001. ‘The site was discovered on an aerial photograph’. Thoughts on the ‘when’ of discovery. AARGnews The Newsletter of the Aerial Archaeology Research Group 23: 46-47.
15. Shennan S. 1985. Experiments in the Collection and Analysis of Archaeological Survey Data. Sheffield University Department of Archaeology and Prehistory: Sheffield.
16. St Joseph JK. 1976. Air reconnaissance of Roman Scotland, 1939-75. Glasgow Archaeological Journal 4: 1-28.
17. Raçzkowski W. 2002. Beyond the technology: Do we need ‘meta-aerial archaeology’? In Aerial Archaeology Developing Future Practice, Bewley RH, Raçzkowski W (eds). IOS Press: Amsterdam; 311-327.
18. RCAHMS. 1976-2000. Catalogue of Aerial Photographs. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Edinburgh.
19. RCAHMS. 1985. The Archaeological Site and Monuments of Scotland, 24. West Rhins, Wigtown District, Dumfries and Galloway Region. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Edinburgh.
20. RCAHMS. 1994. Glenesslin, Nithsdale: An Archaeological Survey. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Edinburgh.
21. RCAHMS. 1997. Eastern Dumfriesshire: An Archaeological Landscape. The Stationary Office; Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Edinburgh.
22. Wilson DR. 2000. Air Photo Interpretation for Archaeologists. Tempus: Stroud.