Google earth and the archaeology of Saudi Arabia. A case study from the Jeddah area

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1284-1293

  Kennedy, David ^a   Bishop, M C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Death and burial; Google earth (GE); Neogeography; Prehistory; Remote sensing; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DATA INTERPRETATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LANDSCAPE; PREHISTORIC; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

JEDDAH; MAKKAH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 79954630705     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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