The "Works of the Old Men" in Arabia: Remote sensing in interior Arabia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3185-3203

  Kennedy, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Google Earth (GE); Jordan; Pre Islamic; Prehistory; Remote sensing; Saudi Arabia; Stone structures

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; HISTORIC BUILDING; IMAGE RESOLUTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; INTERNET; PREHISTORIC; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

JORDAN; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 80054095025     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.05.027     Document Type: Article

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