Google Earth, GIS and stone-walled structures in southern Gauteng, South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1034-1042

  Sadr, Karim ^a   Rodier, Xavier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

GIS; Google Earth; Highveld; Pre colonial South Africa; Spatial archaeology; Stone walled structures

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATABASE; REMOTE SENSING; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA;

BOS;

EID: 84856373005     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.11.024     Document Type: Article

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