An Objective Approach to Defining Earthwork Geometries Using Subdecimeter Digital Elevation Models

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-165

  O'Neal, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DETECTION METHOD; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EARTHWORKS; EXTRACTION; FIELD SURVEY; GEOMETRY; HISTORICAL RECORD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TOPOGRAPHY;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867355439     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.21404     Document Type: Article

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