Assessing the changing condition of industrial archaeological remains on Alston Moor, UK, using multisensor remote sensing

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-51

  Kincey, Mark ^a   Batty, Lesley ^b   Chapman, Henry ^b   Gearey, Ben ^c   Ainsworth, Stewart ^d   Challis, Keith ^e  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change detection; Geomorphological processes; Industrial archaeology; Remote sensing; Uplands

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INDUSTRY; LANDSAT; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; REMOTE SENSING; UPLAND REGION;

ALSTON; CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; PENNINES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84896795958     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.02.008     Document Type: Article

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