National Geographic - Italy, February issue... The article aboute satellite archaeology is much shorter than hoped, however, it is useful to discover one of the applications of Remote Sensing.
The archaeologist Sarah Parcak uses satellite images in the infrared spectrum in order to detect the presence of buried archaeological issues. In this case, it is a matter of 17 pyramids underground in Egypt, plus settlements and tombs.
In the paper, the importance of confirming these discoveries with traditional excavations is underlined...
In fact, an actual synergy, rather than a vague and unclear "collaboration" between the world of archaeology and that of science and technology is strongly desirable!
To learn more "Archaeometrically speaking..."
* SH Parcak, Satellite Remore Sensing for Archaeology, Routledge 2009
* SH Parcak, Satellite Remote Sensing Methods for Monitoring Archaeological Tells in the Middle East, Journal of Field Archaeology 32 (1), 2007, 65-81.
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