Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Survey with Commercial-Grade Instruments

A Case Study from the Eastern Ḫabur Archaeological Survey, Iraq

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11073604
AutoresJason T Herrmann (0000-0002-8277-5947, University of Tübingen, autor de correspondencia), Benjamin Glissmann (0000-0002-8589-3375, University of Tübingen), P Sconzo (0000-0002-4818-9899, University of Tübingen), Peter Pfälzner (University of Tübingen)
Año2018
Volumen43
Número4
Páginas269-283
Fecha de publicación2018-05-19
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00934690.2018.1465808
OpenAlexW2804246250
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas37

Low-altitude photography in archaeology is now common practice at the scale of excavations; however, landscape-scale applications are a relatively new endeavor with promising analytical potential. From 2014–2016, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a mounted camera was used to document sites recorded as part of the Eastern Ḫabur Archaeological Survey (EḪAS), an archaeological reconnaissance project in western Dohuk Province, Iraqi Kurdistan. The EḪAS team documented over 70 archaeological sites with the UAV, from single-phase artifact scatters, to archaeological remains with standing architecture, to tells that cover more than 30 hectares. Representative examples from this survey are presented here to outline the project workflow and primary output data layers, including digital orthomosaics and digital elevation models. The quality and utility of results are then assessed in relationship to available satellite-based data. Methods for analysis and interpretation are then considered to demonstrate applications in landscape archaeology. An A) orthomosaic and B) shaded relief model with surface collection area (in red) of site EHAS-C045 created from photographs taken from a UAV

Aerial photography · Aerial Survey · Archaeology · Artifact (error · Cartography · Digital elevation model · Excavation · Geography · Remote sensing · Scale (ratio · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Archaeological Research and Protection · Computer Science · Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications