Christopher Sevara
Biographic Data
| ID | 1056996 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Sevara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Sevara |
| SIGNATURE | SEVARA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8061-4322 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Unearthing the Histories of Agrarian Landscapes
This article presents an interdisciplinary programme for research on historic landscapes that has emerged since 2020 in the framework of the project Terraces as Sustainable Agricultural Environments (‘TerraSAgE’). While the methodology has been tested in specific Mediterranean case studies, it is also applicable in other locations and regions. Our integrated approach provides new insights into the development of terraced agrarian landscapes and t…
The Changing Character of Agricultural Infrastructure
Agricultural terrace systems stand out as a conspicuous type of landscape infrastructure. Interpretation of their origins and development can be confounded by difficulties in assessing their extent and understanding their context. In this paper, we use a combination of historic and modern remote sensing data, Historic Landscape Characterisation, and spatial-statistical analysis to examine the recent transformation of terrace networks in a case st…
Stratigraphy from Topography II. The Practical Application of the Harris Matrix for the GIS-based Spatio-temporal Archaeological Interpretation of Topographical Data
Traces of human activity preserved in ground surface relief can be documented using airborne laser scanning (ALS). Various visualization techniques for ALS-based digital terrain models help to enhance the micro relief and display abundant information about the earthworks of settlements, pathways, field systems, burial grounds and the like. Such remains can express a complex pattern of intersecting and overlapping relief features produced by mille…
A Landscape in Transitions
The Prospecting Boundaries project explores the Mazaro river corridor from a landscape archaeological perspective, using integrated prospection techniques to recover traces of past human activity and environmental contexts. One key research area is Guletta, a zone of dense multiperiod activity situated on the rocky plain above the river. In this paper, we detail results from recent work at Guletta, which has revealed numerous previously undocumen…
New discoveries at Mokarta, a Bronze Age hilltop settlement in western Sicily
Extensive settlement activity at the Bronze Age site of Mokarta in western Sicily has previously been inferred, but the extent and condition of its subsurface remains have never been established. The authors use geophysical prospection, historical and modern remote-sensing data and soil chemistry to identify previously undocumented structures and activity areas extending beyond those exposed by previous excavations. This exercise not only has imp…
Landscape archaeology, sustainability and the necessity of change
Participatory workshops on Naxos were funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/P014453/1), Newcastle University and the European Commission (H2020 657050), which also supported development of the Rescaper Tracker mobile app. Ongoing field research is part of the TerraSAgE project (funded by UKRI-AHRC, AH/T000104/1). An exploratory visit to Jiayuguan was supported by the Wall-to-Wall initiative and the Chinese Academy of Cultural …
Surfaces from the Visual Past
Historic aerial images are invaluable sources of aid to archaeological research. Often collected with large-format photogrammetric quality cameras, these images are potential archives of multidimensional data that can be used to recover information about historic landscapes that have been lost to modern development. However, a lack of camera information for many historic images coupled with physical degradation of their media has often made it di…
Pixel versus object — A comparison of strategies for the semi-automated mapping of archaeological features using airborne laser scanning data
Capturing the Past for the Future
Image‐based modelling (IBM) applications can be used to successfully extract two‐ and three‐dimensional information from historic aerial and satellite imagery for use in archaeological and other landscape‐oriented research. The robust and highly automated nature of these applications can allow for image matching and dense scene reconstruction, even when input images lack information necessary for processing in traditional photogrammetric workflow…
Settlement Structure and Organisation
This chapter compares the structure and organisation of settlements across Europe, bridging the chapters on regional settlement patterns and households. The settlement represents the local organisation of habitations: how households were placed with respect to each other and to common spaces for work, ceremonies, and social interaction. Important variables included the density and number of contemporaneous households, the permanence of house site…
Landscape archaeology, sustainability and the necessity of change
Participatory workshops on Naxos were funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/P014453/1), Newcastle University and the European Commission (H2020 657050), which also supported development of the Rescaper Tracker mobile app. Ongoing field research is part of the TerraSAgE project (funded by UKRI-AHRC, AH/T000104/1). An exploratory visit to Jiayuguan was supported by the Wall-to-Wall initiative and the Chinese Academy of Cultural …
Surfaces from the Visual Past
Historic aerial images are invaluable sources of aid to archaeological research. Often collected with large-format photogrammetric quality cameras, these images are potential archives of multidimensional data that can be used to recover information about historic landscapes that have been lost to modern development. However, a lack of camera information for many historic images coupled with physical degradation of their media has often made it di…
Unearthing the Histories of Agrarian Landscapes
This article presents an interdisciplinary programme for research on historic landscapes that has emerged since 2020 in the framework of the project Terraces as Sustainable Agricultural Environments (‘TerraSAgE’). While the methodology has been tested in specific Mediterranean case studies, it is also applicable in other locations and regions. Our integrated approach provides new insights into the development of terraced agrarian landscapes and t…
Stratigraphy from Topography II. The Practical Application of the Harris Matrix for the GIS-based Spatio-temporal Archaeological Interpretation of Topographical Data
Traces of human activity preserved in ground surface relief can be documented using airborne laser scanning (ALS). Various visualization techniques for ALS-based digital terrain models help to enhance the micro relief and display abundant information about the earthworks of settlements, pathways, field systems, burial grounds and the like. Such remains can express a complex pattern of intersecting and overlapping relief features produced by mille…
Capturing the Past for the Future
Image‐based modelling (IBM) applications can be used to successfully extract two‐ and three‐dimensional information from historic aerial and satellite imagery for use in archaeological and other landscape‐oriented research. The robust and highly automated nature of these applications can allow for image matching and dense scene reconstruction, even when input images lack information necessary for processing in traditional photogrammetric workflow…
Pixel versus object — A comparison of strategies for the semi-automated mapping of archaeological features using airborne laser scanning data
Settlement Structure and Organisation
This chapter compares the structure and organisation of settlements across Europe, bridging the chapters on regional settlement patterns and households. The settlement represents the local organisation of habitations: how households were placed with respect to each other and to common spaces for work, ceremonies, and social interaction. Important variables included the density and number of contemporaneous households, the permanence of house site…
Pixel versus object — A comparison of strategies for the semi-automated mapping of archaeological features using airborne laser scanning data
Capturing the Past for the Future
Image‐based modelling (IBM) applications can be used to successfully extract two‐ and three‐dimensional information from historic aerial and satellite imagery for use in archaeological and other landscape‐oriented research. The robust and highly automated nature of these applications can allow for image matching and dense scene reconstruction, even when input images lack information necessary for processing in traditional photogrammetric workflow…
Surfaces from the Visual Past
Historic aerial images are invaluable sources of aid to archaeological research. Often collected with large-format photogrammetric quality cameras, these images are potential archives of multidimensional data that can be used to recover information about historic landscapes that have been lost to modern development. However, a lack of camera information for many historic images coupled with physical degradation of their media has often made it di…
A Landscape in Transitions
The Prospecting Boundaries project explores the Mazaro river corridor from a landscape archaeological perspective, using integrated prospection techniques to recover traces of past human activity and environmental contexts. One key research area is Guletta, a zone of dense multiperiod activity situated on the rocky plain above the river. In this paper, we detail results from recent work at Guletta, which has revealed numerous previously undocumen…
New discoveries at Mokarta, a Bronze Age hilltop settlement in western Sicily
Extensive settlement activity at the Bronze Age site of Mokarta in western Sicily has previously been inferred, but the extent and condition of its subsurface remains have never been established. The authors use geophysical prospection, historical and modern remote-sensing data and soil chemistry to identify previously undocumented structures and activity areas extending beyond those exposed by previous excavations. This exercise not only has imp…
Landscape archaeology, sustainability and the necessity of change
Participatory workshops on Naxos were funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/P014453/1), Newcastle University and the European Commission (H2020 657050), which also supported development of the Rescaper Tracker mobile app. Ongoing field research is part of the TerraSAgE project (funded by UKRI-AHRC, AH/T000104/1). An exploratory visit to Jiayuguan was supported by the Wall-to-Wall initiative and the Chinese Academy of Cultural …
Stratigraphy from Topography II. The Practical Application of the Harris Matrix for the GIS-based Spatio-temporal Archaeological Interpretation of Topographical Data
Traces of human activity preserved in ground surface relief can be documented using airborne laser scanning (ALS). Various visualization techniques for ALS-based digital terrain models help to enhance the micro relief and display abundant information about the earthworks of settlements, pathways, field systems, burial grounds and the like. Such remains can express a complex pattern of intersecting and overlapping relief features produced by mille…
The Changing Character of Agricultural Infrastructure
Agricultural terrace systems stand out as a conspicuous type of landscape infrastructure. Interpretation of their origins and development can be confounded by difficulties in assessing their extent and understanding their context. In this paper, we use a combination of historic and modern remote sensing data, Historic Landscape Characterisation, and spatial-statistical analysis to examine the recent transformation of terrace networks in a case st…
Unearthing the Histories of Agrarian Landscapes
This article presents an interdisciplinary programme for research on historic landscapes that has emerged since 2020 in the framework of the project Terraces as Sustainable Agricultural Environments (‘TerraSAgE’). While the methodology has been tested in specific Mediterranean case studies, it is also applicable in other locations and regions. Our integrated approach provides new insights into the development of terraced agrarian landscapes and t…
Geography (10 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (6 works) · Geology (5 works) · Remote sensing (5 works) · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · Cartography (3 works)