Andreas Stele
Biographic Data
| ID | 286054 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andreas Stele |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andreas |
| FAMILY NAME | Stele |
| SIGNATURE | STELE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7164-9315 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Combination of GPR, Mobile Mapping LiDAR and UAV‐SfM for Generating a Thorough Site Investigation of the Late‐Medieval Church Ruin of Gotthardsberg (Bavaria, Germany)
The application of geophysical surveys—mainly ground‐penetrating radar (GPR)—to map buried remains of monasteries and churches has been well established for decades because these methods provide valuable information on subsurface stone constructions. In recent years, 3‐D‐mapping technologies such as terrestrial laser scanners (TLS), mobile‐mapping systems and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become more affordable. These methods can complemen…
Inside the Sarcophagus
In recent years, digital technologies have become increasingly prevalent in the field of heritage protection. In addition to geomatic techniques like laser scanning (LiDAR) and Structure-from-Motion (SfM), geophysical methods, especially Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR), offer added value for investigating protected buildings and objects. Additionally, chemical analysis (e.g., X-ray fluorescence, XRF) and mineral magnetic methods can be utilized to…
Surveying the Silk Road
High-resolution geophysical methods revealed hidden structures in Uzgen, GPR and magnetic surveys identified precise dimensions of ancient foundations, Integrated GNSS mapping ensured accurate georeferencing of archaeological sites
Drone-magnetometry for high-resolution near surface prospecting
Developments in the field of high-resolution drone magnetometry are presented, An outlook into the future of drone magnetometry is opened up
Two Early-Medieval central-plan churches in Bavaria and Georgia in the focus of archaeological prospection
Novel detection of a rare central-plan church in Bavaria, Combination of GPR, photogrammetry and literature recherché to reconstruct layout, 3D-documentation of an UNESCO World Heritage Site
How soil and sediment magnetism contribute to the understanding of archaeological magnetometry data
Total field magnetometry reveals deeper stratigraphic details at a multiphase site, Soil and sediment magnetism enhance the interpretation of subsurface structures
Artificial Intelligence in Archaeological Geophysics
Archaeogeophysical prospection methods have become essential for the preparation and implementation of archaeological projects. This study evaluates the potential of ChatGPT‐4o, a large language model (LLM), to process grid‐based magnetometer data collected near the Late Bronze Age site of Sapallitepa in Uzbekistan (ca. 1600–1200 bce ). The aim was to assess whether natural language interaction could serve as a viable alternative to traditional s…
Drone photogrammetry as a tool for modern conflict archaeology
Within this paper, a case study on the application of drone photogrammetry at the Second World War armament bunker Weingut I is presented. The aim of the project was the mapping of the preserved remains in advance to the installation of a memorial site. In particular, the preserved concrete arch and one of the ventilation shafts were mapped by this method in high quality. Therefore, even small details of the building structure as well as several …
Structure-from-Motion-Kartierung ultrafeiner Strukturen am Beispiel der Pressbrokatapplikation in der Memminger Frauenkirche
Die drohnengestützte 3D-Vermessung wird bereits seit Jahren auch in der archäologischen Forschung, der Denkmalpflege und der Bau- und Kunstgeschichte eingesetzt. Zusätzlich findet auch die dreidimensionale Kartierung von Fundobjekten mit Hilfe von Structure-from-Motion (SfM) vermehrt Verwendung in den einzelnen Fachbereichen. Dabei stellt sich oft die Frage, bis zu welcher Größe die Unterschiede in der Oberflächentextur, rein basierend auf Fotos,…
Germanic Rampart or Roman Encampment?—New Geoarchaeological Evidence at the Roman Conflict Site at Kalkriese (NW‐Germany)
Kalkriese, near Osnabrueck (NW Germany), is considered the location of the ‘Battle of Varus’, where a coalition of Germanic tribes, under the leadership of Arminius, defeated three Legions under the command of Varus in 9 ad . Roman coinage and remains of military equipment prove that the Oberesch site at Kalkriese saw military operations between Germanic tribes and the Roman legions during Early Imperial times, but the sequence and magnitude of t…
Drone-based magnetometer prospection for archaeology
UAV magnetometer survey in low‐level flight for archaeology
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)‐based magnetometer systems became more and more attractive for large‐scale archaeological prospection in recent years. Although their sensors exhibit the same sensitivity than the ground‐based prospecting systems, UAV prospecting is seriously handicapped by the magnetic and mechanical disturbances of the drone and by limitations of a low‐level flight. To minimize these disturbances, scalar magnetometers are attached …
Evaluation of the benefits for mapping faint archaeological features by using an ultra‐dense ground‐penetrating‐radar antenna array
Modern archaeo‐geophysical radar surveys are often executed with multichannel antenna arrays, which allows a much faster survey progress combined with a denser profile spacing. Furthermore, from a methodological point of view, a full 3D dataset is necessary to resolve small targets of a few decimetre diameter. However, only a few test surveys deal with the evaluation of the real improvement in data quality by applying such multichannel arrays. In…
Claus Colani’s Pulsed Electromagnetic Induction Principle
Historical retrospective highlighting and honoring the pioneering work in archaeological prospecting made by development engineer Claus Colani.– Colani’s principle of pulsed electromagnetic induction, his publications and biography.– The high efficiency of Colani’s devices and his visionary approach are demonstrated by the unpublished data from the first Bavarian archaeo-geophysical survey carried out at Manching
The battle of Vossenack Ridge
Genesis of magnetic anomalies and magnetic properties of archaeological sediments in floodplain wetlands of the Fossa Carolina
Floodplain wetlands are complex systems influenced by many natural and anthropogenic operators. Due to the influence of high and varying groundwater table and high organic contents, geophysical prospection in wetland floodplains quickly reaches the limits of its effectiveness. At the Early Medieval canal Fossa Carolina in southwest Germany, a study design employing magnetometry, drillings, sampling, and in situ rock magnetic measurements was used…
Climate forcing and shifts in water management on the Northwest Arabian Peninsula (mid-Holocene Rasif wetlands, Saudi Arabia)
Charlemagne's Summit Canal
The Central European Watershed divides the Rhine-Main catchment and the Danube catchment. In the Early Medieval period, when ships were important means of transportation, Charlemagne decided to link both catchments by the construction of a canal connecting the Schwabian Rezat and the Altmühl rivers. The artificial waterway would provide a continuous inland navigation route from the North Sea to the Black Sea. The shortcut is known as Fossa Caroli…
Drone-based magnetometer prospection for archaeology
The battle of Vossenack Ridge
UAV magnetometer survey in low‐level flight for archaeology
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)‐based magnetometer systems became more and more attractive for large‐scale archaeological prospection in recent years. Although their sensors exhibit the same sensitivity than the ground‐based prospecting systems, UAV prospecting is seriously handicapped by the magnetic and mechanical disturbances of the drone and by limitations of a low‐level flight. To minimize these disturbances, scalar magnetometers are attached …
Genesis of magnetic anomalies and magnetic properties of archaeological sediments in floodplain wetlands of the Fossa Carolina
Floodplain wetlands are complex systems influenced by many natural and anthropogenic operators. Due to the influence of high and varying groundwater table and high organic contents, geophysical prospection in wetland floodplains quickly reaches the limits of its effectiveness. At the Early Medieval canal Fossa Carolina in southwest Germany, a study design employing magnetometry, drillings, sampling, and in situ rock magnetic measurements was used…
Two Early-Medieval central-plan churches in Bavaria and Georgia in the focus of archaeological prospection
Novel detection of a rare central-plan church in Bavaria, Combination of GPR, photogrammetry and literature recherché to reconstruct layout, 3D-documentation of an UNESCO World Heritage Site
Charlemagne's Summit Canal
The Central European Watershed divides the Rhine-Main catchment and the Danube catchment. In the Early Medieval period, when ships were important means of transportation, Charlemagne decided to link both catchments by the construction of a canal connecting the Schwabian Rezat and the Altmühl rivers. The artificial waterway would provide a continuous inland navigation route from the North Sea to the Black Sea. The shortcut is known as Fossa Caroli…
Climate forcing and shifts in water management on the Northwest Arabian Peninsula (mid-Holocene Rasif wetlands, Saudi Arabia)
Genesis of magnetic anomalies and magnetic properties of archaeological sediments in floodplain wetlands of the Fossa Carolina
Floodplain wetlands are complex systems influenced by many natural and anthropogenic operators. Due to the influence of high and varying groundwater table and high organic contents, geophysical prospection in wetland floodplains quickly reaches the limits of its effectiveness. At the Early Medieval canal Fossa Carolina in southwest Germany, a study design employing magnetometry, drillings, sampling, and in situ rock magnetic measurements was used…
Claus Colani’s Pulsed Electromagnetic Induction Principle
Historical retrospective highlighting and honoring the pioneering work in archaeological prospecting made by development engineer Claus Colani.– Colani’s principle of pulsed electromagnetic induction, his publications and biography.– The high efficiency of Colani’s devices and his visionary approach are demonstrated by the unpublished data from the first Bavarian archaeo-geophysical survey carried out at Manching
The battle of Vossenack Ridge
UAV magnetometer survey in low‐level flight for archaeology
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)‐based magnetometer systems became more and more attractive for large‐scale archaeological prospection in recent years. Although their sensors exhibit the same sensitivity than the ground‐based prospecting systems, UAV prospecting is seriously handicapped by the magnetic and mechanical disturbances of the drone and by limitations of a low‐level flight. To minimize these disturbances, scalar magnetometers are attached …
Evaluation of the benefits for mapping faint archaeological features by using an ultra‐dense ground‐penetrating‐radar antenna array
Modern archaeo‐geophysical radar surveys are often executed with multichannel antenna arrays, which allows a much faster survey progress combined with a denser profile spacing. Furthermore, from a methodological point of view, a full 3D dataset is necessary to resolve small targets of a few decimetre diameter. However, only a few test surveys deal with the evaluation of the real improvement in data quality by applying such multichannel arrays. In…
Drone-based magnetometer prospection for archaeology
Drone photogrammetry as a tool for modern conflict archaeology
Within this paper, a case study on the application of drone photogrammetry at the Second World War armament bunker Weingut I is presented. The aim of the project was the mapping of the preserved remains in advance to the installation of a memorial site. In particular, the preserved concrete arch and one of the ventilation shafts were mapped by this method in high quality. Therefore, even small details of the building structure as well as several …
Structure-from-Motion-Kartierung ultrafeiner Strukturen am Beispiel der Pressbrokatapplikation in der Memminger Frauenkirche
Die drohnengestützte 3D-Vermessung wird bereits seit Jahren auch in der archäologischen Forschung, der Denkmalpflege und der Bau- und Kunstgeschichte eingesetzt. Zusätzlich findet auch die dreidimensionale Kartierung von Fundobjekten mit Hilfe von Structure-from-Motion (SfM) vermehrt Verwendung in den einzelnen Fachbereichen. Dabei stellt sich oft die Frage, bis zu welcher Größe die Unterschiede in der Oberflächentextur, rein basierend auf Fotos,…
Germanic Rampart or Roman Encampment?—New Geoarchaeological Evidence at the Roman Conflict Site at Kalkriese (NW‐Germany)
Kalkriese, near Osnabrueck (NW Germany), is considered the location of the ‘Battle of Varus’, where a coalition of Germanic tribes, under the leadership of Arminius, defeated three Legions under the command of Varus in 9 ad . Roman coinage and remains of military equipment prove that the Oberesch site at Kalkriese saw military operations between Germanic tribes and the Roman legions during Early Imperial times, but the sequence and magnitude of t…
Surveying the Silk Road
High-resolution geophysical methods revealed hidden structures in Uzgen, GPR and magnetic surveys identified precise dimensions of ancient foundations, Integrated GNSS mapping ensured accurate georeferencing of archaeological sites
Drone-magnetometry for high-resolution near surface prospecting
Developments in the field of high-resolution drone magnetometry are presented, An outlook into the future of drone magnetometry is opened up
Two Early-Medieval central-plan churches in Bavaria and Georgia in the focus of archaeological prospection
Novel detection of a rare central-plan church in Bavaria, Combination of GPR, photogrammetry and literature recherché to reconstruct layout, 3D-documentation of an UNESCO World Heritage Site
How soil and sediment magnetism contribute to the understanding of archaeological magnetometry data
Total field magnetometry reveals deeper stratigraphic details at a multiphase site, Soil and sediment magnetism enhance the interpretation of subsurface structures
Artificial Intelligence in Archaeological Geophysics
Archaeogeophysical prospection methods have become essential for the preparation and implementation of archaeological projects. This study evaluates the potential of ChatGPT‐4o, a large language model (LLM), to process grid‐based magnetometer data collected near the Late Bronze Age site of Sapallitepa in Uzbekistan (ca. 1600–1200 bce ). The aim was to assess whether natural language interaction could serve as a viable alternative to traditional s…
Combination of GPR, Mobile Mapping LiDAR and UAV‐SfM for Generating a Thorough Site Investigation of the Late‐Medieval Church Ruin of Gotthardsberg (Bavaria, Germany)
The application of geophysical surveys—mainly ground‐penetrating radar (GPR)—to map buried remains of monasteries and churches has been well established for decades because these methods provide valuable information on subsurface stone constructions. In recent years, 3‐D‐mapping technologies such as terrestrial laser scanners (TLS), mobile‐mapping systems and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become more affordable. These methods can complemen…
Inside the Sarcophagus
In recent years, digital technologies have become increasingly prevalent in the field of heritage protection. In addition to geomatic techniques like laser scanning (LiDAR) and Structure-from-Motion (SfM), geophysical methods, especially Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR), offer added value for investigating protected buildings and objects. Additionally, chemical analysis (e.g., X-ray fluorescence, XRF) and mineral magnetic methods can be utilized to…
Geography (10 works) · Archaeology (9 works) · Geology (7 works) · Magnetometer (6 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (5 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 works) · Geophysics (5 works) · Remote sensing (5 works) · Drone (4 works) · Geophysical Methods and Applications (4 works)