Keith Challis
Biographic Data
| ID | 297665 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keith Challis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keith |
| FAMILY NAME | Challis |
| SIGNATURE | CHALLIS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-5439-7795 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 105 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Assessing the changing condition of industrial archaeological remains on Alston Moor, UK, using multisensor remote sensing
Airborne lidar intensity and geoarchaeological prospection in river valley floors
Archaeological applications of airborne lidar topographic data are now well known and documented in the academic literature. Rather less well explored by archaeologists are the potential of lidar intensity data. In this paper we explore the application of lidar intensity for geoarchaeological prospection in river valley floors. After briefly considering the context of archaeological remote sensing in river valleys, we examine some factors influen…
A Generic Toolkit for the Visualization of Archaeological Features on Airborne LiDAR Elevation Data
A range of techniques have become established for the visualization and analysis of airborne LiDAR elevation data within the field of archaeology. In this paper we discuss the visualization of test data representing archaeological features in a variety of terrains using a suite of techniques, all available through generic geographical information system or image processing software. These comprise elevation shading using constrained colour ramps,…
Assessing the preservation potential of temperate, lowland alluvial sediments using airborne lidar intensity
Modelling selected implications of potential future climate change on the archaeological resource of river catchments: An application of geographical information systems
This paper outlines the use of geographical information systems for predicting the possible implications of future climate change (as suggested by General Circulation Models) on the archaeological resource of selected parts of two major British river systems, the Trent and Yorkshire Ouse. The effects of future climatic change on the historic environment are likely to come from both natural 'system' responses, such as increased bank erosion and va…
Airborne remote sensing of valley floor geoarchaeology using Daedalus ATM and Casi
This paper investigates the potential of multispectral methods of airborne remote sensing for geological and archaeological prospection in river valleys, specifically the archaeologically rich, well‐documented aggregate landscape of the middle Trent Valley in the East Midlands of England. The paper reviews the systematic examination of Daedalus 1268 Airborne Thematic Mapper (ATM) and Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (CASI) multispectral dat…
Archaeological resource modelling in temperate river valleys: A case study from the Trent Valley, UK
Methods for mapping and determining the condition of archaeological resources while they are still underground have been in development for nearly half a century. The authors here offer an example from the frontiers of the art: the application of a package of remote sensing procedures not only designed to locate sites but to model the valley deposits which contain and cover them. The variation in success of different methods in different deposits…
Airborne lidar and historic environment records
The authors assess the potential contribution of lidar surveys to national inventories of archaeological resources ('Historic Environment Records'), and compare the relative costs and sensitivity of lidar and aerial photography
A review of trends within archaeological remote sensing in alluvial environments
Archaeological remote sensing encompasses a broad range of techniques from conventional aerial photography, passive and active airborne and satellite remote sensing to ground-based geophysical surveys. The aim of this paper is to review the present trends in the application of remote sensing within alluvial geoarchaeology. A number of broad themes emerge reflecting a hierarchy based on the view of alluvial environments within the earth sciences, …
Predictive modelling of multiperiod geoarchaeological resources at a river confluence: A case study from the Trent–Soar, UK
This research project developed a terrace sequence model of alluvial landscape development to aid the management of the geoarchaeological resource within a temperate valley floor threatened by aggregate extraction. The model was created using the remote sensing techniques of light detection and ranging (lidar) and ground-penetrating radar (GPR), dovetailed with other archaeological and geological data sets within a geographical information system…
The Bushehr Hinterland Results of the First Season of the Iranian-British Archaeological Survey of Bushehr Province, November-December 2004
Compte rendu de la prospection geomorphologique et archeologique de la province de Bushehr en Iran. Issue d’un partenariat anglo-iranien, le projet poursuivait trois buts initiaux : clarifier la nature et la chronologie des implantations cotieres sur le Golfe persique ; rechercher les temoignages des contacts entre l’Iran cotier, la Mesopotamie et la peninsule arabique durant le VIe et le Ve millenaire av. J.C. ; recolter des donnees concernant l…
Airborne laser altimetry in alluviated landscapes
Scanning airborne laser altimetry, usually referred to as LiDAR, generates high spatial resolution, high accuracy elevation data. The technique has found considerable use in the earth sciences, for example for flood modelling and prediction. This paper examines some geoarchaeological applications for LiDAR in alluviated landscapes. The LiDAR data for several lowland river valleys in England are examined. The technique has considerable potential f…
Experiment and innovation: Early Islamic industry at al-Raqqa, Syria
The city of al-Raqqa in north central Syria rivalled early Baghdad in scale, and was briefly during the 'Abbasid caliphate the imperial capital of an empire stretching from North Africa to Central Asia. Now largely levelled the multifaceted Islamic cityscape is revealed by aerial and satellite imagery. It is at this site that the evidence of innovative Islamic industries has been revealed by excavations undertaken by the Raqqa Ancient Industry pr…
Archaeology and Greenfield Site Development: Opportunities for Community Participation
The development of a greenfield site at the edge of York provided the opportunity for community participation in the evaluation of the archaeology. Schools were invited to visit and open days were held at which metal-detectorists worked alongside archaeologists to record metal artefacts from the area of the development. The work allowed the preparation of a protocol for similar exercises elsewhere. It also provided an opportunity to examine the a…
Corona Remotely-Sensed Imagery in Dryland Archaeology: The Islamic City of al-Raqqa, Syria
Satellite remote sensing has seen some use in archaeological research, although its effectiveness has been restricted by the low spatial resolution and the high cost of available imagery. In 1995 the United States declassified 860,000 high-resolution Corona satellite photographs, acquired for intelligence purposes between 1960 and 1972. Corona offers global coverage with an emphasis on areas of strategic significance to the United States. The ima…
Corona Remotely-Sensed Imagery in Dryland Archaeology: The Islamic City of al-Raqqa, Syria
Keith Challis, Gary Priestnall, Adam Gardner, Julian Henderson, Sarah O'Hara, Corona Remotely-Sensed Imagery in Dryland Archaeology: The Islamic City of al-Raqqa, Syria, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 29, No. 1/2 (Spring, 2002 - Summer, 2004), pp. 139-153
The Raqqa Ancient Industry Project
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
A Generic Toolkit for the Visualization of Archaeological Features on Airborne LiDAR Elevation Data
A range of techniques have become established for the visualization and analysis of airborne LiDAR elevation data within the field of archaeology. In this paper we discuss the visualization of test data representing archaeological features in a variety of terrains using a suite of techniques, all available through generic geographical information system or image processing software. These comprise elevation shading using constrained colour ramps,…
Airborne laser altimetry in alluviated landscapes
Scanning airborne laser altimetry, usually referred to as LiDAR, generates high spatial resolution, high accuracy elevation data. The technique has found considerable use in the earth sciences, for example for flood modelling and prediction. This paper examines some geoarchaeological applications for LiDAR in alluviated landscapes. The LiDAR data for several lowland river valleys in England are examined. The technique has considerable potential f…
Airborne remote sensing of valley floor geoarchaeology using Daedalus ATM and Casi
This paper investigates the potential of multispectral methods of airborne remote sensing for geological and archaeological prospection in river valleys, specifically the archaeologically rich, well‐documented aggregate landscape of the middle Trent Valley in the East Midlands of England. The paper reviews the systematic examination of Daedalus 1268 Airborne Thematic Mapper (ATM) and Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (CASI) multispectral dat…
Airborne lidar intensity and geoarchaeological prospection in river valley floors
Archaeological applications of airborne lidar topographic data are now well known and documented in the academic literature. Rather less well explored by archaeologists are the potential of lidar intensity data. In this paper we explore the application of lidar intensity for geoarchaeological prospection in river valley floors. After briefly considering the context of archaeological remote sensing in river valleys, we examine some factors influen…
Predictive modelling of multiperiod geoarchaeological resources at a river confluence: A case study from the Trent–Soar, UK
This research project developed a terrace sequence model of alluvial landscape development to aid the management of the geoarchaeological resource within a temperate valley floor threatened by aggregate extraction. The model was created using the remote sensing techniques of light detection and ranging (lidar) and ground-penetrating radar (GPR), dovetailed with other archaeological and geological data sets within a geographical information system…
Airborne lidar and historic environment records
The authors assess the potential contribution of lidar surveys to national inventories of archaeological resources ('Historic Environment Records'), and compare the relative costs and sensitivity of lidar and aerial photography
Corona Remotely-Sensed Imagery in Dryland Archaeology: The Islamic City of al-Raqqa, Syria
Satellite remote sensing has seen some use in archaeological research, although its effectiveness has been restricted by the low spatial resolution and the high cost of available imagery. In 1995 the United States declassified 860,000 high-resolution Corona satellite photographs, acquired for intelligence purposes between 1960 and 1972. Corona offers global coverage with an emphasis on areas of strategic significance to the United States. The ima…
Assessing the preservation potential of temperate, lowland alluvial sediments using airborne lidar intensity
Assessing the changing condition of industrial archaeological remains on Alston Moor, UK, using multisensor remote sensing
The Bushehr Hinterland Results of the First Season of the Iranian-British Archaeological Survey of Bushehr Province, November-December 2004
Compte rendu de la prospection geomorphologique et archeologique de la province de Bushehr en Iran. Issue d’un partenariat anglo-iranien, le projet poursuivait trois buts initiaux : clarifier la nature et la chronologie des implantations cotieres sur le Golfe persique ; rechercher les temoignages des contacts entre l’Iran cotier, la Mesopotamie et la peninsule arabique durant le VIe et le Ve millenaire av. J.C. ; recolter des donnees concernant l…
Experiment and innovation: Early Islamic industry at al-Raqqa, Syria
The city of al-Raqqa in north central Syria rivalled early Baghdad in scale, and was briefly during the 'Abbasid caliphate the imperial capital of an empire stretching from North Africa to Central Asia. Now largely levelled the multifaceted Islamic cityscape is revealed by aerial and satellite imagery. It is at this site that the evidence of innovative Islamic industries has been revealed by excavations undertaken by the Raqqa Ancient Industry pr…
The Raqqa Ancient Industry Project
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Archaeological resource modelling in temperate river valleys: A case study from the Trent Valley, UK
Methods for mapping and determining the condition of archaeological resources while they are still underground have been in development for nearly half a century. The authors here offer an example from the frontiers of the art: the application of a package of remote sensing procedures not only designed to locate sites but to model the valley deposits which contain and cover them. The variation in success of different methods in different deposits…
Corona Remotely-Sensed Imagery in Dryland Archaeology: The Islamic City of al-Raqqa, Syria
Keith Challis, Gary Priestnall, Adam Gardner, Julian Henderson, Sarah O'Hara, Corona Remotely-Sensed Imagery in Dryland Archaeology: The Islamic City of al-Raqqa, Syria, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 29, No. 1/2 (Spring, 2002 - Summer, 2004), pp. 139-153
Corona Remotely-Sensed Imagery in Dryland Archaeology: The Islamic City of al-Raqqa, Syria
Keith Challis, Gary Priestnall, Adam Gardner, Julian Henderson, Sarah O'Hara, Corona Remotely-Sensed Imagery in Dryland Archaeology: The Islamic City of al-Raqqa, Syria, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 29, No. 1/2 (Spring, 2002 - Summer, 2004), pp. 139-153
The Raqqa Ancient Industry Project
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Archaeology and Greenfield Site Development: Opportunities for Community Participation
The development of a greenfield site at the edge of York provided the opportunity for community participation in the evaluation of the archaeology. Schools were invited to visit and open days were held at which metal-detectorists worked alongside archaeologists to record metal artefacts from the area of the development. The work allowed the preparation of a protocol for similar exercises elsewhere. It also provided an opportunity to examine the a…
Corona Remotely-Sensed Imagery in Dryland Archaeology: The Islamic City of al-Raqqa, Syria
Satellite remote sensing has seen some use in archaeological research, although its effectiveness has been restricted by the low spatial resolution and the high cost of available imagery. In 1995 the United States declassified 860,000 high-resolution Corona satellite photographs, acquired for intelligence purposes between 1960 and 1972. Corona offers global coverage with an emphasis on areas of strategic significance to the United States. The ima…
Airborne laser altimetry in alluviated landscapes
Scanning airborne laser altimetry, usually referred to as LiDAR, generates high spatial resolution, high accuracy elevation data. The technique has found considerable use in the earth sciences, for example for flood modelling and prediction. This paper examines some geoarchaeological applications for LiDAR in alluviated landscapes. The LiDAR data for several lowland river valleys in England are examined. The technique has considerable potential f…
Experiment and innovation: Early Islamic industry at al-Raqqa, Syria
The city of al-Raqqa in north central Syria rivalled early Baghdad in scale, and was briefly during the 'Abbasid caliphate the imperial capital of an empire stretching from North Africa to Central Asia. Now largely levelled the multifaceted Islamic cityscape is revealed by aerial and satellite imagery. It is at this site that the evidence of innovative Islamic industries has been revealed by excavations undertaken by the Raqqa Ancient Industry pr…
A review of trends within archaeological remote sensing in alluvial environments
Archaeological remote sensing encompasses a broad range of techniques from conventional aerial photography, passive and active airborne and satellite remote sensing to ground-based geophysical surveys. The aim of this paper is to review the present trends in the application of remote sensing within alluvial geoarchaeology. A number of broad themes emerge reflecting a hierarchy based on the view of alluvial environments within the earth sciences, …
Predictive modelling of multiperiod geoarchaeological resources at a river confluence: A case study from the Trent–Soar, UK
This research project developed a terrace sequence model of alluvial landscape development to aid the management of the geoarchaeological resource within a temperate valley floor threatened by aggregate extraction. The model was created using the remote sensing techniques of light detection and ranging (lidar) and ground-penetrating radar (GPR), dovetailed with other archaeological and geological data sets within a geographical information system…
The Bushehr Hinterland Results of the First Season of the Iranian-British Archaeological Survey of Bushehr Province, November-December 2004
Compte rendu de la prospection geomorphologique et archeologique de la province de Bushehr en Iran. Issue d’un partenariat anglo-iranien, le projet poursuivait trois buts initiaux : clarifier la nature et la chronologie des implantations cotieres sur le Golfe persique ; rechercher les temoignages des contacts entre l’Iran cotier, la Mesopotamie et la peninsule arabique durant le VIe et le Ve millenaire av. J.C. ; recolter des donnees concernant l…
Modelling selected implications of potential future climate change on the archaeological resource of river catchments: An application of geographical information systems
This paper outlines the use of geographical information systems for predicting the possible implications of future climate change (as suggested by General Circulation Models) on the archaeological resource of selected parts of two major British river systems, the Trent and Yorkshire Ouse. The effects of future climatic change on the historic environment are likely to come from both natural 'system' responses, such as increased bank erosion and va…
Airborne remote sensing of valley floor geoarchaeology using Daedalus ATM and Casi
This paper investigates the potential of multispectral methods of airborne remote sensing for geological and archaeological prospection in river valleys, specifically the archaeologically rich, well‐documented aggregate landscape of the middle Trent Valley in the East Midlands of England. The paper reviews the systematic examination of Daedalus 1268 Airborne Thematic Mapper (ATM) and Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (CASI) multispectral dat…
Archaeological resource modelling in temperate river valleys: A case study from the Trent Valley, UK
Methods for mapping and determining the condition of archaeological resources while they are still underground have been in development for nearly half a century. The authors here offer an example from the frontiers of the art: the application of a package of remote sensing procedures not only designed to locate sites but to model the valley deposits which contain and cover them. The variation in success of different methods in different deposits…
Airborne lidar and historic environment records
The authors assess the potential contribution of lidar surveys to national inventories of archaeological resources ('Historic Environment Records'), and compare the relative costs and sensitivity of lidar and aerial photography
Assessing the preservation potential of temperate, lowland alluvial sediments using airborne lidar intensity
Airborne lidar intensity and geoarchaeological prospection in river valley floors
Archaeological applications of airborne lidar topographic data are now well known and documented in the academic literature. Rather less well explored by archaeologists are the potential of lidar intensity data. In this paper we explore the application of lidar intensity for geoarchaeological prospection in river valley floors. After briefly considering the context of archaeological remote sensing in river valleys, we examine some factors influen…
A Generic Toolkit for the Visualization of Archaeological Features on Airborne LiDAR Elevation Data
A range of techniques have become established for the visualization and analysis of airborne LiDAR elevation data within the field of archaeology. In this paper we discuss the visualization of test data representing archaeological features in a variety of terrains using a suite of techniques, all available through generic geographical information system or image processing software. These comprise elevation shading using constrained colour ramps,…
Assessing the changing condition of industrial archaeological remains on Alston Moor, UK, using multisensor remote sensing
Archaeology (16 works) · Geography (15 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (14 works) · Geology (12 works) · Remote sensing (10 works) · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (7 works) · Physical geography (7 works) · Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (7 works) · Cartography (6 works) · Lidar (6 works)