Paleotopography and anthropogenic deposition thickness of the city of Aachen, Germany

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ID16840211
AutoresBernhard Pröschel (RWTH Aachen University, autor correspondente), Frank Lehmkuhl (0000-0002-6876-7377, RWTH Aachen University)
Ano2019
Volume15
Fascículo2
Páginas269-277
Data de publicação2019-07-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Maps (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1744-5647 • E-ISSN: 1744-5647
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17445647.2019.1590248
OpenAlexW2925069685
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas16

The main objective of this study is to reconstruct the pre-Roman topography under the city of Aachen, Germany. Aachen has a 2000-year settlement history, and enormous amounts of anthropogenic deposits have accumulated during this time; these deposits are thus also visualized. The key data used are archeological excavation records and geological drilling documents that contain elevation and spatial data, and the Kriging algorithm was used to interpolate these data to produce two high-resolution raster datasets showing both the paleotopography and thickness of anthropogenic deposits. The paleo-DEM was then employed to reconstruct the course of former streams running through the study area. This research provides new insights into the topographic preconditions encountered by the first Roman settlers. As the accumulation of anthropogenic deposits in distinct areas of the city is linked to specific historical periods, the results also reveal the developmental stages of the ancient city

Archaeology · Cartography · Digital elevation model · Earth science · Excavation · Geography · Geomorphology · Kriging · Landform · Mining engineering · Physical geography · Raster graphics · Remote sensing · Terrain · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Landslides and related hazards · Soil erosion and sediment transport · Geology