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The potential of airborne lidar for detection of archaeological features under woodland canopies

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ID3380136
AuthorsB J Devereux, Bernard Devereux (University of Cambridge), Gabriel S Amable (University of Cambridge), P Crow (Forest Research), A D Cliff (0000-0002-5636-0959, University of Cambridge)
Year2005
Volume79
Issue305
Pages648-660
Publication date2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0003598x00114589
OpenAlexW2202777762
LanguageEN
Citations received102
References cited3

The development of lidar opens a new era in archaeological survey. Working with Forest Research, staff of the Unit for Landscape Modelling here explain the technique, and demonstrate its application to woodland, showing how it can be used to see through the trees. The article by Bewley et al. (pages 636-647 of this volume) shows the technique applied to the Stonehenge landscape

Archaeology · Geography · Lidar · Remote sensing · Unit (ring theory) · Woodland · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Ecology · Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies · Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications

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