Hiding in Plain Sight: The Discovery of a New Monumental Structure at Petra, Jordan, Using WorldView-1 and WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery
This article describes the discovery and mapping of a large, previously unknown monumental structure at Petra, Jordan, using Google Earth, WorldView-1 and WorldView-2, and drones. Petra represents one of the most well-known and surveyed archaeological parks in the world; yet significant structures w...
| Published in: | Bulletin of ASOR |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
2016
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| In: |
Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2016, Issue: 375, Pages: 35-51 |
| RelBib Classification: | HH Archaeology KBL Near East and North Africa TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
Cultural landscapes
B DRONE aircraft B Survey B REMOTE-sensing images B Petra B Worldview B monumental platform B ARCHAEOLOGICAL parks B Jordan B Remote sensing |
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| Summary: | This article describes the discovery and mapping of a large, previously unknown monumental structure at Petra, Jordan, using Google Earth, WorldView-1 and WorldView-2, and drones. Petra represents one of the most well-known and surveyed archaeological parks in the world; yet significant structures within range of its central city remain to be discovered. This article discusses the significance of the new discovery in relationship to Petra and its cultural landscape as well as the potential of WorldView-1, -2, and -3 satellite sensors for other archaeological projects in similar geographic areas. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5615/bullamerschoorie.375.0035 |