Flights into the past : aerial photography, photo interpretation and mapping for archaeology

Aerial archaeology is one of the major sources of information for landscapes archaeologists, seeking for new sites and for the understanding of past and present landscapes as a result of human-environment interaction. The volume gives a broad overview about the history, the basic concepts and techniques of aerial photography for archaeological purposes. It describes the way valuable information is derived from aerial images and how this is used for mapping and interpretation. Numerous examples from fieldwork richly illustrate these aspects. But many of the photos shown in this book do not simply illustrate the text, many of them also are eye-catching artworks which show fascinating landscapes in a way that only the view from above can provide! FLIGHTS INTO THE PAST imprint Contents Dedication Preface Acknowledgements Part I: FLIGHTS INTO THE PAST 1. Aerial Archaeology: Different Histories 2. Merits And Limitations 3. Planning A Programme of Aerial Survey 4. The Tools Of The Trade 5. Aerial Survey In Practice Part II: MAPPING THE PAST 6. Cataloguing, Archiving And Access 7. Photographs, Maps And Mapping 8. Photo Interprtation, Transformation And Record Creation 9. Towards Archaeological Understanding Part III: AERIAL SURVEY AT WORK 10. Hunting Out The Archaeology Part IV: FLIGHTS INTO THE FUTURE Introduction 11. Archaeological Survey And Mapping: Questions Of Scale, Technique And Visibility 12. Aerial Research In Tuscany 14. Digital Airborne REmote Sensing: LIDAR 15. Using De-Classified Satellite Imagery In Syria 16. Remote Sinsing And The ARchaeological Landscape Of Aksum, Ethiopia APPENDIXES & BIBLIOGRAPHY Appendix A: Going Digital: General Advice Appendix B: Digital Cameras And Data Handling Appendix C: Pan-European Cooperation 1994-2014 Appendix D: Sources of Photographs and Figures Bibliography Glossary