New agendas in remote sensing and landscape archaeology in the Near East

Titel: New agendas in remote sensing and landscape archaeology in the Near East : studies in honour of Tony J. Wilkinson / edited by Dan Lawrence, Mark Altaweel and Graham Philip
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Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Archaeopress Archaeology, 2020
Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (346 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour)
Format: E-Book
Sprache: Englisch
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ISBN: 9781789695748 ; 9781789695731

New Agendas in Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology in the Near East is a collection of papers produced in honour of Tony James Wilkinson, who was Professor of Archaeology at Durham University from 2006 until his death in 2014. Though commemorative in concept, the volume is an assemblage of new research representing emerging agendas and innovative methods in remote sensing. The intention is to explore the opportunities and challenges faced by researchers in the field today, and the tools, techniques, and theoretical approaches available to resolve them within the framework of landscape archaeology. The papers build on the traditional strengths of landscape archaeology, such as geoarchaeology and settlement pattern analysis, as well as integrating data sources to address major research questions, such as the ancient economy, urbanism, water management and the treatment of the dead. The authors demonstrate the importance of an interdisciplinary approach for understanding the impact of human activity on shaping the landscape and the effect that landscape has on sociocultural development.